Index crime in Beat 2431 fell by almost 20% in 2009 compared to 2008, according to the latest crime stats released at the January beat meeting. Overall, there were 63 fewer index crimes in 2009 compared to 2008 -- 261 vs. 324.
Total crime in the beat dropped 20.1% in 2009 over 2008. That improves greatly on the 2008 figure of a 4.5% reduction in overall crime compared to 2007. Overall there were 78 crimes on the beat in 2009, compared to 983 in 2008 -- a drop of 198 crimes.
Index crime increased in 2008 vs. 2007 bu 2.2%. So that's a swing of more than 22 percentage points, comparing 2009 to 2008 index crimes.
Theft and car theft dropped the most among index crimes in 2009 over 2008. There were 28.1% fewer thefts (120 vs. 167), and 50% fewer auto thefts (14 vs. 28). There was a slight increase in both burglaries and robberies -- 3 more burglaries (50 in 2009 vs. 47 in 2008) and 2 more robberies (44 vs. 42).
Simple domestic battery is the second highest crime category in the beat after theft. And there was a slight increase in domestic battery in 2009 vs. 2008 -- 71 vs. 67. Simple assault is the next most common crime, and its prevalence dropped in 2009 by 18% -- 67 vs. 78 in 2008.
Incidents of narcotics use dropped in 2009 over 2008. In 2009 there were a total of 93 vs. 130 in 2008, for a 28.5% decrease. Possession of 30 grams of marijuana was by far the biggest drug crime in the beat. There were 61 incidents vs. 77 in 2008, an almost 21% reduction.
In 2008, index crime increased 2.2% over 2007, while overall crime dropped 4.5%.
In 2007, index crime dropped almost 12% compared to 2006.
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