Monday, July 2, 2012

2011 Crime In Idaho Report released

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE
ISP Headquarters
700 S. Stratford
Meridian, ID 83642

Idaho State Police News Release
For Immediate Release - 07/02/12 11:18 am
For Information: Contact: The Idaho State Police, Public Information Officer (208) 884-7122

The Idaho State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification released their annual "Crime in Idaho" report for 2011 today (7/2/12).

The report is a synopsis of statewide crime statistics gathered from law enforcement agencies across Idaho and includes such things

as the Statewide Crime Profile, Crimes against Persons, Property, Society, the Arrest Profile, Hate Crime in Idaho, Law Enforcement

Officers Killed or Assaulted, crimes categorized by jurisdiction and many other statistics.

Here are some of the highlights from the "Facts at a Glance" page and the changes from 2010:

Group "A" Offenses Increase 2.3% from 2010

Crime Rate 5202.7 per 100,000 inhabitants (based on Group "A" offenses) increase 0.4% from 2010

Violent Crime 3,081 violent crime offenses reported. Down 5.1% from 2010

Crimes Against Persons 17,746 reported crimes against persons. Down 2.7% from 2010

Officers Assaulted In 2011, no Idaho law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty. 242 total assaults on Idaho law enforcement officers. Up 6.6% from 2010

Hate Crime 39 reported hate crime incidents in Idaho for 2011. Up 25.8% from 2010

Crimes Against Society 15,856 reported crimes against society. Up 7.9% from 2010

Property Crime 48,758 reported crimes against property. Up 2.5% from 2010


The full report is available for public review on the Idaho State Police website at:

http://www.isp.idaho.gov/identification/ucr/crimeinidaho2011.html


Or go to the ISP homepage at - http://www.isp.idaho.gov and look for the "Crime Report" under Popular Links.


NOTE TO THE PRESS:

While we can assist you in reviewing the information contained in the report, we are not able to provide causative interpretation as to why crime may be up or down in certain areas. We would suggest contacting local jurisdictions for possible crime trend analysis.


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