Though the city still warns residents to remain vigilant against crime, new statistics released by the Malden Police Department reflect both short- and long-term improvements in the city's crime rate, for both violent and non-violent offenses.
According to the report, the total number of major crimes reported in the city are at their lowest in at least 6 years. Arrests, too, are at a six-year low.
Curious, Malden Patch retrieved local crime records maintained by the FBI from 1985-2009 (Note: Link will download a spreadsheet file), which also reflect a significant long-term drop in crime - in fact, a number of years in the 1990s saw violent crime rates more than double the city's current figures.
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Year
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Adult Arrests*
Juvenile Arrests CAD Incidents** Incident Reports Citations Issued 2005 1,265 78 29,960 7,815 2,963 2006 1,409 114 35,145 7,935 3,061 2007 1,305 87 38,065 7,431 3,067 2008 1,315 64 41,293 7,375 3,207 2009 1,210 69 36,023 7,160 1,837 2010 1,186 62 31,505 6,685 2,166 2011 1,106 39 29,006 6,378 2,656*Adult Arrests include Protective Custody
**CAD Incidents (short for Computer Aided Dispatch) include calls for service from the public and police-generated activity such as vehicle stops, warrant service, and directed patrols.
Year
Homicide
Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault Burglary Larceny MV Theft Total2005 2 9 78 124 365 785 144 1,507 2006 0 5 95 168 341 913 163 1,685 2007 1 4 87 166 387 979 164 1,788 2008 1 8 76 175 306 911 147 1,624 2009 1 7 92 186 374 926 142 1,728 2010 2 11 85 184 405 968 121 1,776 2011 2 14 80 137 319 887 119 1,558
Despite the apparent drop, we hear a lot about crime - readers, do these hard figures ease your mind about crime in the city, or is it still too much crime for comfort?
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