March 9

Crime does indeed appear to be down – except for stolen cars

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Update: To compare our neighborhood’s crime, check this similar post from our sister site Queen Anne View.

Major crimes in the city and in the neighborhood, including robberies, are trending downward, according to 2010 numbers just released by the Seattle Police Department.

As of the end of 2010, Violent Crimes were down by 9% compared with 2009, led by a 20% decrease in robberies. Property Crimes were down by 5% across the City, with a slight increase only in vehicle thefts.

And in Maple Leaf? Pretty much the same picture, which is what police told a neighborhood meeting in January.

Here are some numbers for crime in the patrol beat that most resembles the neighborhood, Union1.

Robberies. There were 16 robberies in Union 1 in 2010 verses 32 in 2009.

Burglaries. There were 190 burglaries in 2010 vs. 188 in 2009.

Stolen cars. There were 113 cars stolen in 2010 vs. 96 in 2009.

(Note, though, that although Union 1 most resembles Maple Leaf, about half of it doesn’t.)

Speaking of those crimes, since our last neighborhood crime report on Feb. 23, police report:

  • On Monday, Feb. 28, burglars used a chisel on the kitchen window to break into  a home in the 10500 block of 17th Avenue Northeast.
  • Early in the morning of Saturday, Feb. 26, someone used a ladder kept by the side of a home in the 1500 bock of Northeast 107th Street to climb through the kitchen window.
  • A car was stolen on Saturday, March 5, from the 10800 block of 12th Avenue Northeast.
  • A car was stolen on Tuesday, March 1, from the 10500 block of Eighth Avenue Northeast.
  • A car was stolen on Wednesday, Feb. 23, from the 1200 block of Northeast 98th Street.
  • Two cars were broken into on Friday, Feb. 25, in the 500 block of Northeast Northgate Way.
  • A third car was broken into the day before, Thursday Feb. 24, in the 300 block of Northeast Northgate Way.

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