HomeSecurityGuru.com Reports on the Most Recent Florida Crime Statistics
HomeSecurityGuru.com Reports on the Most Recent Florida Crime Statistics
Austin, TX (PRWEB) November 09, 2011
HomeSecurityGuru.com, the web’s largest and most comprehensive home security website, has just collected and released the most recent Florida crime statistics that are currently available. The data listed below includes statistics for the entire geographical area of Florida as well as a list of counties with the highest occurrence of crimes in the state.
The Florida crime statistics report also includes a comparison to the 2010 crime rates.
Aggravated Assault
As of 9/23/2011 – 31,737 / 2010 Statistics – 32,845
Arson
As of 9/23/2011 – 915 / 2010 Statistics – 1910
Burglary
As of 9/23/2011 – 80,170 / 2010 Statistics – 81,448
Motor Vehicle Theft
As of 9/23/2011 – 18,902 / 2010 Statistics – 20,871
Murder
As of 9/23/2011 – 472 / 2010 Statistics – 487
Forcible Sex Offenses
As of 9/23/2011 – 5,052 / 2010 Statistics – 4,997
Robbery
As of 9/23/2011 – 12,228 / 2010 Statistics – 12,784
Larceny
As of 9/23/2011 – 224,779 / 2010 Statistics – 227,618
Although the crime statistics for 2011 are only through September 23 some crimes including Forcible Sex Offenses and Robbery are above or almost equal to reported crimes for the entire year of 2010. However, there is a noticeable reduction in the number of arson reports in 2011. Overall the crimes trends show that to date violent crimes are down 3.2% and nonviolent crimes are down 1.8%. In regards to the current crime rates Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Gerald Bailey said, “These first six months’ results are a strong indicator of what we will see for 2011, and the downward trend of Florida’s crime numbers is a positive sign.”
Reports show that the Florida counties with the highest number of crimes reported as of June 2011 are:
Miami Dade County
Broward County
Orange County
Palm Beach County
Duval County
Pinellas County
Hillborough County
Polk County
Volusia County
Brevard County
For more information on crime statistics in your area and how to improve your home security, please visit: http://homesecurityguru.com/
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