Police Chief: New Report Shows Twinsburg Is a 'Safe Community'

Many people believe Twinsburg is one of the safer communities in the area, and data recently released by the FBI confirms that.

Early this week the bureau published the final, full version of the 2010 Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), containing crime data which every law enforcement agency in the country must submit on an annual basis.

The numbers for Twinsburg (displayed below) don't show much change for Twinsburg since 2008, which Chris Noga, , attributes to a steady population.

"The population hasn't grown that much," Noga said. "With population stabilizing and not many significant changes, it keeps your numbers on course."

Noga said one of the most important numbers, violent crime, has decreased significantly over the years. The FBI categorizes murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault as violent crime. In 2006 Noga said there were 18 violent crimes reported, compared to five in 2010.

In 2010 there were slight increases in forcible rape, property crime, burglary, and larceny theft, compared to the previous year. Twinsburg did see a small decrease in robbery and car theft since 2009.

"They flux, but across the board it's nothing to be concerned about," Noga said.

The UCR only takes into account the number of crimes actually reported to police. Noga said it accurately captures what is reported to his department, but doesn't believe many crimes go unreported.

"I think this just proves that our community is a safe one," Noga said.

Twinsburg UCR Numbers (08-10)

Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter

• 2010- 0
• 2009- 1
• 2008- 0

Forcible Rape

• 2010- 2
• 2009- 0
• 2008- 0

Robbery

• 2010- 0
• 2009- 1
• 2008- 2

Aggravated Assault

• 2010- 3
• 2009- 3
• 2008- 5

Property Crime

• 2010- 138
• 2009- 130
• 2008- 140

Burglary

• 2010- 25
• 2009- 19
• 2008- 18

Larceny-theft

• 2010- 105
• 2009- 100
• 2008- 112

Motor Vehicle Theft

• 2010- 8
• 2009- 11
• 2008- 10

Arson

• 2010- 2
• 2009- 2
• 2008- 2