PSA 208: Property Crimes Almost Double in Early Dec.
The table, below, has crime stats for Police Service Area (PSA) 208 for the first half of December (1st through 16th) for 2006, 2007 and 2008. Generally, PSA 208 encompasses the Dupont Circle and Kalorama neighborhoods.
Violent crime is down. What is striking is the dramatic increase in property crimes in 2008 over the previous two years: burglaries, thefts and thefts from autos. The rate is almost double 2007.
West Borderstan is part of PSA 208 (from 15th to 16th and P to S Streets NW). East Borderstan (14th to 15th Streets) is part of PSA 307 and you can view December 1-16 crime stats for PSA 307 here. Borderstan crime stats for the first half of December are also posted.
|
Crime Type |
Dec. 1-16 |
Dec. 1-16 |
Dec. 1-16 |
|
Homicide |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Sex Abuse |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Robbery Excluding Gun |
1 |
10 |
6 |
|
Robbery With Gun |
0 |
6 |
2 |
|
Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (ADW) Excluding Gun |
3 |
3 |
2 |
|
Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (ADW) With Gun |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total Violent Crime |
4 |
19 |
11 |
|
Burglary |
14 |
5 |
27 |
|
Theft |
31 |
36 |
62 |
|
Theft From Auto |
21 |
25 |
43 |
|
Stolen Auto |
3 |
4 |
4 |
|
Arson |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total Property Crime |
69 |
70 |
136 |
|
TOTAL CRIME: DEC. 1-16 |
73 |
89 |
147 |
Links
- December 1-16 Crime Stats for PSA 307
- December 1-16 Crime Stats for Borderstan
