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(Jan. 25, 2013) -- On Friday afternoon (Jan. 25), LBPD released Long Beach's citywide crime statistics for 2012. Citywide crime totals (for all cities) are routinely used for federal statistical and quick comparative purposes but don't display geographic/neighborhood impacts. Citywide statistics have an inherent and unavoidable limitation in combining data from less crime impacted areas with more crime impacted areas.

LBREPORT.com is in the process of seeking, and will report as obtained, geographic and neighborhood data. (Cumulated 2012 totals for LBPD crime reporting districts (areas of a few blocks printed in tabular hard copy form) weren't yet available as of the afternoon of Jan. 25).

We provide the text below of LBPD's Jan. 25 release. Further to follow on LBREPORT.com

[begin LBPD release text]

Long Beach achieved a 40-year low for violent crime, according to the final 2012 crime statistics released by the Long Beach Police Department today.  The overall total of city-wide violent crimes decreased by 5.3 percent last year.  The violent crime rate in Long Beach is the lowest it has been since 1972. 

"I'm very proud of the Long Beach Police Department and our entire public safety continuum for achieving yet another reduction in violent crime, especially in an era of fewer financial resources," said Mayor Bob Foster.

Murders in 2012 was the only violent crime category to increase, but was 14.3 percent below the five-year average.  In 2011 the City saw the lowest number of murders in recorded history at 26*.  Of the 30 murders in 2012, 14 were investigated as gang related.

In the property crime category, Long Beach experienced an increase of 10 percent, most notably due to residential and garage burglaries, and vehicle thefts. Residential burglaries were up 19%, while garage burglaries increased by 46.2 percent. Auto theft incidents increased by 19.1%, with 421 more incidents being reported in 2012 than in 2011.

"We are clearly seeing the effects of Realignment as it relates to property crime, as State policy has put thousands of additional criminals out on the street, resulting in increased property crime in communities throughout California," Mayor Foster said. 

Many of these types of crime are preventable with the help of the community.

"Last year we as a department focused on violent crime, and our 40-year low is something for the city to really be proud of," said Police Chief Jim McDonnell. "As to property crime, we really need the community to step up and eliminate simple opportunities for property to be stolen. The department will always do what it can with the resources we are given, but we?re always better when we have the focus and support of the community."

The Long Beach Police Department continues to encourage residents to be vigilant about securing their property, and to follow simple crime prevention tips (provided below).  We will continue to rely on community collaboration, technology, and regional partnerships to maximize the level of service we provide.

The L.B.P.D. will continue to embrace technology and social media as a conduit to improving communication with the community, and as a tool that can improve the effectiveness of the department's crime fighting efforts.  The most recent technological advancement for the City was the implementation of LBCOP (Long Beach Common Operating Picture).  Other technology that we look forward to introducing later this year is a mobile application that will streamline the community's access to the police department's social networking tools.

The L.B.P.D. will continue to partner with law enforcement agencies at the local, county, state and federal levels on several operations to leverage available resources to impact crime in our city. Most notable was "Operation Summer Heat," a four-day multi-agency enforcement operation in June 2012 that resulted in 280 arrests for shootings, gang crimes, and narcotics offenses as well as sex offender and probation compliance checks.

 

 

VIOLENT CRIME

Crime Type

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

AVG 2007-11

% Change

Murder

30

25*

31

40

40

39

35

-14.3%

Rape

115

112

134

131

120

138

127

-9.4%

Robbery

1,238

1,319

1,200

1,382

1,484

1,505

1,378

-10.2%

Aggravated Assault

1,323

1,400

1,370

1,609

1,507

1,741

1,525

-13.3%

TOTAL

2,706

2,856

2,735

3,162

3,151

3,423

3,065

-11.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROPERTY CRIME

Crime Type

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

AVG 2007-11

% Change

Residential Burglary

2,375

1,995

1,791

1,959

1,859

1,767

1,874

26.7%

Garage Burglary

506

346

351

272

209

278

291

73.8%

Commercial Burglary

917

935

787

886

1,012

860

896

2.3%

Auto Burglary

2,446

2,327

2,000

2,754

2,712

3,029

2,564

-4.6%

Grand Theft

1,378

1,382

1,204

1,222

981

1,001

1,158

19.0%

Petty Theft - $50+

939

1,016

967

966

782

997

946

-0.7%

Petty Theft - $50-

2,110

1,779

1,678

1,610

2,210

1,908

1,837

14.9%

Bike Theft

828

825

674

616

353

279

549

50.7%

Grand Theft Auto

2,622

2,213

2,189

2,358

2,870

2,870

2,500

4.9%

Arson

106

133

74

90

110

110

103

2.5%

TOTAL

14,227

12,951

11,715

12,733

13,098

13,099

12,719

11.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL PART I

Crime Type

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

AVG 2007-12

% Change

Violent Crime

2,706

2,856

2,735

3,162

3,151

3,423

3,065

-11.7%

Property Crime

14,227

12,951

11,715

12,733

13,098

13,099

12,719

11.9%

TOTAL

16,933

15,807

14,450

15,895

16,249

16,522

15,785

7.3%

 

 *The official LBPD 3010 Reported Crime Statistics information that was reported to the FBI reflected 25 total murders for 2011. The actual total of murders for 2011 was 26 after the LA County Coroner?s Office ruled a 2011 undetermined death as a murder in 2012.

 


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