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Crime Rises and Falls in 2007

Fairfax County Police Department
Public Information Office
4100 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, Va. 22030
703-246-2253. TTY 703-204-2264. Fax 703-246-4253
FCPD-PIO@fairfaxcounty.gov
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police
News Release: 2007 Crime/maj
June 12, 2008 

                                                                            

Crime Rises and Falls in 2007

 

            A mixed picture of reported index crimes in Fairfax County emerged in 2007.  Index crimes include murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny and motor vehicle theft.

            Overall crime increased by 6.13 percent in 2007 compared to 2006. A breakdown of individual crimes included in the index crimes finds the number of reported murders and burglaries dropped, aggravated assaults and vehicle thefts stayed nearly the same, and reported rapes, robberies and larcenies increased compared to 2006. Violent crimes (murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault) rose 4.61 percent while property crimes (burglary, larceny and motor vehicle theft) increased by 6.22 percent. 

Crime	Jan. – Dec. 2006	Jan.– Dec 2007
Murder	19	13
Rape	73	95
Robbery	572	597
Aggravated Assault	334	339
Burglary	1,580	1,409
Larceny	13,075	14,244
Motor Vehicle Theft	1,455	1,459
Total	17,108	18,156

 

            The following is a breakdown of the index crime reported in the fourth quarter by month with a comparison of the numbers from the fourth quarter of 2006 and 2007.

 

Crime	OCTOBER	NOVEMBER	DECEMBER	TOTAL
Murder	2	0	4	6
Rape	11	13	5	29
Robbery	56	46	44	146
Aggravated Assault	38	29	31	98
Burglary	130	118	124	372
Larceny	1222	1250	1242	3714
Motor Vehicle Theft	130	125	153	408
Total	1589	1581	1603	4773

 

FOURTH QUARTER COMPARISON

2007 VS 2006 

 

Crime	Oct – Dec. 2006	Oct. – Dec. 2007
Murder	9	6
Rape	20	29
Robbery	175	146
Aggravated Assault	82	98
Burglary	395	372
Larceny	3142	3714
Motor Vehicle Theft	336	408
Total	4159	4773

 

            The Fairfax County Police Department releases reported crimes using the FBI’s “Uniform Crime Report” criteria. The year-to-date data contained in this release is subject to change due to data revision and updating.

            These statistics are used in making decisions about deployment of police resources to better respond to the needs of the community, to identify trends and to implement new and continuing strategies to enhance public safety.