We review the year in crime every January as we did here last year. The reporting format and categories have changed a bit making direct comparison a little difficult. Here are some yearly totals from the official page found here. The 2024 totals are in parenthesis when the categories appear to be the same.

Last year the total for residential, vehicular and commercial burglaries was 192. Traffic violations still lead the way as anyone walking, biking or driving around town knows intuitively. It’s almost one per day that gets caught. My guess is that is less than ten percent of occurrences. Of special concern are the 9 rapes and 2 kidnappings as well as 60 assaults. And the shooter at the Hillsborough Police Department is still at large after 11 months. “If you see something, say something.”