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For the last decade, the crime rate in Andrews has been among the lowest 10% of cities between 5-15,000 population. A proactive approach to law enforcement and supportive citizenry make this low crime rate both an expectation and a reality!
The City of Andrews continued to grow in 2010 with a population of 11,088. A Five-year crime rate for 2006 - 2010 is reflected in the chart below.
Police activity is measured in a number of ways. At a local level, emergency (911) and non-emergency calls for service are a good measure of requests for assistance and tend to capture activity that is not strictly crime related. The number of Incident Reports generated throughout the year is also a strong indication of policing activity that may contribute to supporting civil process.The table below shows the number of incident reports completed by police officers for the period 2006 - 2010.
The Uniform Crime Report (UCR) is a third way to report levels of policing activity. UCR is frequently used as a basis for national comparison of violent crimes (crimes against persons) and property crimes. All violations are classified as "Part 1" or "Part 2" crimes. The FBI assembles, publishes, and distributes the data to participating agencies, state crime reporting programs and others interested in the nation's crime problem. Due to the seriousness and frequency of occurrence, eight offenses (murder/manslaughter, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, arson, theft and vehicle theft) were chosen by the FBI to comprise the Crime Index and serve as indicators of the nation's crime experience. These offenses are known as "Part 1" crimes. The following tables shows the number of Part 1 crimes over the last five years.
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UCR Index Crime 2006 - 2010
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| Crime Category |
2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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2010
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| Murder |
0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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Sexual Assualt
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8
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7
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16
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10
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8
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Robbery
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4
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9
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2
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0
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0
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Aggravated Assualt
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120
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167
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165
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195
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148
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Crimes Against Persons
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132
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183
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183
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206
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156
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Burglary
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63
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77
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75
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93
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74
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Theft
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192
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227
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175
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243
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160
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Motor Vehicle Theft
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10
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7
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13
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14
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7
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Arson
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1
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0
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1
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0
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0
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Crimes Against Property
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266
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311
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264
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350
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241
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Total Crime Index
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397
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494
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446
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556
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397
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Part 2 crimes encompass all other criminal offenses and include lesser offenses such as simple assaults, fraud, forgery, vandalism, drug offenses and alcohol offenses. These types of crimes represent the vast majority of work of the Department. Table below represents data for 2006-2010.
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Part 2 Crime Data 2006 - 2010
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2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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2010
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| Criminal Mischief/Vandalism |
8
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1
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10
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13
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9
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Driving Under the Influence
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51
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26
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44
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59
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55
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Drugs/Narcotics
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24
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13
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42
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24
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24
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Forgery/Counterfeit
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0
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1
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0
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0
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1
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Fraud
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3
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2
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1
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6
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3
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Liquor Law Violations
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75
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59
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73
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81
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74
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Sex Offenses
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0
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0
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0
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0
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3
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Simple Assault
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19
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29
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31
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31
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31
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Weapons Law Violations
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2
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2
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6
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4
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5
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Other Offenses
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96
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104
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137
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81
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59
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Arrest Data:
Arrest for 2010 were 586. This is a slight decrease from 2009 which reflects 625. Our calls for service averaged 381 calls per officer as compared to 441 in 2009.
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