Crime In Brandon Is Down Again On Same Period Last Year
Published: Wednesday 1st September 2010 18:00
Figures obtained by BrandonSuffolk.com from Suffolk Police under the Freedom of Information Act, show that total crime in Brandon for the first half of 2010 is down on the same total for 2009. It shows that the number of crimes for January to June 2010 totalled just 298, compared to 415 in 2009.
These figures show that over the two periods, the crime level in Brandon fell by over 25%.
The table below shows the breakdown of the crime figures for Brandon, Suffolk between January and June in 2009 and 2010:
| 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | |||
| Arson | 6 | 4 | Other Theft & Handling | 42 | 25 | |
| Criminal Damage | 83 | 75 | Other Violence Against the Person | 60 | 60 | |
| Domestic Burglary | 16 | 4 | Public Order & Harassment | 22 | 19 | |
| Drug Trafficking Offences | 0 | 0 | Robbery | 1 | 0 | |
| Fraud & Forgery | 10 | 11 | Serious Sexual Offences | 6 | 3 | |
| Most Serious Violent Crime | 1 | 2 | Shoplifting | 13 | 10 | |
| Other Burglary | 23 | 33 | Theft from a Vehicle | 23 | 21 | |
| Other Drug Offences | 24 | 4 | Theft of a Motor Vehicle | 17 | 7 | |
| Other Notifiable Offences | 10 | 11 | Theft of Pedal Cycle | 5 | 5 | |
| Other Sexual Offences | 1 | 1 | Vehicle Interference | 0 | 3 |
