Comments on: Police Release 2012 Second Quarter Crime Statistics

By: Jeff Baron Suggests Police Utilize Crime Mapping | Bernews.com

Jeff Baron Suggests Police Utilize Crime Mapping | Bernews.com — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:52:04 +0000

[...] It happens every quarter when Police release crime data.“Tuesday’s official release of the second quarter crime statistics presents a mixed picture that cannot be used to show there is a long term change in crime in either [...]

By: Smith: ‘We’re Making Sure & Steady Progress On Crime’ | Bernews.com

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 23:04:59 +0000

[...] Progress On Crime’August 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment In response to the recently released crime statistics Senator Jonathan Smith — a former Police Commissioner — said: “While we have more [...]

By: Crime Statistics Show Increase In Sexual Assaults | Bernews.com

Crime Statistics Show Increase In Sexual Assaults | Bernews.com — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:58:05 +0000

[...] Crime Statistics Show Increase In Sexual AssaultsAugust 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment The crime statistics released yesterday [Aug 7] revealed that reported sexual assaults in the second quarter of 2012 [...]

By: Mad Dawg

Mad Dawg — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 00:15:11 +0000

I notice that although they claim Residential Burglaries are down, they are still running at a higher quarterly rate than the average quarterly rate for 2010 and 2011. So Residential Burglaries are trending upwards, not downwards.

If you do less stop & searches, you find less crime. If we stopped stopping any motor vehicles at all, motor vehicle crime would fall to virtually nothing. Crime stats have to be read and interpreted properly, in the context of Police operational changes.