Escambia Sheriff’s Office Reports Reduction In Violent Crimes During 2011

January 31, 2012

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office released  2011 crime statistics Monday, which show an overall reduction in violent crimes from the 2010 crime statistics.

According to the Sheriff’s Office release:

The Sheriff’s Office saw a significant decrease in Homicides, reporting only 14 homicides in 2011. This is the lowest number of homicides in Escambia County since 2006, and a 46.2% decrease from the 26 homicides that occurred in 2010.

The Sheriff’s Office also saw a 16% reduction in robberies that involved the use of a firearm and a 13.6% decrease in those where a knife or other cutting instrument was used. There was a slight increase in the total number of robberies that occurred in 2011, with two more than the previous year.

Other reductions in violent crime include a 13.1% decrease in forcible sex offenses and an 8.4% decrease in aggravated assaults, resulting in an overall 7.6% decrease in crimes against persons.

Although there was a slight increase in property crimes over the last 12 months, the Sheriff’s Office did see 65 fewer burglaries occur in 2011 than in 2010, resulting in a 2.4% decrease in burglaries.

Overall, 2011 resulted in 284,308 calls for service, 37,717 reports written, 12,510 UCR reportable offenses, 12,455 adults arrested and the arrest of 1,232 juveniles. Since 2009, there has been a 21% reduction in violent crime.

These statistics are from the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Uniform Crime Report (UCR) which is provided to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). The Uniform Crime Reporting Program was designed to give an indicator of the crime in specific areas by collecting offense and arrest information within that law enforcement jurisdiction.

Comments

3 Responses to “Escambia Sheriff’s Office Reports Reduction In Violent Crimes During 2011”

  1. Everett on February 4th, 2012 1:22 am

    As good as it sounds let’s see the number or percentage of those violent crimes that were solved.

  2. Really?? on February 1st, 2012 3:10 pm

    Lot lessPeople out buy marijuana from shady :”dopeboys” and go to thier local gas station by the legal stuff!! Lot safer!! Thats why i think ur crime is down Escambia County!!

  3. Jane on January 31st, 2012 6:03 am

    Good job, Sheriff Morgan and all the Law Enforcement people in Escambia County! You work hard and risk your lives for us and I appreciate it!

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