Long Beach Crime
Crime in 1992 went down 5.3% over 1991, according to police statistics. Citywide, serious crimes against people and property decreased 10.9%, but other crimes rose 9.8%.
CRIMES AGAINST PEOPLE 1991 1992 % CHANGE Murder 93 104 11.8 Manslaughter 2 0 -100 Forcible rape 285 222 -22.1 Robbery 4,124 3,660 -11.2 Aggravated assault 5,046 3,090 -38.7* Total 9,550 7,076 -25.9
PROPERTY CRIMES 1991 1992 % CHANGE Residential burglary 6,171 5,678 -7.9 Commercial burglary 1,804 2,033 12.6 Auto burglary 8,046 6,619 -17.7 Grand theft 2,379 2,244 -5.6 Petty theft 4,545 4,543 0.0 Bike theft 1,390 1,331 -4.2 Auto theft 6,866 6,613 -3.6 Arson 97 254 161.8 Total 31,298 29,315 -6.3 Total major crimes 40,848 36,391 -10.9 Total other crimes 15,077 16,564 9.8 Citywide total 55,925 52,955 -5.3
* In October, 1991, reporting of assaults was changed to conform to state guidelines. Three aggravated assault categories were downgraded to simple assault, which is now included in other crimes category.
Source: Long Beach Police Department
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