Brandon Crime Figures For January To June 2009 Released

 

Published: Friday 30th July 2009 20:00

 

Figures obtained by BrandonSuffolk.com from Suffolk Police under the Freedom of Information Act, show that crime in Brandon for the first 6 months of 2009 is up by just 1.7% on the same period last year. It shows that the number of crimes for January to June 2009 totalled 415, compared to 408 in 2008.

Whilst showing that the overall crime in Brandon is up, the figures also show that a number of crimes, including criminal damage, are down on last year.

 

The table below shows the breakdown of the crime figures for Brandon, Suffolk between January and June in 2008 and 2009:

 

 

	2008	2009			2008	2009
Arson	5	6		Other Theft & Handling	38	42
Criminal Damage	100	83		Other Violence Against the Person	47	60
Domestic Burglary	13	16		Public Order & Harassment	16	22
Drug Trafficking Offences	1	0		Robbery	0	1
Fraud & Forgery	8	10		Serious Sexual Offences	5	6
Most Serious Violent Crime	0	1		Shoplifting	11	13
Non-Notifiable/Non-Recordable	36	52		Theft from a Vehicle	50	23
Other Burglary	21	23		Theft of a Motor Vehicle	10	17
Other Drug Offences	27	24		Theft of Pedal Cycle	9	5
Other Notifiable Offences	6	10		Vehicle Interference	1	0
Other Sexual Offences	0	1		N/A	4	0