The latest batch of crime stats from July have been released by the Seattle Police Department, showing a 17% increase over July of 2008. The uptick was led by increases in property crimes such as burglaries and thefts, while violent crimes were flat or down.
Here’s the details:
- Assaults were down 6% vs July 2008
- Robberies were unchanged
- Burglaries were up 13%
- Thefts were up 45%
- Stolen Vehicles were down 35%
The biggest increase in crime was found in the C2 police beat, which runs east of Broadway between Roy & Pike St:
- Crime was down 13% in beat C1
- Up 68% in beat C2
- Up 6% in beat E1
- Up 29% in beat E2
