Takeaways By the Numbers Violent felony arrests make up more than half (51%) of all 2022 felony arrests Most (64%) of violent felony arrests were for felony battery/assault charges Felony battery/assault charges were also the most likely violent felony charges to be refused for prosecution – only 42% of these cases were accepted…
Takeaways Carjacking had a resurgence this past week, with 11 new incidents reported – four of these incidents occurred within a 2-hour period on Monday, September 5th -This brings us back to a 12% increase over 2021, 99% increase over 2020, and 211% higher than 2019 – -The highest increase of any major violent…
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First District Crime Trends as of August 28, 2022 Takeaways ‑Of the 4 major violent crimes, only 1st District shooting incidents have shown a reduction compared with 2021 (-7%) – though still 533% higher than the same time in 2019 ‑Carjacking has shown the highest (+121%) increase since last year, with armed robbery…
Second District Crime Trends as of August 28, 2022 Takeaways ‑2nd District homicide has increased 83% since 2021 and are nearly four times higher than the same time in 2019 (+267%)! ‑Armed robbery is up 75% since 2019 – higher than pre-pandemic levels – and 47% higher than 2021 ‑Carjacking incidents…
Third District Crime Trends as of August 28, 2022 Takeaways ‑The 3rd District has shown increases across all violent crimes in 2022 compared with 2019 ‑Armed robbery continues to show the most drastic increase compared with prior years – at 55 YTD, 3rd District armed robberies are up 150% relative to 2021 ‑Carjacking…
Fourth District Crime Trends as of August 28, 2022 Takeaways -Carjacking is up a staggering 700% in the 4th District compared with the same time in 2019 and 220% since last year -All types of major violent crime in the 4th District are trending up in 2022 compared with prior years – -Homicide…
Fifth District Crime Trends as of August 28, 2022 Takeaways Despite a 2% reduction in 5th District homicides since last year, 2022 homicides have quadrupled relative to 2019 ‑Shooting incidents are now down 20% in the 5th District since 2021 – a sharp decline, given the high homicide rate seen in this District …
Sixth District Crime Trends as of August 28, 2022 Takeaways -The 6th District has seen the largest increase (+140%) in 2021-2022 homicides of any district – Carjacking incidents in the 6th District have more than doubled in the past year (+170%) -We saw a large spike in 6th District shooting incidents in 2021,…
Seventh District Crime Trends as of August 28, 2022 Takeaways ‑The 7th District has shown reductions in all major crime categories since last year, with the notable exception of homicides, which have nearly doubled since last year (+70%) ‑Carjacking spiked in 2021 but has decreased by an impressive 31% in 2022 ‑7th District…