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LBReport.com News in Depth/Analysis 2002 LB Crime Data By Council District We also post link to detailed, neighborhood size LBPD crime data (February 22, 2003) -- LBPD has released detailed reported crime statistics for Jan-Dec, 2002. LBReport.com posts these because they reveal details not visible in "citywide" crime data (which by definition combine low and high crime areas of the city.) On LBReport.com's charts below, we also include data from the past two years, enabling readers can see changes over time. We have also posted a link to our Crime Data page providing access to detailed, neighborhood size crime data for 2002. (To jump there now, click Neighborhood size crime reporting data, 2002) Among the Council district data we found noteworthy: The 6th Council district has displaced the 1st district as having the highest total number of serious crimes against persons. Murders nearly tripled (from 4 to 11), the fourth highest death total in the city. 6th district robberies and aggravated assaults have climbed steadily over the past two years. The 1st district had the highest number of murders: 16. The 4th district and 9th district both had the same number of murders...the second highest number among Council districts: 13 (in each district). That's an average of more than one murder a month in the 4th and 9th districts...higher than the 6th district. In 2000, the 4th district had 1 murder. 7th district and 5th district total serious crimes against persons declined. 1st, 9th, 8th and 7th district total serious crimes against property declined. The 3d district and 4th district now have the second and third highest respective totals of serious crimes against property, exceeded only by the 2d district. 4th district residential burglaries have reached 300, up from 225 in 2001 and 202 in 2000, an increase of 48.5% since 2000. The 5th district can no longer boast of having the lowest totals of serious crimes against persons and property. 5th district crimes against property were fueled largely by auto burlaries, at 501 exceeded only by auto burglaries in the 4th, 3d and 2d districts. The 8th and 7th districts now have fewer total serious crimes against property than the 5th district. The 5th district still has the lowest total number of serious crimes against persons by a significant margin. Data by Council district The LBPD, like other police departments nationally, uses a uniform system for reporting crime. Crimes are divided into Part 1 (serious or violent crimes) and Part 2 (other/less serious crimes). Part 1 (serious or violent crimes) are divided into crimes against persons (total murder, manslaughter, rape, robbery plus aggravated assault) and crimes against property (total residential, commercial and auto burglaries; auto, grand, petty & bike theft; plus arson). Analyzing crime data by Council district can provide useful insights, unavailable in "citywide" crime data (where safer areas necessarily offset data from areas in which residents and businesses are less safe than they deserve to be). Crime data by Council district also allows comparison of areas of roughly equivalent population. To its credit, the LBPD reports crime data by Council district. The following data show reported crimes covering the period of January 1-December 31, 2002. Figures in red show crime increases.

Part 1 Crimes Against Persons (ranked by Council district)

Coun. Dist.	Total P1 crimes against persons	Details
6	719 (up from 586 in 01, 564 in 00)	11 murders (up from 4 in 01, down from 12 in 00), 0 manslaughters (no change), 21 rapes (up from 17 in 01, 20 in 00), 294 robberies (up from 236 in 01, 274 in 00), 393 aggravated assaults (up from 329 in 01, 258 in 00)
1	638 (up from 607 in 01, 565 in 00)	16 murders (up from 13 in 01, 11 in 00), 0 manslaughters (no change), 24 rapes (up from 17 in 01, down from 26 in 00), 286 robberies (up 267 in 01, 275 in 00), 315 aggr. assaults (up from 307 in 01, 253 in 00)
9	482 (up from 462 in 01, 419 in 00)	13 murders (no change from 01, up from 6 in 00), 0 manslaughters, 13 rapes (up from 12 in 01, 7 in 00), 193 robberies (down from 197 in 01, up from 191 in 00), 263 aggravated assaults (up from 240 in 01, 215 in 00)
2	463 (up from 435 in 01, 457 in 00)	4 murders (down from 5 in 01, 7 in 00), 0 manslaughters (no change), 17 rapes (down from 19 in 01, up from 13 in 00), 220 robberies (up from 181 in 01, 192 in 00), 222 aggr. assaults (down from 230 in 01, 245 in 00)
4	387 (up from 362 in 01, 344 in 00)	13 murders (up from 5 in 01, 1 in 00), 0 manslaughters (no change), 15 rapes (up from 12 in 01, 14 in 00), 158 robberies (down from 166 in 01, 165 in 00), 201 aggravated assaults (up from 179 in 01, 164 in 00)
8	376 (up from 363 in 01, 307 in 00)	5 murders (up from 3 in 01, 4 in 00), 0 manslaughter, 16 rapes (up from 14 in 01, 12 in 00), 150 robberies (down from 159 in 01, 161 in 00), 205 aggravated assaults (up from 187 in 01, 130 in 00)
7	267 (down from 310 in 01, 303 in 00)	5 murders (down from 3 in 01, 6 in 00), 0 manslaughters, 7 rapes (down from 10 in 01, no change from 00), 86 robberies (down from 112 in 01, 140 in 00), 168 aggravated assaults (down from 169 in 01, up from 150 in 00)
3	183 (up from 146 in 01, 138 in 00)	1 murder (up from 0 in 01, no change from 00), 0 manslaughters (no change), 14 rapes (up from 8 in 01, 7 in 00), 74 robberies (up from 60 in 01, down from 78 in 00), 94 aggravated assaults (up from 78 in 01, 52 in 00)
5	90 (down from 101 in 01, no change from 00)	0 murders (down from 1), 0 manslaughters, 10 rapes (up from 8 in 01, 1 in 00), 38 robberies (up from 27 in 01, 37 in 00), 40 aggravated assaults (down from 66 in 01, 51 in 00)

Part 1 Crimes Against Property (ranked by Council district)

Coun. Dist.	Total P1 crimes against property	Details
2	2,358 (up from 2191 in 01, 2,154 in 00)	354 res. burg (up from 299 in 01, 289 in 00), 129 comm'l burg (up from 110 in 01, 77 in 00), 670 auto burg (up from 517 in 01, 588 in 00), 159 grand theft (down from 161 in 01, 186 in 00), 487 auto theft (down from 540 in 01, up from 441 in 00), 409 petty theft (down from 436 in 01, up from 423 in 00), 135 bike theft (up from 111 in 01, 129 in 00), 15 arson (down from 17 in 01, 21 in 00)
3	1,873 (up from 1706 in 01, 1,446 in 00)	276 res. burg (up from 266 in 01, 268 in 00), 84 comm'l burg (down from 109 in 01, up from 80 in 00), 614 auto burg (up from 396 in 01, 324 in 00), 171 grand theft (down from 171 in 01, up from 127 in 00), 301 auto theft (down from 315, up from 285 in 00), 318 petty theft (down from 380 in 01, up from 293 in 00), 105 bike theft (up from 59 in 01, 65 in 00), 4 arson (down from 7 in 01, no change from 00)
4	1,867 (up from 1709 in 01, 1,724 in 00)	300 res. burg (up from 225 in 01, 202 in 00), 105 comm'l burg (up from 79 in 01, 100 in 00), 588 auto burg (up from 474 in 01, 495 in 00), 100 grand theft (up from 79 in 01, down from 107 in 00), 352 auto theft (down from 429 in 01, 389 in 00), 360 petty theft (up from 341 in 01, no change from 00), 40 bike theft (down from 54 in 01, 53 in 00), 22 arson (down from 28 in 01, up from 18 in 00)
6	1,842 (up from 1559 in 01, 1,350 in 00)	311 res. burg (up from 230 in 01, 248 in 00), 111 comm'l burg (up from 121 in 01, 63 in 00), 367 auto burg (up from 283 in 01, 260 in 00), 90 grand theft (up from 81 in 01, down from 91 in 00), 499 auto theft (up from 446 in 01, 324 in 00), 384 petty theft (up from 305 in 01, 282 in 00), 50 bike theft (down from 59 in 01, 57 in 00), 30 arson (down from 34 in 01, up from 25 in 00)
1	1,805 (down from 1857 in 01, 1,893 in 00)	235 res. burg (up from 216 in 01, down from 236 in 00), 88 comm'l burg (down from 120 in 01, 128 in 00), 395 auto burg (down from 402 in 01, 435 in 00), 96 grand theft (down from 102 in 01, 114 in 00), 522 auto theft (up from 395), 372 petty theft (down from 457), 90 bike theft (down from 103), 34 arson (up from 25)
9	1,600 (down from 1695 in 01, 1,772 in 00)	309 res. burg (up from 303 in 01, down from 390 in 00), 82 comm'l burg (down from 129 in 01, 109 in 00), 329 auto burg (up from 291 in 01, 278 in 00), 91 grand theft (down from 105 in 01, up from 83 in 00), 493 auto theft (down from 526 in 01, 544 in 00), 226 petty theft (down from 269 in 01, 309 in 00), 27 bike theft (down from 29 in 01, no change from 00), 43 arson (no change from 01, up from 30 in 00)
5	1,562 (up from 1,415 in 01, 1,266 in 00)	166 res. burg. (up from 122 in 01, 121 in 00), 97 comm'l burg (up from 91 in 01, 71 in 00), 501 auto burg (up from 427 in 01, 292 in 00), 133 grand theft (up from 102 in 01, 124 in 00), 313 auto theft (down from 377 in 01, 351 in 00), 306 petty theft (up from 261 in 01, 274 in 00), 35 bike theft (up from 20 in 01, 28 in 00), 11 arson (down from 15 in 01, up from 5 in 00)
8	1,455 (down from 1,545 in 01, 1,598 in 00)	307 res. burg (down from 304 in 01, 339 in 00), 102 comm'l burg (down from 111 in 01, up from 99 in 00), 300 auto burg (up from 285 in 01 and 00), 355 auto theft (down from 397 in 01, 475 in 00), 228 petty theft (down from 292 in 01, 257 in 00), 42 bike theft (up from 34 in 01, down from 45 in 00), 23 arson (down from 33 in 01, up from 17 in 00)
7	1,438 (down from 1477 in 01, up from 1,335 in 00)	269 res. burg (down from 298 in 01, up from 223 in 00), 71 comm'l burg (down from 89 in 01, 112 in 00), 364 auto burg (up from 354 in 01, 227 in 00), 103 grand theft (up from 90 in 01, 97 in 00), 394 auto theft (up from 353 in 01, 339 in 00), 201 petty theft (down from 257 in 01, 291 in 00), 22 bike theft (up from 23 in 01 and 00), 14 arson (up from 13 in 01, down from 23 in 00)

Total Reported Crimes (P1 + P2 crimes) ranked by Council district

Coun. Dist.	Total P1 and P2 crimes against property
2	5,139 (up from 4,952 in 01)
1	4,690 (down from 4,787 in 01)
6	4,532 (up from 3,742 in 01)
4	3,925 (up from 3,768 in 01)
9	3,694 (up from 3,667 in 01)
3	3,527 (up from 3,177 in 01)
8	3,338 (down from 3,406 in 01)
5	2,836 (up from 2,643 in 01)
7	2,828 (down from 3,016 in 01)

Data by LBPD neighborhood-size reporting district

Although Council district data are more illuminating than "citywide" data, they have a similar shortcoming: they offset disparate areas (in this case, parts of the Council district) that may have different crime levels.

For this reason, and because community based policing involves neighborhood-level issues, LBReport.com has posted LBPD's neighborhood size crime data on a link below. To its credit, LBPD reports crime by small, neighborhood-size crime reporting districts, which provide useful information for savvy neighborhood groups and businesses.

The LBPD's neighborhood size crime reporting districts in central LB are roughly a quarter square mile (about 1/2 mile by 1/2 mile), although districts elsewhere in the city are irregularly shaped and larger. They provide greater detail but are not of equal population size.

Neighborhood-size crime data provide the ultimate in neighborhood empowerment. They can dispel mythology and stereotypes and reveal neighborhood impacts masked by "citywide" or Council district crime data.

The LBPD data are not (yet) published in digital form so they are less user-friendly than we'd like. To post them, we had to scan pages of LBPD's analog data and a large LBPD map into .pdf files.

We will also assist neighborhood or business groups wishing to analyze their area's data. If you'd like assistance, contact us at

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You can access the detailed LBPD crime data for neighborhood reporting districts by clicking on Crime Data. This link is also available via the "Crime data" link on the left side of LBReport.com's pages.

Caveats

Crime statistics posted on LBReport.com do not assert or imply the safety or crime risk of any specific location or address. The data are public record and speak for themselves.

Data can be interpreted in different ways. We urge readers not to draw inferences beyond the data. In our view, reported crime stats are analogous to an X-ray or ultrasound, an imperfect image but useful when used carefully.

Finally, it behooves all of us to recall that these crime statistics represent real people -- LB residents, businesses, visitors or customers -- who were unjustly victimized in our city.