FBI Data: Greendale Property Crime, Violent Crime Totals Up Slightly in 2015

GREENDALE, WIS. — New data released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Tuesday indicates that the violent and property crimes known to law enforcement increased very slightly 2015 compared to 2014 in Greendale.

According to the latest Uniform Crime Reporting statistics (UCR), there were 12 violent crimes reported in Greendale in 2015, compared to 9 reported in 2014. The number of total property crimes was nearly identical, with 505 in 2014 to 506 in 2015.

That's based on reported offenses documented in the FBI's 2015 Uniform Crime Report.

According to the UCR program, violent crime is composed of murder and non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Property crime is includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

Here's a look at the difference in violent crimes reported between the two years as listed in the latest data. There were no reported murders or non-negligent manslaughter crimes reported in either year.

• Rape (revised definition): 0 in 2015, 2 in 2014
• Robbery: 5 in 2015, 4 in 2014
• Aggravated Assault: 7 in 2015, 3 in 2014

Here's how Greendale's 2015 property crime statistics compared to its 2014 numbers. The FBI does not publish arson data unless it receives data from either the agency or the state for all 12 months of the calendar year. Arson statistics were reported for Greendale and there was one reported arson case in 2015, there were none in 2014

• Burglary: 4 in 2015, 2 in 2014
• Larceny/Theft: 493 in 2015, 494 in 2014
• Motor Vehicle Theft: 9 in 2015, 9 in 2014

The UCR serves as guidelines for many things, from informing law enforcement decision on budgeting and resource allocation, to informing lawmakers' anti-crime legislation.

However, the FBI cautions against using them as a means of comparing different locales, since there are many factors at play, including but not limited to: population density and degree of urbanization; the number of young people; economic conditions; and family conditions.

Patch is focusing for the purposes of this piece a year-over-year comparison, as well as a quick look at state versus local numbers for the years noted above.

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Joe Lipovich contributed to this report.