WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE By the Numbers In 2022, there have been 1,243 violent felony arrests – 385 (31%) of which were for domestic violence (DV) felonies In that same time (January 1-August 18, 2022), 623 DV felonies were screened with only a 32% acceptance rate – far below the 70%…
First District Crime Trends as of August 21, 2022 Takeaways ‑Of the 4 major violent crimes, only 1st District shooting incidents have shown a reduction compared with 2021 (-5%), and carjacking showing the largest (+107%) -1st District homicide has increased by 27% relative to 2021 – a much slower rate of increase than…
Second District Crime Trends as of August 21, 2022 Takeaways ‑While we are seeing increases across all types of violent crime compared with 2021, the 2nd District is considerably lower than most other Districts ‑2nd District homicides have tripled since 2019- however, at 9 YTD, they are tied with the 8th District for the…
Third District Crime Trends as of August 21, 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 162% relative to 2021 ‑Carjacking…
Fourth District Crime Trends as of August 21, 2022 Takeaways -All types of major violent crime in the 4th District are trending up compared with 2019-2021, with smaller changes in armed robbery (+44% since 2021) and homicide incidents (+27% since 2021) than shooting (+53% since 2021) or carjacking (+200% since 2021) -The 4th…
Fifth District Crime Trends as of August 21, 2022 Takeaways ‑5th District homicides are 280% higher relative to 2019 – however, there has been a 3% reduction in 5th District homicides compared with 2021. Nonetheless, this District consistently has one of the two highest homicide rates in the city ‑Shooting incidents are now down…
Sixth District Crime Trends as of August 21, 2022 Takeaways ‑Both homicide (+110%) and carjacking (+160%) in the 6th District have shown sharp increases in 2022 compared with 2021 ‑We saw a large spike in 6th District shooting incidents in 2021, though that has declined by 10% in 2022 ‑6th District…
Seventh District Crime Trends as of August 21, 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 (+72%) ‑Carjacking spiked in 2021 but has decreased by an impressive 34% in 2022 ‑7th District…
Eighth District Crime Trends as of August 21, 2022 Takeaways -All 8th District major violent crime types have increased since 2019, though the 8th District is consistently lower than other districts (likely due to small size/tourist traffic) -Shooting incidents in the 8th District became increasingly common in 2021 – however, in 2022 there…
Takeaways Relatively quiet week until this past weekend – since Friday, TWELVE people have been injured in ten shooting incidents, at least one of whom has died. We have had at least 186 homicides in 2022 Increase of 130% relative to 2019 39% higher than the same time in 2021 Nonfatal shooting incidents are 101%…