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The Richardson Police Department released crime statistics today for Group A offenses (i.e. murder, sexual
assault, robbery, assault, burglary, theft, and other crimes) recorded this year.
Citizen initiated calls for police service during July 2009 totaled 4,747 compared to 4,664 for the same
month in 2008, a 1.8% increase. The day of the week with the highest percentage of calls was Wednesday,
which averaged 165 calls each week. Year to date there have been 32,760 citizen-initiated calls for service
as compared to 32,235 the previous year, a 1.6% increase.
Number
Arrest/
Year Year of Year to Year to Year to
Charges
to to Incidents Date Date Date
Change
Date Date Change Arrests/ Arrests/ Percent
Year to
2009 2008 Year to Charges Charges Cleared
Date
Date 2009 2008
MURDER/OTHER
0 2 -200% 0 5 -500% 0%
HOMICIDES
ROBBERY 68 63 8% 22 17 29% 29%
FORCIBLE SEXUAL
21 32 -34% 14 16 -13% 81%
ASSAULT
NON-FORCIBLE
3 0 300% 3 0 300% 67%
SEXUAL ASSAULT
KIDNAPPING/
4 2 100% 3 2 50% 75%
ABDUCTION
ASSAULTS 396 392 1% 247 205 20% 91%
BURGLARY
570 434 31% 46 47 -2% 9%
(Breaking/Entering)
LARCENY/THEFT 1413 1342 5% 200 192 4% 20%
VEHICLE THEFTS 177 133 33% 13 11 18% 13%
STOLEN PROPERTY
27 22 23% 28 26 8% 93%
(Buying and Receiving)
FRAUD 112 177 -37% 26 47 -45% 49%
COUNTERFEITING/
77 73 5% 40 35 14% 70%
FORGERY
CRIMINAL
565 517 9% 42 40 5% 12%
MISCHIEF
DRUG VIOLATIONS 231 247 -6% 215 226 -5% 99%
EMBEZZLEMENT 25 29 -14% 12 11 9% 76%
GAMBLING 0 0 NC 0 0 NC 0%
PROSTITUTION 0 1 -100% 0 1 -100% 0%
WEAPON LAW
26 25 4% 28 28 NC 100%
VIOLATION
ARSON 0 3 -300% 0 3 -300% 0%
CRIME STATISTICS – July 2009
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Of the 70 runaway offenses reported this year, 25 (36%) were male and 45 (64%) were female.
STOLEN PROPERTY:
This year-to-date estimated total value of property stolen was $7,210,232. Last year’s year-to-date total
was $4,247,495. This represents a 70% increase in the value of property stolen. The total value of
recovered stolen property so far this year is $2,275,160 as compared to last year’s total of $1,360,909 an
increase of 67%.
The number of vehicles stolen from other cities and recovered in Richardson year to date was 53 compared
to 57 last year. This represents a 7% decrease.
There were a reported 140 motor vehicle collisions in the month of July. Year-to-date there has been a
reported 1,102 motor vehicle collisions. This compares to 1,294 reported motor vehicle collisions last year.
This represents a decrease of 192 (14.8%). The day of the week with the highest average number of
collisions was Monday. Year-to-date there have been no traffic related fatalities.