Photo by M.V. Jantzen.
Crime in Georgetown continued to stay low for the second quarter of this year versus last year, although it was up significantly from the first quarter’s sharp decline.
The total number of crime incidents for the second quarter was 229, down just 3.38% from last year’s second quarter total of 237. The 229 total was up sharply against the first quarter’s total of 171, but that quarter was unusually quiet, most likely a result of the snow storms. As you can see from the chart of total crime incidences over the past 10 quarters, this last quarter was part of a long term gradual decline:
Looking at the individual categories for the second quarter versus last spring’s numbers, there are some things to be somewhat concerned over:
- Robbery ticked up a bit at 15 incidences versus 12 during spring 2009
- Stolen autos more than doubled to 17 from eight
- Theft from autos also ticked up from 34 to 40
These increases were offset mostly by a decline in thefts from 156 to 141.
The Georgetown Metropolitan 
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