- Violent index crimes decreased by -5.2% while property crimes rose by 4%.
- Homicides were down nearly -20% through the of November (see year-to-date information below)
- Robberies were holding just about even; -.02% reduction compared to the same period in 2006
- Rapes decreased -21.5%
- Aggravated assaults were down -7.4%
- Burglaries decreased by -5.4% with residential break-ins accounting for most of the increase (11.6%)
- While vehicle thefts dropped -17.7%, larcenies increased 14.5% over last year. Continuing the year's trend, thefts from vehicles is the primary factor, up 23.3%
- Arrests by CMPD officers were down slightly; -1.9% compared to the same period last year
- Traffic collisions in the first ten months of 2006 showed a small increase (0.8%), however, fatal accidents showed a decline with 53 crashes and 59 deaths this year compared to 59 crashes with 61 deaths last year
- CMPD officers issued 13.4% more citations this year, including a 22.9% increase in citations for hazardous traffic violations
2007 Homicides: 67
Circumstances: 12 Domestic; 5 Drugs; 17 Argument; 9 Robbery, 23 undetermined, 1 Gang Related
Victims: 45 Black; 13 White; 9 Hispanic
Identified Suspects: 35 Black; 8 White; 3 Hispanic
Weapons: 52 firearms; 11 knife; 2 physical force; 2 strangulation
Location: 37 outside & 30 inside