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02/21/06 |
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Peoria Police Release UCR Comparison 2005 The enclosed statistics compare the rates of Part I Crimes in Peoria for 2005 versus 2004. These are only crimes that are categorized as Part I Crimes by the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report (UCR), and include homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson. These are the official numbers reported to the FBI and do not include cases that have been unfounded. After reviewing these numbers, Peoria Police Chief David Leonardo said: “Peoria continues to be a very safe city. Our current crime rate is lower then it was in 1990 on a per capita basis.” Chief Leonardo gave credit to the efforts of the Department employees and citizens, who have forged a successful partnership with crime prevention. Although some UCR categories saw an increase and reported crimes increased by 5%, the overall rate is down 0.02% from 2004 when adjusted for population growth. The most noticeable change between 2004 and 2005 is with homicides which decreased from 10 in 2004 to 2 in 2005. The 2 occurred in the December 17th homicide and officer involved shooting in which Officer Bill Weigt was shot and injured. We also saw a reduction in the number of reported rapes, which is down 10 from 2004. Increasing over 2004 were burglaries (90 more cases), larceny (134 reports), vehicle thefts (82 more) and arson (1 more case). Like other valley cities, Peoria’s property crimes have increased by 307 over 2004, however that is an increase of less then 1 per day. With Peoria’s already low crime rate per capita, these increases are relatively small in terms of percentages. Another valley wide issue is vehicle thefts, and Peoria has been impacted in this area as well. The Peoria Police Department will continue efforts such as the bait car program to catch the criminals responsible for the thefts. The Criminal Investigation Bureau’s use of bait cars has netted arrests of several thieves who are known to be responsible for a high volume of thefts in the west valley. The Department’s Community Services Section has made education and prevention in the area of auto theft a top priority, enrolling citizens in the “Watch Your Car” program and providing free VIN etching for citizens to render their cars undesirable to car thieves looking for a quick turnaround. See page two and three for graphs comparing 2004 and 2005 UCR numbers for both person and property crimes, as well as a comparison of crime rates from 1990 through 2005. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. |
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