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Crime rate dropping

The LRPD today released crime stats for the year through August and they show a drop in most categories of crime, with violent crimes down 27 percent and property crimes, which are far more numerous, down 5.9 percent. Residential burglaries and breaking and entering cases, however, are both up, by 2.4 and 1.7 percent respectively.

OFFENSES YEAR TO DATE VERSUS LAST YEAR TO DATE

January 1st to August 31st

                                                                                   

CRIME TYPE                                                                 % of +/-      

                                                YTD 2008       LYTD 2007         YTD/LYTD

VIOLENT CRIMES                                                   

                                                                                   

CRIMINAL HOMICIDE        25        32        -21.88%         

RAPE                                      86        111      -22.52%         

ROBBERY                              532      780      -31.79%         

    BUSINESS                          151      215      -29.77%         

     INDIVIDUAL                    381      565      -32.57%         

AGG. ASSAULT                     984      1314    -25.11%         

SUBTOTAL                         1627      2237                -27.27%         

                                                                                   

PROPERTY CRIMES                                                

                                                                                   

BURGLARY                           2821    2925    -3.56%           

      BUSINESS                        438      595      -26.39%         

      RESIDENTIAL                 1960    1914    2.40% 

      B & E                                423      416      1.68% 

LARCENY                              6465    6813    -5.11%           

VEHICLE THEFT                   955      1114    -14.27%         

ARSON                                   64       86        -25.58%         

SUBTOTAL                         10305   10938   -5.79%           

                                                                                   

TOTAL                       11932  13175  -9.43%

Posted by Max Brantley on September 30, 2008 09:08 AM |

Comments

Who can afford to do crime these days? I've thought about robbing a bank but I can't afford the gas for the getaway car.

Posted by: Deathbyinches [TypeKey Profile Page] | September 30, 2008 10:33 AM

What? Without a new jail? I thought we were all doomed unless more people were put away.

Posted by: Newintown [TypeKey Profile Page] | September 30, 2008 11:29 AM

One of several from the police report in this morning's paper:

"A knife wound sent a 28-yearold man to the hospital early Saturday, Little Rock police said.
Christopher Pride, 28, of 4224 W. 12th St., told police that he was involved in a disturbance with another man outside a liquor store near his home shortly after 1 a.m. About an hour later, the same man approached him, produced a knife and stabbed him. Pride was taken to UAMS Medical Center, where medical personnel told officers that the knife blade had broken off into Pride's side and that he would require surgery."

Anybody care to guess who'll be paying for Pride's surgery? And the assailant's court costs?

Posted by: durangokid [TypeKey Profile Page] | September 30, 2008 11:48 AM

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