Charlestown Crime Down, Serious City Crime Up

Crime in Charlestown  to trend lower in 2012 when compared to 2011, according to statistics released this week by the Boston Police Department.

The data shows crime information through April 22. During that period, crime in the neighborhood has been down by 26 percent—.

That decrease impacted nearly all categories of crime—except for robberies.

Police recorded 13 robberies and attempted robberies so far in 2012, compared to 10 in the same period of 2011. Burglaries have been on-track with last year’s numbers, with 15 recorded by April 22 in both years.

The biggest declines came in property theft—down by about 30 percent—and vehicle thefts, which dropped from 17 for this time in 2011 to 10 in 2012.

City-wide, crime numbers have trended about 6 percent lower in 2012 when compared to 2011. However, serious crimes—including rape and murder—have ticked upward.

The neighborhood saw an  in 2011.

Breakdown by category :

All stats are for crimes recorded on or before Apr. 22. The top line represents incidents in Charlestown. The bottom line represents incidents city-wide.

Homicide

• Zero in both 2011 and 2012
• Eight in 2011; 13 in 2012

Rape and Attempted Rape

• Two in 2011, zero in 2012
• 67 in 2011; 72 in 2012

Robbery and Attempted Robbery

• Ten in 2011; 13 in 2012
• 517 in 2011, 514 in 2012

Aggravated Assault

• 11 in 2011, eight in 2012
• 775 in 2011; 796 in 2012

Burglary and Attempted Burglary

• 15 in both 2011 and 2012
• 805 in 2011; 802 in 2012

Larceny and Attempted Larceny

• 101 in 2011; 70 in 2012
• 3,655 in 2011; 3,342 in 2012

Vehicle Theft and Attempted Vehicle Theft

• 17 in 2011, ten in 2012
• 495 in 2011; 392 in 2012

Total

• 156 in 2011; 116 in 2012
• 6,322 in 2011; 5,931 in 2012