Year to date for the period ending December 31, 1998, City-wide crime is down 12.6%, compared to 1997 in the seven Part 1 categories.
CRIME
YTD 98
YTD 97
1yr %Chg
Homicide
422
574
-26.5%
Rape
1,306
1,372
-4.8%
Robbery
15,606
20,293
-23.1%
Agg Assault - Dom. Viol.
16,874
19,076
-11.5%
Burglary
25,636
30,018
-14.6%
Larceny
77,368
82,060
-5.7%
Auto Theft
29,944
37,168
-19.4%
Violent Crimes
34,208
41,315
-17.2%
Tot. Pt. I Crimes - Dom. Viol.
167,156
190,561
-12.3%
The Department made 4735 (-2.3%) fewer total arrests in this year to date than 1997 year to date. This year's arrest show a 6.0% increases over the same period in 1996.
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