City Announces Drop in Crime | Jackson Free Press | Jackson, MS

City Announces Drop in Crime

<i>verbatim statement from city:</i>

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Preliminary information released during this morning's weekly Police COMSTAT meeting detailed that overall crime in Jackson has decreased 6.7 percent. Total property crime has dropped by 3percent and violent crime has decreased 27.3 percent year-to-date as compared to this same time last year.


In property crime, the most significant decreases were seen in business burglaries, which have decreased by 51.6 percent, auto burglaries which have decreased by 12.2 percent, and auto thefts which have decreased by 10.5 percent. Violent crime categories showing significant decreases included armed robbery with a 44.5 percent decrease, carjacking with a 41.2 percent decrease and homicides with a 26.7 percent decrease.

Every Precinct in the City of Jackson is reporting a reduction in overall crime:

Precinct Year to Date Decrease
Precinct 1 -7.2 percent
Precinct 2 -7.1 percent
Precinct 3 -10.8 percent
Precinct 4 -2.0 percent

Crime statistics are disseminated to the media and to members of the public every week at the Jackson Police Department's COMSTAT meetings.

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