Continued Improvement in Baltimore County’s Crime Reduction Release of 2009 Last Crime Statistics Towson, Md. (March 8, 2010) — Right now, Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith held a press conference to announce the decline in crime across Baltimore County. With Baltimore County Police Chief Jim Johnson and State’s Lawyer Scott Shellenberger by his side, Smith proclaimed impressive drops in serious crimes such as motor vehicle theft and robbery, which each dropped significantly for the entire year compared to 2008. 2009 Crime Decreased Drastically Crime in 2009 decreased significantly compared to crime of 2008. Most impressively, of the eight severe crime categories, six have witnessed a decrease. Arson has decreased by 22.eight percent, motor automobile theft by 16.five percent, robbery by 14.7 %, aggravated assault by four %, burglary by 2.5 percent, and theft by .4 %. “In addition to our decrease in crime, the Baltimore County Police Department is keeping a clearance rate of 75 percent for violent crime and 78.1 % for homicides,” mentioned Smith. “Let me be clear what this statistic indicates to criminals: when a crime is committed in Baltimore County, you will be caught, you will be prosecuted, and you will go to jail.” Crime Has Been Lowered Police Chief Jim Johnson mentioned, “Crime has been reduced due to the fact of the committed and challenging working officers in the field, advances in technology, partnerships, neighborhood involvement, and due to the fact of the passionate …
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