ALEXANDRIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Public Information Office
2003 Mill Road
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
(703) 838-4636
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 10, 1999
Chief Charles E. Samarra
Serious Crime Drops in Alexandria for Twelfth Consecutive Quarter
Alexandria Police Chief Charles E. Samarra is proud to announce that the City's serious crime rate continues to fall, with first quarter Part I crime down more than eight percent compared to the same time last year. This marks the twelfth quarter in a row in which serious crime showed a comparative decrease. (Part I crime includes Homicide, Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Larceny and Auto Theft.)
Part I Crime Statistics January 1 - March 31
Offense | 1998 | 1999 | Change |
Homicide | 1 | 0* | -100.00% |
Rape | 6 | 1 | -83.3% |
Robbery | 46 | 38 | -17.4% |
Aggravated Assault | 39 | 44 | 12.8% |
Burglary | 203 | 118 | -41.9% |
Larceny | 963 | 928 | -3.6% |
Auto Theft | 166 | 177 | 6.6% |
Total | 1,424 | 1,306 | -8.3% |
* The suspicious death of an infant on March 5 was not classified as a homicide until April 16.
For further details, please contact the Public Information Office.
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