029-1999 LTC
C\TY OF MIAMI BEACH
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29-1999
L.T.C. No.
LETTER TO COMMISSION
February 1, 1999
TO: Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and
Members of the City mmission
SUBJECT: CRIME ST A
FROM: Sergio Rodriguez
City Manager
This Letter to the Commission is to advise the Mayor and City Commission of the 1998 crime
statistics for the City.
It is my pleasure to provide these statistics to you as we have had an 8% decrease in the number of
Part I crimes reported 1998 vs 1997. The number of violent crimes committed (Homicide, Rape,
Aggravated Assault, and Robbery) decreased an average of23%.
Of particular note is that the number of residential burglaries decreased 38%. This is the largest
decrease in the number of residential burglaries in the history of the City. Likewise, apartment
burglaries decreased 20% and hotel and commercial burglaries decreased 14%.
The Police Department has prepared the attached chart detailing these decreases.
What is important to note, is that the Police Department accomplished this decrease in crime with
over 50 vacant police officer positions. I believe that the Mayor and City Commission wish to join
with me in recognizing the efforts of Chief Barreto and all of the men and women of our fine Police
Department for these outstanding results.
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Memorandum
Criminal Investigations Unit
Date:
Januarv 26. 1999
To:
James Scarberrv
Assistant Chief of Police
From:
Stanton Berlinskv
Crime Analvst
Subject: Part-1 Crime Information "REVISED" As of Tuesday, January 26, 1999
The table below is a comparison of Part-1 crimes for the City of Miami Beach, comparing 1997
to 1998.
The table below shows a breakout of specific burglaries.
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