For Your Safety

​​​Released January 2, 2019
 

Crime Statistical Summary for the End of Year​​ 2018:

Year to Date:

CMPD ended 2018, with a -1.7% decrease in Index Offenses compared to last year. Property crime decreased by -1.5% while violent crime decreased by -2.7%.
• 57 homicides were reported compared to 87, resulting in a decrease of -34.5%.
  
• 1778 robberies were reported compared to 2015, resulting in a decrease of -11.8%.
  
• 308 rapes were reported compared to 335, resulting in a​ decrease of -8.1%​.
  
• 4090 aggravated assaults were reported compared to 3969, resulting in an increase of 3.0%.
  
• Burglary overall was down by -13.1%, (5387 compared to 6201) with a decrease of -16.0% in residential (3543 compared to 4220) and a decrease of -6.3% in commercial cases (1844 compared to 1981).
  
• 2868 vehicle thefts were reported compared to 2584, resulting in an increase of 11.0%.
  
• Total larceny cases increased by 0.2% (25743 compared to 25687) with the larcenies from auto down by -8.6% (10551 compared to 11538).​
  
• 157 arson cases were reported compared to 200, resulting in a decrease of -21.5​%.

CMPD ended 2018, 3.5% above the five year average in Index Offenses. Property crime exceeded the five year average by 3% while violent crime increased by 6.4%.
• Homicides were below the five year average by -8.4%. 57 homicides were reported as of the end of 2018 compared to the five year average of 62.2.
  
• 1778 robberies were reported compared to the five year average of 1893.6; robbery was below the five year average by -6.1%.
  
• 308 rapes were reported compared to the five year average of 294; rape exceeded the five year average by 4.8%.
  
• • 4090 aggravated assaults were reported compared to the five year average of 3607; aggravated assaults exceeded the five year average by 13.4%.
  
• Burglary overall was below the five year average by -17.7% (5387 compared to 6547.4) with residential cases below the five year average by -24.8% (3543 compared to 4708.6) while commercial cases exceeded the five year average by .3% (1844 compared to 1838.8).
  
• 2868 vehicle thefts were reported compared to the five year average of 2179.6. Vehicle thefts exceeded the five year average by 31.6%.
  
• Total larceny cases exceeded the five year average by 6.2% (25743 compared to 24230.4) with the larcenies from auto above the five year average by 10.3% (10551 compared to 9564). ​
  
• 157 arson cases were reported compared to the five year average of 206.2. Arson was below ​the five year average by -23.9%.