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Agenda Item #1 Purpose: The purpose of this document is to provide and update regarding the incidents of crime in Lino Lakes. Uniform Crime Report The Uniform Crime Report (UCR), created by the Minnesota Department of Safety, was released on Friday, July 1st. The report contains the 2015 crime data for departments across the state, including the Lino Lakes Public Safety Department. The complete 2015 Uniform Crime Report is located in Appendix A. The crime rate in Lino Lakes increased from a combined rate of 2,468 in 2014 to 3,621 in 2015. The combined crime rate is comprised of Part 1 and Part 2 crimes. Part 1 crimes are regarded as the most serious and include murder, rape, robbery, burglary, and theft. The Part 1 crime rate in Lino Lakes increased 94% from 2014 to 2015. This is the first time our Part 1 crime rate has increased since 2010 and the highest it has been in the past 5 years. The Part 2 crime rate increased 30% from 1836 to 2395. Table 1 Lino Lakes Five Year Crime Rate Year Part 1 Part 2 Combined 2011 1117 2911 4028 2012 983 2396 3379 2013 918 2144 3062 2014 631 1836 2468 2015 1226 2395 3621 The most statistically significant Part 1 crime increases were in the number of burglaries and the number of thefts (reported as Larceny in the UCR). The number of thefts increased from 89 in 2014 to 200 in 2015 and the number of burglaries increased from 19 in 2014 and 37 in 2015. Below is the breakdown of Part 1 crimes in Lino Lakes since 2011 (Manslaughter and Human Trafficking excluded). Table 2 Lino Lakes Part 1 Crime Detail Year Murder Rape Robbery Ag. Assault Burglary Larceny MV theft Arson 2011 0 1 0 14 41 168 7 3 2012 0 5 0 11 21 164 3 2 2013 0 2 0 13 27 140 5 1 2014 0 0 1 14 19 89 9 0 2015 0 2 0 11 37 200 8 1 The most statistically significant increases in the Part 2 crime rate came in the areas of forgery, vandalism, weapons, narcotics, and DUI. There was a significant decrease in the number of fraud cases,