January always brings about the publication of annual crime stats for the past year. Initial numbers are showing a slight reduction in overall crime and property crime with a little bigger decrease in violent crime. We are in the process of auditing our UCR data in preparation for publishing the 2008 crime stats later this month.
In the mean time, I recently looked over the Weekly Crime Trend Charts for 2006 - 2008, a tool that we use on a weekly basis to identify emerging crime trends. For a "data geek" like me, these charts are a quick visual overview of crime numbers in comparison to previous years.
I share these charts with you so you can see how we monitor crime trends every week. Let me know if there is any interest in publishing these charts on a more frequent basis.
- Asst Chief Bill LePere
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