ALEXANDRIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Public Information Office
2003 Mill Road
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
(703) 838-4636
MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AUGUST 3, 1999 #99-032
9:00 A.M. BERTSCH
Serious Crime Drops in Alexandria for Thirteenth Consecutive Quarter,
Alexandria Police Implement New Crime Recording System
OFFENSE | 1998 | 1999 | Change |
Homocide | 6 | 1 | -83.3% |
Rape | 22 | 8 | -63.6% |
Robbery | 96 | 72 | -25.0% |
Aggravated Assault | 105 | 110 | 4.8% |
Burglary | 394 | 259 | -34.3% |
Larceny | 1,882 | 1,923 | 2.2% |
Auto Theft | 321 | 380 | 18.4% |
TOTAL | 2, 826 | 2,753 | -2.6% |