This map, from the Metropolitan Police Department crime database, shows the location of violent crimes in the May through July 2009 period in the Borderstan crime area¹. There were 16 violent crimes in May, 4 in June and 8 in July. Violent crimes are robberies, assaults, incidents of sex abuse and homicides.
For the month of July, crime in the Borderstan crime area¹ was up from June. The main number was violent crimes, which increased from 4 in June to 8 in July. But, this compares to 16 violent crimes in the area in May, a bad month in Borderstan.
Property crimes held steady, with a slight bump up to 60 in July from 58 in June; there were 59 property crimes in the Bordestsan crime area¹ in May. Combined with violent crime, the total number of crimes in Borderstan in July was 68, up from 62 in June—but still below the 75 total crimes recorded in May.
Note: For a year-over-year comparison for July, comparing July 2007, 2008 and 2009, read “Borderstan: A Look at July Crime Rate, 2007-2009.”
The table at bottom gives the crime numbers for the past three months: May, June and July. Following is a brief analysis of the data in the table. All data is from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) crime database.
- Violent Crime. Violent crime in Borderstan was up again in July after dipping noticeably in June. There were 16 violent crimes in May, 4 in June and 8 in July.
- Gun Crimes. Gun crimes are either robberies or assaults that are committed with gun: 5 in May and 1 each in June and July.
- Robberies. Robberies with and without a gun: 14 in May, 4 in June and 5 in July.
- Assaults. Assaults can be with a gun or other type of deadly weapon: 2 in May, 0 in June and 3 in July.
- Property Crime. The number of property crimes has been steady over the past three months: 59 in May, 58 in June and 60 in July.
- Burglaries. After nasty spike in June, burglaries in the Borderstan crime area dropped dramatically last month: 2 in May, 10 in June and 6 in July.
- Thefts. The number of thefts in Borderstan doubled from June to July, after dropping in June: 18 in May, 12 in June and 25 in July.
- Thefts from Autos. A huge problem in Borderstan, thefts from autos were down noticeably in July from May and June: 34 in May, 32 in June and 24 in July.
- Stolen Autos. The number of stolen autos in the area has remained steady over the past three months: 5 in May and 4 each in June and July.
Borderstan¹ Crime Stats for May, June and July 2009
| Crime Type | Borderstan May 2009 Crime Stats |
Borderstan June 2009 Crime Stats |
Borderstan July 2009 Crime Stats |
| Homicide |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Sex Abuse |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Robbery Excluding Gun |
9 |
3 |
5 |
| Robbery With Gun |
5 |
1 |
0 |
| Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (ADW) Excluding Gun |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (ADW) With Gun |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Total Violent Crime Month for Month |
16 |
4 |
8 |
| Burglary |
2 |
10 |
6 |
| Theft |
18 |
12 |
25 |
| Theft From Auto |
34 |
32 |
24 |
| Stolen Auto |
5 |
4 |
4 |
| Arson |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Total Property Crime for Month |
59 |
58 |
60 |
| TOTAL CRIME for Month |
75 |
62 |
68 |
¹ The Borderstan crime reporting area (see map at top) covers a circular area that radiates 1,500 feet from 15th and Corcoran Streets NW—an area that runs from 13th Street/Logan Circle west to New Hampshire Avenue/half way between 17th and 18th Streets… and from Rhode Island Avenue/O Street in the south to T/Caroline Streets in the north. The Borderstan crime reporting area is divided between Police Service Area (PSA) 208 (west of 15th) and PSA 307 (east of 15th), with a sliver of PSA 305.
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