Belleville Deputy Police Chief Mike Callahan during a meeting of the Belleville Police Services Board, at Belleville City Hall, on May 22, 2018. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)
The City of Belleville had less crimes reported in the first three months of 2018, compared to the first quarter of last year, according to the latest numbers from the city’s police force.
According to the BPS there were 954 crimes reported from January to March this year, with 1,242 reported last year during the same time period.
The clearance rate was down from 63% to 60%.
Deputy Chief Mike Callaghan tells Quinte News the drop in crimes is proof that the department’s enforcement strategies are working.
There were drops in the number of robberies, break and enters, drug offences and some violent crimes through the first quarter, with spikes in car thefts assaults and sex offences.
Here’s the breakdown of first quarter reported crime stats taken from the Belleville Police Service Report:
- Total Crimes (DOWN)
- 2018: 954 (Clearance Rate: 60%)
- 2017: 1,242 (Clearance Rate: 63%)
- Homicides (EVEN)
- 2018: 0
- 2017: 0
- Robberies (DOWN)
- 2018: 6 (Clearance Rate: 50%)
- 2017: 9 (Clearance Rate: 11%)
- Break and Enters (DOWN)
- 2018: 37 (Clearance Rate: 43%)
- 2017: 48 (Clearance Rate: 33%)
- Motor Vehicle Thefts (UP)
- 2018: 11 (45%)
- 2017: 0
- Assaults (UP)
- 2018: 86 (Clearance Rate: 100%)
- 2017: 78 (Clearance Rate: 92%)
- Sex Offences (UP)
- 2018: 48 (Clearance Rate: 46%)
- 2017: 24 (Clearance Rate: 100%)
- Frauds (UP)
- 2018: 82 (Clearance Rate: 27%)
- 2017: 81 (Clearance Rate: 23.5%)
- Drug Offences (DOWN)
- 2018: 35 (Clearance Rate: 88.6%)
- 2017: 60 (Clearance Rate: 88%)
- Criminal Harassment (DOWN)
- 2018: 28 (Clearance Rate: 75%)
- 2017: 39 (Clearance Rate: 95%)
- Utter Threats (UP)
- 2018: 34 (Clearance Rate: 62%)
- 2017: 28 (Clearance Rate: 96%)
- Arson (UP)
- 2018: 2 (Clearance Rate: 50%)
- 2017: 0
- Violent Crimes (DOWN)
- 2018: 24
- 2017: 31
