Four of the major crime categories the Roanoke Rapids Police Department sends to the State Bureau of Investigation went down in 2015.
Three went up, Chief Chuck Hasty said today.
Murders were down from four in 2014 to three in 2015.
Robberies went down from 36 in 2014 to 28 in 2015.
Burglaries went down from 263 in 2014 to 246 in in 2015.
Motor vehicle thefts went down from 20 in 2014 to 15 in 2015.
Rape was up in 2015, from five in 2014 to six.
Aggravated assaults were up in 2015, from 47 in 2014 to 76.
Larcenies spiked, from 740 in 2014 to 871.
“We’re trying to have enough officers to stay vigilant while working,” Hasty said. “They’re looking for smaller things which can lead to solving larger crimes.”
As far as the rise in aggravated assaults, he said, “If a person decides to assault somebody that’s not going to change whether an officer is there or not.”
The larcenies, Hasty said, are believed to be tied to the area’s drug problem.
Murders were down from four in 2014 to three in 2015.
Robberies went down from 36 in 2014 to 28 in 2015.
Burglaries went down from 263 in 2014 to 246 in in 2015.
Motor vehicle thefts went down from 20 in 2014 to 15 in 2015.
Rape was up in 2015, from five in 2014 to six.
Aggravated assaults were up in 2015, from 47 in 2014 to 76.
Larcenies spiked, from 740 in 2014 to 871.
“We’re trying to have enough officers to stay vigilant while working,” Hasty said. “They’re looking for smaller things which can lead to solving larger crimes.”
As far as the rise in aggravated assaults, he said, “If a person decides to assault somebody that’s not going to change whether an officer is there or not.”
The larcenies, Hasty said, are believed to be tied to the area’s drug problem.