Hopkins Crime Falls Even Further
While violent crime increased slightly in 2012, Hopkins had less crime overall last year.
Hopkins saw yet another drop in crime in 2012, according to statistics Police Chief Mike Reynolds presented to the City Council on Tuesday. While violent crime increased by 7.3 percent in 2012—a figure that reflects just three more cases than a year earlier—overall crime rates fell 4 percent from 2011 figures and 7.2 percent from 2010. Hopkins police saw particular success with thefts, by far the most common crime. The community had 29 fewer cases than it did in 2011—an 8 percent one-year decline and 12.8 percent two-year decline. Similarly, burglaries dropped 13.9 percent and 14.7 percent over 2011 and 2012, respectively. Reynolds told Patch that’s partly because the community hasn’t had as many mass break-ins as it did in earlier years. …
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