Report: Total crime in Durham down, homicides up
Overall crime in Durham was the lowest it's been in a decade last year, but homicides were up 19 percent, police chief Jose Lopez said in his presentation of the annual crime report to city council Monday.
Posted — UpdatedAggravated assaults were up nine percent, while robberies decreased seven percent, the report stated. Larcenies, property crimes and motor vehicle thefts were at a 10-year low in 2010.
Police said an initiative targeting a two-mile area with the highest concentration of gun crimes, shots-fired calls and gang members showed promising results.
The Bull's Eye area saw a 57 percent drop in violent gun crime, a 50 percent drop in shots-fired calls and a 38 percent drop in non-officer-initiated drug calls over the last three years, the report stated.
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