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Violent Crime Rate

December 20, 2011 by · Comments Off on Violent Crime Rate 

Violent Crime RateViolent Crime Rate, The number of violent crimes in the United States decreased in the first six months of the year, continuing a downward trend, according to preliminary data released Monday by the FBI.

Overall, violent crimes were down 6.4%, while property crimes fell 3.7% when compared with figures from the first six months of 2010.

The report is based on information from more than 12,500 law enforcement agencies that submitted data to the FBI.

“Although we can all be encouraged that violent crime rates continue to decline nationwide, it is clear that we must remain vigilant and more work remains to be done,” said Attorney General Eric Holder in a statement released with the semiannual statistics. “In recent months, we have seen an alarming spike in law enforcement fatalities and the number of line-of-duty law enforcement deaths. This is appalling and unacceptable.”

Holder credited state and local authorities and federal agents with increased community participation. He specifically cited efforts to target violent criminals involved in gang activity, organized crime networks and drug trafficking organizations.

The FBI says all four offenses in the violent crime category — murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault — decreased in the first half of 2011. The number of murders declined 5.7%; rapes, 5.1%; robbery, 7.7%; and aggravated assault, 5.9%.

Cities with populations between 50,000 and 99,999 recorded the largest decrease in violent crime at 7.2%, according to the FBI.

When broken down into regions, violent crime dropped across the country with the largest decrease in the Midwest at 9.7%, followed by the West at 6.6%, the South at 5.8% and the Northeast at 3.6%.

Property crime showed slightly less decline in the categories of burglary, larceny and motor vehicle theft. The FBI said burglary offenses dropped 2.2%, larceny dropped 4% and motor vehicle theft decreased 5%.

Crime Rates By City

December 6, 2011 by · Comments Off on Crime Rates By City 

Crime Rates By City, CRIME incidence in the city is going down as compared to last year’s record, according to Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) chief, Senior Superintendent Marietto Valerio.

After receiving reports on crime volume in the 11 months of 2011 as compared to 2010 record, Valerio reported to city mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog the city police performance and operations posting 368 percent crime rate efficiency as compared to 2010.

The ICPO chief said there are 4,000 crime incidences during the period January to November 2011 as compared to more than double last year.

The improved crime rate efficiency was noted in the third and fourth quarter this year with only 212 wanted person arrested from January to November 2011.

Valerio said the city is following the nationwide trend of decreasing crime incidence by 18 percent due mainly to the implementation of the police integrated patrol system and police visibility.

The implementation of city ordinances on law and order also greatly helped in decreasing crime density.

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