Burglary was up in August.
Theft from vehicles dropped significantly. This type of crime may be exactly what implementation of Town Watch helps to reduce. A systematic review of studies (which weighted studies with rigorous research designs) found that neighborhood watches reduced crime by 16-26%.
The table below is a summary. You can click on this link for a detailed report that shows where it is happening in PSA1, which includes Frankford and Bridesburg.
Dec-14 | Jan-15 | Feb-15 | Mar-15 | Apr-15 | May-15 | Jun-15 | Jul-15 | Aug-15 | |
Aggravated Assault Firearm | 5 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 |
Aggravated Assault No Firearm | 17 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 26 | 16 | 24 | 16 |
Burglary Non Residential | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 8 |
Burglary Residential | 14 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 25 | 21 | 37 |
Homicide | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Homicide – gross negligence | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Motor Vehicle Recovery | 26 | 15 | 16 | 29 | 24 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 21 |
Motor Vehicle Theft | 13 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
Rape | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
Robbery Firearm | 22 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 20 |
Robbery no Firearm | 6 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
Theft | 49 | 36 | 32 | 45 | 37 | 78 | 64 | 63 | 54 |
Theft from Vehicle | 21 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 42 | 22 |
Total | 184 | 163 | 123 | 171 | 157 | 213 | 214 | 224 | 227 |
days | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Average per day | 5.9 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 |