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From: PA Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs [mailtofsc@pa.net]
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 12:37 PM
To: PFSC
Subject: Crime Index Offenses Drop in 2007

http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal...p_reports.html
10-09-2008FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
Oct. 9, 2008 Department of State Police

Commonwealth News Bureau

Room 308, Main Capitol

Harrisburg, PA 17120



CONTACT: Cpl. Linette G. Quinn

Jack J. Lewis

717-783-5556



CRIME INDEX OFFENSES DROP 2.2% IN 2007, PSP REPORTS

Overall Number of Crimes Reported in Pennsylvania Also Decrease


HARRISBURG -- The number of Crime Index offenses in Pennsylvania reported to state police through the Uniform Crime Reporting System dropped 2.2 percent in 2007, State Police Commissioner Frank E. Pawlowski said today.

The crime numbers are included in the 2007 Uniform Crime Report are available through the Uniform Crime Report (PAUCRS) link on the state police Web site at www.psp.state.pa.us.

Pawlowski said reported Crime Index offenses fell from 345,276 in 2006 to 337,575 in 2007.

“Crime Index offenses are those considered most likely to be reported to police and, as a result, are used nationally as a basis for comparison of criminal activity,” he said. “The offenses are murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny/theft, motor-vehicle theft and arson.”

The breakdown of reported Crime Index offenses for 2007:

n Murders decreased 1.2 percent from 736 to 727;

n Forcible rapes dropped 3.2 percent to 3,376;

n Robberies declined 7 percent to 19,192;

n Aggravated assaults dropped 3.1 percent to 27,440;

n Burglaries decreased 1.6 percent to 54,506;

n Larcenies/thefts were down 0.7 percent to 209,959;

n Motor-vehicle fell 9.7 percent to 25,994, and

n Arsons declined 3.2 percent to 2,381.



The UCR also includes figures on 18 other types of crime, known as Part II offenses. Those reported offenses dropped by 0.1 percent in 2007, from 657,459 in 2006 to 657,124. Included in the Part II violations are reported incidents of vandalism – down 7.3 percent to 134,903 – and reported drug-abuse violations – up 0.9 percent to 53,520.

Other figures from the 2007 UCR:

n Arrests of juveniles for all crimes decreased 6.1 percent to 105,931 in 2007;

n Total number of crimes reported to state police dropped 0.8 percent from 1,002,761 in 2006 to 994,736 in 2007;

n Reported “hate crime” incidents increased from 136 in 2004 to 151 in 2005. Hate crime incidents are those motivated by bias against an individual or group based on the actual or perceived race, religion, national origin, ancestry, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity;

n Crimes reported on college campuses in the state decreased 7.2 percent to 24,930;

n Arrests for driving under the influence increased 4.4 percent to 51,542. Of the total, 78.6 percent of those arrested were male;

n The number of assaults on police officers in Pennsylvania decreased 0.2 percent to 3,120 in 2007.



Pawlowski said the Pennsylvania UCR system is a Web-based system through which law enforcement agencies in Pennsylvania enter monthly UCR data directly into a state police database. Citizens can go to the Web site and view the data as soon as it is submitted.

“With the Web-based system, police can submit data at any time,” Pawlowski said. “As a result, the numbers listed in the 2007 UCR Annual Report are subject to change as police departments update or review their reports.”

He said the UCR does not try to explain the reasons for any increase or decrease in particular crimes.

“Its purpose is to help criminal-justice agencies in adjusting their efforts and resources,” he said.

The report is dedicated to all Pennsylvania law-enforcement officers and, in particular, to Philadelphia Police Officer Charles Cassidy, who lost his life in the performance of his duties on Nov. 1, 2007 .

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If we could give Philly and all of their bad policies to NJ, I believe PA would have a very low crime.

Or better yet just quit all plea bargain deals in Philly and all early releases from prison of repeat violent criminals would serve the people and police of Philly more than more gun laws would ever do to deal with criminals.