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Goal The goal of this document is to provide objective measures related to current and future staffing of the Lino Lakes Police Department. Historical Crime Data Since 2000, the combined crime rate in the City of Lino Lakes has declined 38% from 5526 in 2000 to 2396 in 20121. The Lino Lakes Police Department achieved the lowest combined crime rate of all the cities in Anoka County. The Uniform Crime Report (UCR) breaks crime into the most serious crimes, referred to as Part 1 crimes, and less serious crimes, Part 2. Since 2000, Part 1 crimes in Lino Lakes have declined from 2031 to 983, a 52% decline. The UCR also groups similarly situated cities and compares the crime rates within that group. The city of Lino Lakes falls into Group V. Over the past 12 years, the part one crime rate in Group V fell from 1655 to 1218, a 26% decrease (Figure 1). The LLPD achieved a reduction in Part 1 crimes that is 26% lower than other cities in Group V. Figure 1 Part One Crimes 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 ■ Lino Part 2031 1769 1950 2165 1716 1372 1518 1279 1461 1075 982 1117 983 ■ Group V 1655 3475 1652 1687 1591 3505 3325 1861 1276 1126 1219 1118 1218 ■ Lino Part 1 ■ Group V Using data from the US Census, the Uniform Crime Report, and the Council for Community and Economic Research; the research group Areavibes2 provides community profiles and livability ratings. They also provided the following information based on 2011 data: The Lino Lakes crime index is 59% lower than the Minnesota average 1 Obtained from 2012 Uniform Crime Report. The 2013 UCR has not been released. 2 Information located at http://www.areavibes.com/methodology/