LTC 213-2005 Semi-Annual Crime Statistics CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
Office of the City Manager
Letter to Commission No ~3-~oo5
To:
From:
Subject:
Mayor David Dermer and
Members of the City Commission
Jorge M. Gonzalez ~ J~
City Manager
SEMI-ANNUAL C E ST TISTICS
Date: August 9, 2005
This Letter to the Commission is to inform the Mayor and City Commissioners of the
Florida Uniform Crime Report (UCR) statistics for Part 1 Crimes for the six month period
from January 1, 2005 to June 30, 2005 as compared to the same time period in 2004.
Overall, Part 1 Crimes have decreased by 11.2% with an increase in arrests of 1.5%.
Some highlights of the report are below:
Robberies 280 278
Aggravated Assaults 319 274
Burglaries 803 781
Larcenies 3449 3015
Auto Thefts 313 280
Total Offenses 5536 4915
TotalArrests 5444 5529
peak time periods and problematic geographic locations.
continue and further this downward trend in crime.
JMG\~'~\tr
The Police Department is utilizing proactive measures such as undercover details to target
robberies and burglaries as well as reallocating personnel resources to better address
Every effort will be made to
F:~POLI~ADMI~CHIL~i05~TC Semi-Annual UCR Stats.doc