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CMPD - Crime Statistics Summary for May 2009
(released June 2, 2009)
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Through the end of May, the preliminary total for Index Offenses was -24.5% lower than the same five months last year. Property crime decreased by -24.3% while violent crime was down -25.5%.
16 homicides were reported compared to 37 in the same period in 2008 for a reduction of -56.8%.
All but one of the violent Index crime categories experienced decreases over the
same period last year:- Total robberies decreased -26.8%.
- The number of rape offenses increased +4.6% (5 additional cases)
- Aggravated assaults declined -25.9%.
Burglary overall was down -25.3%, with declines of -23.4% in residential and -31.0% in
commercial cases.
Reports of vehicle thefts decreased by -35.4%.
Total larceny cases declined by -22.2% with the larcenies from auto down by -31.5%.
Total arson cases were down -13.0%.
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