2012 Annual Crime Report
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Stolen Property Violation Stolen property offenses involve the receiving, buying, selling, possessing, concealing, or transporting any property with the knowledge that it has been stolen from another jurisdiction. Stolen property violations increased 57%, from 38 in 2011 to 60 in 2012. Vehicles account for the majority of property recovered. It is not uncommon for the individuals arrested to be in possession of drugs and paperwork belonging to unknown victims.
Society Crime Crimes against society (e.g., drug violations, weapon offenses and prostitution) represent society’s prohibitions against engaging in the those activities. This type of crime is unique because it does not involve an individual victim or the taking of property. Even though society crime is showing a 52 case increase from 2011; it is still below the five-year average of 971 cases.