June to Early August Stats Showed Crime Surge
Following are the crime stats that were presented by Borderstan reps at the August 6 public safety meeting at the 15th Street Presbyterian Church. These stats are from the D.C. Government Web site.
Crimes that occurred within 1000 feet of:15TH STREET NW FROM CHURCH STREET NW TO Q STREET NW, located in the Third and Second Police District(s) between June 5 and August 4, 2007 AND June 5 and August 4, 2008.
Crime Type |
June 5 to |
June 5 to |
% Change |
Homicide |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
Sex Abuse |
0 |
1 |
N/A |
Robbery Excluding Gun |
4 |
10 |
increase 150% |
Robbery With Gun |
2 |
2 |
No Change |
Assault Deadly Weapon (ADW) Excluding Gun |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
Assault Deadly Weapon (ADW) Gun |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
Total Violent Crime |
6 |
13 |
increase 117% |
Burglary |
13 |
8 |
decrease 38% |
Theft |
14 |
16 |
increase 14% |
Theft From Auto |
19 |
31 |
increase 63% |
Stolen Auto |
3 |
11 |
increase 267% |
Arson |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
Total Property Crime |
49 |
66 |
increase 35% |
Total Crime |
55 |
79 |
increase 44% |