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CMPD: Crime Statistics Summary for March 2008
The following crime statistics were released by CMPD on April 22, 2008:
Following four months of a declining crime trend- both property and violent crime increased in March 2008. Compared to February, violent crime was up 11% (59 more crimes) and property crime was up 11.3% (416 more crimes) Compared to the same period last year:
- As of March 31, 2008- 20 cases were classified as homicides, compared to 19 last year.
- Robberies have increased 15.1%
- Aggravated Assaults have increased 16.8%
- Burglaries have increased 8.3%. (Residential burglaries have increased 17.8% while commercial burglaries decreased by 14%)
- Reports of vehicle thefts have increased 8.2%
- Larceny from Auto (which comprised 1/3 of all index crimes) increased 27%, while the second largest larceny category (Larceny-Other) showed a decrease this year of 4.2%
- 2,310 index cases were cleared in the first three months of 2008- almost 10% more than the cases cleared in the same three months last year
- Arrests are up 9.5% overall and 16.4% for those who have committed property crimes
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is taking a number of steps to address the increase in crime:
- Aggressively focusing on the repeat offenders who are committing the majority of crime
Conducting field interviews with people (Up 10% this year to date over last) - Increasing zone checks (Up 106% this year over last) to provide increased visibility
Continuing focus on crime hot spots - Working with residents to establish neighborhood watch programs and evaluating crime prevention options with homeowners
- Emphasizing crime prevention steps people can take to reduce larcenies from autos by not leaving items of value inside a vehicle
- Addressing quality of life concerns that can contribute to crime (abandoned houses, lighting, trash and untended fields and yards)
- Developing options for making cases against those who commit property crimes that will result in increased penalties (higher bonds, monitoring upon release, jail time)
CMPD LINKS:
- Overall Crime Index Report for March 2008
- Overall and Division Summary Report for March 2008
- 2007 Year-End Report -- Overall and Division Summary
- 2007 Crime and Safety Report
- CMPD Crime Statistics Archive
6 Comments:
They need to do something! Crime in Plaza-Midwood keeps getting worse & worse. A day doesn't go by when I don't hear gun shots, see someone pushing a trash can full of stolen goods down the road or read about another break-in in our community chat room. Businesses & construction sites are being targeted, too. If the business owners leave, where does that leave us? I call 911 whenever I see suspicious activity, but things are just getting worse; meanwhile, the crime stats for my street address are going thru the roof, which doesn't really help when it's time to sell!
Plaza Midwood Resident...
Hold your elected officials accountable. Your district has a long track record of electing liberal politicians. Put their feet to the fire. If you are happy with the status quo then keep electing these people.
They left out one.
Send them to prison for at least five years.
We had a odd raccoon hanging around our neighbors trashed filled yard. It attacked our small dog and I put 3 pellets into it and it did not DIE...Just keeps coming back....Called animal control and it takes 3-4 weeks for a trap to be set if at all. If you catch it then the may not take it.
Sooo ya....Thanks Animal Control. I will let you know when a neighborhood kid gets bitten!
To Anonymous...
From "Plaza Midwood Resident"...
I completely agree about the elected officials. I, unlike the majority of my neighborhood, am not a liberal. Get out the vote! Hold these people (politicians & criminals) accountable. Unfortunately, there isn't much else that can be done & in the meantime we are all suffering.
It would be good to see a statistical analysis by race to gain an understanding on what groups of people are responsible for the proportion of Charlotte crime.
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