CMPD Releases Crime Statistics for First Quarter of 2019

From https://charlottenc.gov/CMPD/Safety/Pages/CrimeStats.aspx April 3, 2018

Crime Statistical Summary for the 1st Quarter of Year​​ 2019:

Year to Date:

CMPD ended March 2019,

with a 4.6% increase in Index Offenses compared to last year. Property crime increased by 3.4% while violent crime increased by 11.0%.
• • 33 homicides were​ reported compared to 10, resulting in an increase of 230%.
  • 444 robberies were reported compared to 420, resulting in an increase of 5.7%.
  • 73 rapes were reported compared to 71, resulting in an increase of 2.8%.
  • 998 aggravated assaults were reported compared to 893, resulting in an increase of 11.8%.
  • Burglary overall was up 9.3%, (1357 compared to 1242) with an increase of 9.9% in residential (832 compared to 757) and an increase of 8.2% in commercial cases (525 compared to 485).
  • 594 vehicle thefts were reported compared to 696, resulting in an decrease of -14.7%.
  • Total larceny cases increased by 4.2% (5920 compared to 5684) with the larcenies from auto up by 2.4% (2474 compared to 2415​).​
  • 42 arson cases were reported compared to 30, resulting in an increase of 40%.