Crime Type
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Burglaries, theft from auto, and stolen autos were the more frequent crimes, accounting for 60% of reported crime. Burglaries range from 1 to 11 per week, theft from auto range from 1 to 9 per week, and stolen autos range from 0 to 5 per week.
Burglaries - Point of entry into the property is an important consideration from a home security standpoint. Of 46 burglaries with reported point of entry, 25 were through a door and 21 were through a window. Window entry occurred on basement, first and second floors. Similarly, door entry was through front, back and basement doors.
Only 6 of the 60 burglary reports include witness information, indicating that most of the burglaries were not witnessed.
Only 2 of the 60 burglary reports mention alarms. In one of these alarm reports, the alarm cable and phone wires were cut; however, two offenders were recorded on video.
Stolen Autos - Of 37 stolen autos included 2 cases where a family member of friend was involved and 5 cases where keys were left in the car.
The age of the stolen vehicle is interesting; of the 31 stolen vehicle that did not involve keys left in vehicle, 20 were older vehicles (1987 - 1999 model year), 11 were newer model years( 2000 - 2008).
Theft From Autos - Of 50 reported theft from auto incidents, 11 involved stolen vehicle tags, 6 involved theft from unlocked vehicles. Broken vehicle windows were reported in 24 cases.
