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CMPD - Crime Statistics Summary for October 2009
(released November 10, 2009)
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Through the end of October, the preliminary total for Index Offenses was -19.7% lower than the same ten months last year. Property crime decreased by -19.6% while violent crime was down -20.7%.
43 homicides were reported compared to 67 in the same period in 2008, resulting in a
decrease of -35.8%.
All but one of the violent Index crime categories experienced decreases over the
same period last year:- Total robberies decreased -22.5%.
- The number of rape offenses increased +15.7%.
- Aggravated assaults declined -21.5%.
Burglary overall was down -20.0%, with declines of -16.1% in residential and -31.8%
in commercial cases.
Reports of vehicle thefts decreased by -37.9%.
Total larceny cases declined by -16.1% with the larcenies from auto down by -23.5%.
Total arson cases were down -22.0%.
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