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Major Crimes Down in Danbury by 16 Percent
The Police Department presented the latest unofficial numbers to the City Council this week.
DANBURY, CT — The latest statistics compiled by the Danbury Police Department shows a decline in major crime by 16 percent over the same period in 2018.
The "2019 Uniform Crime Report" was delivered to the City Council at its monthly meting this week.
2019 Uniform Crime Report for the City of Danbury
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Forcible Rape | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| Assault | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 34 |
| Burglary | 9 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 90 |
| Theft | 70 | 63 | 52 | 44 | 60 | 55 | 63 | 66 | 56 | 55 | 584 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 7 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 57 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 92 | 96 | 64 | 63 | 75 | 73 | 89 | 92 | 75 | 69 | 788 |
The big mover was motor vehicle theft, which dropped from 83 instances in the first 10 months of 2018 to 57 over the same period this year, a reduction of 31 percent.
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2018 Uniform Crime Report for the City of Danbury
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forcible Rape | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Robbery | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 28 |
| Assault | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40 |
| Burglary | 12 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 83 |
| Theft | 79 | 65 | 81 | 51 | 85 | 66 | 79 | 70 | 64 | 56 | 696 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 83 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 105 | 78 | 102 | 76 | 111 | 98 | 114 | 100 | 86 | 73 | 943 |
Incidents of burglary and arson rose, however slightly, between the two ten-month periods.
The numbers will not be official until they are audited by the state.
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