Crime & Safety

Chief Releases Report on 2010 Takoma Park Crime Stats

This is first in a series of stories on crime in Takoma Park in 2010.

Takoma Park Police Chief Ronald Ricucci released the department's annual crime report after Monday night's Takoma Park City Council meeting. We will break down the report through a series of short articles throughout next, but here are some highlights to get you started.

  • For the year 2010 are the 14.7 percent reduction in crime from 2009.
  • Felony assaults decreased by 42.2 percent.
  • Larceny decreased by 22.6 percent.
  •  Auto thefts decreased by 14.7 percent.
  • The Criminal Investigations Division (CID) closed 39.4% of their cases, which is a 1.8 percent increase from 2009.
  • Burglaries increased 33.9 percent from 2009.


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