Crime Statistics

The following statistics are a comparison of crime from January-September 2007 to January-September 2008.

District 1: Downtown

Up 6.7% overall
Biggest Increase: Assault with a firearm is up 600%
Biggest Decrease: Burglary is down 17%

District 2: Elmwood/South Providence

Up 2.1% overall
Biggest Increase: Other robbery is up 65%
Biggest Decrease: Robbery w/firearm is down 31%

District 3: Reservoir/South Elmwood/Washington Park

Down 1.7% overall
Biggest Increase: Robbery w/firearm is up 80%
Biggest Decrease: Sexual assault is down 33%

District 4: Federal Hill/West End

Up 10.1% overall
Biggest Increase: Other Robbery is up 122%
Biggest Decrease: Forcible Rape is down 43%
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District 5: Olneyville/Hartford/Silver Lake

Up .9% overall
Biggest Increase: Other Robbery is up 54%
Biggest Decrease: Murder is down 66%

District 6: Mt. Pleasant/Manton/Elmhurst/Valley

Up 2.2% overall
Biggest Increase: Forcible Rape is up 200%
Biggest Decrease: Robbery with firearm is down 38%

District 7: Wansucket/Charles/Smith Hill

Up 14.6% overall
Biggest Increase: Forcible Rape is up 200%
Biggest Decrease: Robbery w/firearm is down 33%

District 8: Mt.Hope/Hope (Summit)/Blackstone

Down 14.9% overall
Biggest Increase: Burglary is up 73%
Biggest Decrease: Other Aggravated Assault is down 54%

District 9: College Hill/Wayland/Fox Point

Up 18.1% overall
Biggest Increase: Robbery w/firearm is up 200% (tied with Sexual Assault)
Biggest Decrease: Drug Related is down 66%

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