Hartford Crime

[The Voice of Reason]

http://www.courant.com/community/news/hfd/...41641.framedurl

The paper was nice enough to make a google map of the murders so far in 2008

[Chessplayer]

YTD (week ending Sept. 6) Part One Crime:

Murder: 22 as compared to 21 in 2007

Rape: 51 as compared to 51 in 2007

Robbery: 404 as compared to 457 in 2007

Agg Assault: 567 as compared to 490 in 2007

Burglary: 713 as compared to 866 in 2007

Larceny: 2889 as compared to 3328 in 2007

Auto Theft: 954 as compared to 1071 in 2007

Shooting Incidents: 121 as compared to 106 in 2007

Shooting Victims: 160 as compared to 120 in 2007

Source: http://www.hartford.gov/police/Crime_Stats.../2008_09_06.pdf

[Chessplayer]

YTD (week ending Sept. 13) Part One Crime:

Murder: 22 as compared to 22 in 2007

Rape: 52 as compared to 52 in 2007

Robbery: 413 as compared to 472 in 2007

Agg Assault: 578 as compared to 501 in 2007

Burglary: 735 as compared to 881 in 2007

Larceny: 2977 as compared to 3434 in 2007

Auto Theft: 966 as compared to 1093 in 2007

Shooting Incidents: 123 as compared to 108 in 2007

Shooting Victims: 162 as compared to 122 in 2007

Source: http://www.hartford.gov/police/Crime_Stats.../2008_09_13.pdf

Much of the HPD "math" is just wrong. A change from 0 to 1 is not a 100% increase, and a change from 2 to 0 is not a 200% decrease. They screw this up week after week.

[Chessplayer]

YTD (week ending Sept. 20) Part One Crime:

Murder: 22 as compared to 22 in 2007

Rape: 52 as compared to 54 in 2007

Robbery: 429 as compared to 482 in 2007

Agg Assault: 594 as compared to 509 in 2007

Burglary: 752 as compared to 894 in 2007

Larceny: 3054 as compared to 3516 in 2007

Auto Theft: 990 as compared to 1125 in 2007

Shooting Incidents: 126 as compared to 110 in 2007

Shooting Victims: 165 as compared to 124 in 2007

Source: http://www.hartford.gov/police/Crime_Stats.../2008_09_20.pdf

[Chessplayer]

YTD (week ending Oct. 4) Part One Crime:

Murder: 24 as compared to 22 in 2007

Rape: 52 as compared to 57 in 2007

Robbery: 457 as compared to 514 in 2007

Agg Assault: 628 as compared to 544 in 2007

Burglary: 803 as compared to 956 in 2007

Larceny: 3185 as compared to 3706 in 2007

Auto Theft: 1029 as compared to 1185 in 2007

Shooting Incidents: 135 as compared to 118 in 2007

Shooting Victims: 173 as compared to 133 in 2007

Source: http://www.hartford.gov/police/Crime_Stats.../2008_10_04.pdf

[Chessplayer]

Not a single shooting in the past week. This hasn't happened in a while.

YTD (week ending Oct. 11) Part One Crime:

Murder: 24 as compared to 22 in 2007

Rape: 54 as compared to 59 in 2007

Robbery: 471 as compared to 519 in 2007

Agg Assault: 639 as compared to 560 in 2007

Burglary: 812 as compared to 979 in 2007

Larceny: 3251 as compared to 3778 in 2007

Auto Theft: 1044 as compared to 1210 in 2007

Shooting Incidents: 135 as compared to 124 in 2007

Shooting Victims: 173 as compared to 139 in 2007

Source: http://www.hartford.gov/police/Crime_Stats.../2008_10_11.pdf

[Chessplayer]

YTD (week ending Oct. 18) Part One Crime:

Murder: 24 as compared to 23 in 2007

Rape: 54 as compared to 60 in 2007

Robbery: 484 as compared to 537 in 2007

Agg Assault: 652 as compared to 576 in 2007

Burglary: 833 as compared to 1009 in 2007

Larceny: 3343 as compared to 3856 in 2007

Auto Theft: 1029 as compared to 1185 in 2007

Shooting Incidents: 138 as compared to 127 in 2007

Shooting Victims: 176 as compared to 142 in 2007

Source: http://www.hartford.gov/police/Crime_Stats.../2008_10_18.pdf

[Chessplayer]

Citizens Bank In Hartford Robbed

By SHAWN R. BEALS {sodEmoji.{sodEmoji.|}}The Hartford Courant

12:29 PM EDT, October 25, 2008

The Citizens Bank on Trumbull Street was robbed Saturday morning at around 11, and police are searching for the suspect.

Police on the scene said the robber fled the bank on foot, and a dye pack went off in the money he took. No note was shown, and police would not say whether a weapon was shown.

A K-9 unit and the major crimes division were called in to assist in the investigation.

[mikel]

Citizens Bank In Hartford Robbed

By SHAWN R. BEALS {sodEmoji.{sodEmoji.|}}The Hartford Courant

12:29 PM EDT, October 25, 2008

The Citizens Bank on Trumbull Street was robbed Saturday morning at around 11, and police are searching for the suspect.

Police on the scene said the robber fled the bank on foot, and a dye pack went off in the money he took. No note was shown, and police would not say whether a weapon was shown.

A K-9 unit and the major crimes division were called in to assist in the investigation.

[Chessplayer]

YTD (week ending Nov. 8) Part One Crime:

Murder: 27 as compared to 25 in 2007

Rape: 58 as compared to 65 in 2007

Robbery: 524 as compared to 562 in 2007

Agg Assault: 688 as compared to 623 in 2007

Burglary: 887 as compared to 1075 in 2007

Larceny: 3613 as compared to 4067 in 2007

Auto Theft: 1157 as compared to 1374 in 2007

Shooting Incidents: 146 as compared to 134 in 2007

Shooting Victims: 185 as compared to 151 in 2007

Source: http://www.hartford.gov/police/Crime_Stats.../2008_11_08.pdf

[The Voice of Reason]

YTD (week ending Nov. 8) Part One Crime:

Murder: 27 as compared to 25 in 2007

Rape: 58 as compared to 65 in 2007

Robbery: 524 as compared to 562 in 2007

Agg Assault: 688 as compared to 623 in 2007

Burglary: 887 as compared to 1075 in 2007

Larceny: 3613 as compared to 4067 in 2007

Auto Theft: 1157 as compared to 1374 in 2007

Shooting Incidents: 146 as compared to 134 in 2007

Shooting Victims: 185 as compared to 151 in 2007

Source: http://www.hartford.gov/police/Crime_Stats.../2008_11_08.pdf

[Chessplayer]

good to see that the frequency of rapes has slowed down and we are now much lower than last year.

I hope to see the murders slow down and und up even slightly lower than last year. Last year was a bad year, so if we tie that we are not doing well at all.

sadly the 3 most important numbers in my opinion are all worse than last years.

Agg Assault: 688 as compared to 623 in 2007

Shooting Incidents: 146 as compared to 134 in 2007

Shooting Victims: 185 as compared to 151 in 2007

[The Voice of Reason]

Hartford residents should keep an eye on the far more common property crimes as well as the one usually random violent crime - robbery. Shootings, murders, and assaults are important (in the macro sense) because they give the city negative press and possibly work more to stunt investment than other indicators - at the same time they are generally committed by those who know each other.

It depends on what you attach more importance to - innocent people suffering in the present or future revitilization compromised.

[Chessplayer]

YTD (week ending Nov. 15) Part One Crime:

Murder: 28 as compared to 27 in 2007

Rape: 59 as compared to 67 in 2007

Robbery: 537 as compared to 573 in 2007

Agg Assault: 703 as compared to 639 in 2007

Burglary: 903 as compared to 1099 in 2007

Larceny: 3702 as compared to 4140 in 2007

Auto Theft: 1180 as compared to 1408 in 2007

Shooting Incidents: 150 as compared to 138 in 2007

Shooting Victims: 190 as compared to 156 in 2007

Source: http://www.hartford.gov/police/Crime_Stats.../2008_11_15.pdf

[Chessplayer]

YTD (week ending Nov. 29) Part One Crime:

Murder: 28 as compared to 30 in 2007

Rape: 63 as compared to 68 in 2007

Robbery: 579 as compared to 599 in 2007

Agg Assault: 735 as compared to 659 in 2007

Burglary: 947 as compared to 1135 in 2007

Larceny: 3858 as compared to 4289 in 2007

Auto Theft: 1237 as compared to 1493 in 2007

Shooting Incidents: 155 as compared to 146 in 2007

Shooting Victims: 197 as compared to 164 in 2007

Source: http://www.hartford.gov/police/Crime_Stats.../2008_11_29.pdf

[Chessplayer]

Getting near the end of the year. Numbers seem to be converging somewhat - the indicators in which the city was performing better in have marginally worsened while those that the city was performing worse in have leveled off.

YTD (week ending Dec. 13) Part One Crime:

Murder: 28 as compared to 31 in 2007

Rape: 67 as compared to 70 in 2007

Robbery: 606 as compared to 623 in 2007

Agg Assault: 756 as compared to 678 in 2007

Burglary: 975 as compared to 1164 in 2007

Larceny: 3988 as compared to 4426 in 2007

Auto Theft: 1278 as compared to 1556 in 2007

Shooting Incidents: 157 as compared to 150 in 2007

Shooting Victims: 199 as compared to 168 in 2007

Source: http://www.hartford.gov/police/Crime_Stats.../2008_12_13.pdf

[Chessplayer]

Major Crime Down In City, But Images Of Violence Linger

By JEFFREY B. COHEN {sodEmoji.{sodEmoji.|}}The Hartford Courant

January 1, 2009

In a year when major crime declined slightly in Hartford, it's difficult to forget a bloody night in August when a relative of the city's police chief was killed and six juveniles were wounded by gunfire in a violent end to the festive West Indian parade.

All told, 11 people were shot that weekend, victims of what Police Chief Daryl K. Roberts said wasn't the old-school gang violence of the 1990s, but new-school

[The Voice of Reason]

not sure if it is a PR push, or just happens to be a little wave of victories for police, but I noticed quite a few stories recently about people charged for older crimes, and criminals caught in the act, and even police shooting criminals. It makes the area look tougher on crime.

There was a hartford man shot by albany police

an east hartford police dog stabbed, then the guy charged police and was shot

some of the perpetrators of last summers july 4th shootings have been arrested and it sounds like the police have others involved in the 2 gangs involved on tap for further arrests.

then today news about more arrests associated with the I-384 bodies

[Lowerdeck]

Well, weren't they having secret grand juries forcing witnesses to come testify to help solve some these murders?

IIRC - People were either too scared to come forward with information in fear of retribution, or they just simply "didn't snitch" to keep the "code of the streets". Then came the secret juries and the subpeonas.