CRIME RATE DROPS IN SANTA CLARITA; CITY FOLLOWS STATEWIDE TREND, REMAINS AMONG SAFEST IN NATION.Byline: Stacy Brown Daily News Staff Writer Serious crime in Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, fell more than 17 percent in the first six months of this year, with notable drops in burglary and auto thefts, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. figures released this week by the state Justice Department. Sheriff's Lt. Tim Peters Tim Peters may refer to:
``It's a group effort that keeps this place safe,'' he said. ``The city itself has outreach programs that gives a forum to the citizens, we have a very active patrol and crime analysis unit as well as a dedicated detective bureau.'' The drop in crime was not surprising, Peters said. ``We do monthly statistics, we know our rate is down because everyone helps out here,'' Peters said. In the first six months of 1996 there were 292 violent crimes reported, compared to 265 this year. Also, property crimes - burglaries, robberies and other thefts - decreased from 565 to 433. Violent crimes include homicides, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault A person is guilty of aggravated assault if he or she attempts to cause serious bodily injury to another or causes such injury purposely, knowingly, or recklessly under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life; or attempts to cause or purposely or . In the overall crime index - which includes homicide, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft Motor vehicle theft or grand theft auto is a criminal act of theft generally understood to refer to the stealing of automobiles, buses, motorcycles, snowmobiles, trucks, trailers or any other motorized vehicle legally allowed on public roads and highways, including attempted - 698 incidents were reported compared to 857 last year. There were two murders this year, up from one last year. ``And that can be attributed to domestic or family violence, crimes that are hard to prevent because of its nature,'' Peters said. ``Unless we've been involved with investigation of stalking or something, it is tough to prevent these.'' While the number of reported rapes and robberies remained unchanged in the first six months of 1996 and 1997, assaults dropped off by more than 11 percent, with 223 reported in the first half of 1997 compared with 251 last year. Burglary, auto theft and larceny larceny, in law, the unlawful taking and carrying away of the property of another, with intent to deprive the owner of its use or to appropriate it to the use of the perpetrator or of someone else. saw decreases of 22.6 percent, 25 percent and 15.9 percent, respectively. The number of arsons reported dipped from 20 to 16. Statewide, crime has decreased, with a 12 percent drop in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County. The Justice Department's report said there were 95,735 violent crimes in California during the first six months of 1996 compared to 88,975 this year. In the city of Los Angeles
California Attorney General The California Attorney General is the State Attorney General of the government of the state of California in the USA. The officer's duty is to ensure that "the laws of the state are uniformly and adequately enforced" (California Constitution, Article V, Section 13. Dan Lungren said no single reason can be credited for the fall in crime. ``While the rest of the nation also has reduced crime rates, California continues to be one of the states leading the overall drop in crime,'' Lungren said. MAJOR CRIMES 1996 1997 MURDER 1 2 RAPE 8 8 ROBBERY 32 32 ASSAULT 251 223 BURGLARY 359 278 AUTO THEFT 206 155 LARCENY 773 650 ARSON 20 16 SOURCE: State Department of Justice CAPTION(S): Chart Chart: MAJOR CRIMES (See text) |
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