COMPSTAT Citywide Profile
November 15, 2006
Crime Statistics November 14, 2006
VIOLENT CRIMES 2006* 2005* % Chg
Homicide 414 432 -4%
Rape 771 826 -7%
Robbery 12,300 11,534 7%
Agg Assaults ** 12,459 13,599 -8%
Total Violent Crimes 25,944 26,391 -2%
PROPERTY CRIMES
Burglary 17,107 18,661 -8%
Auto Theft 21,049 23.065 -9%
BTFV 25,392 28,493 -11%
Personal/Other Theft 23,930 26,668 -10%
Total Property Crimes 87,478 96,887 -10%
Total Part I Crimes 113,422 123,278 -8%
* Both 2006 and 2005 crime categories represent Year-To-Date figures. The 2005 figures are not annual totals.
** Prior to 2005, Aggravated Assaults included Child/Spousal Simple Assaults
Taken from 'Places Rated Almanac, Millenium edition'
Page: 377
"Most metro areas have between one and three sworn uniformed officers for every 1,000 residents. In Manhattan, there are 1,300 police officers per square mile. In sparsely populated parts of Alaska and the Canadian Yukon and other Northwest territories, there are none.
It's natural to think personal safety in a metro area rises or falls in proportion to the size of the local police force, but it just isn't so. Police enforce traffic codes, investigate accidents, find lost children, and calm down fighting spouses.
They battle crime, too, but most of what they do is after the fact. They respond to complaints; they interview victims and fill out reports; they follow up on tips; and they collar suspects and book them.
Criminologists still recount the famous Kansas City experiment conducted in 1972. Three precincts of the city were selected. In one area, the number of cruisers was doubled; in the control neighborhood, the police maintained usual strength; and in the third area, the police pulled out, entering only in response to calls.
All areas were carefully monitored for a year. The difference in crime rates? Practically none.
A large number of police usually means a high-crime area rather than an area where crime is being foiled. Washington, DC, has the most men and women in blue per capita and it has long experienced one of the highest crime rates in the country, too."
Posted by: UPYORES | November 17, 2006 at 11:44 AM