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Forsyth County Sheriff's Office
Annual Crime Comparison Report January - December, 2007-2008
TYPE OF OFFENSE
2007 2008 Change
# % # % # %
VIOLENT
MURDER
2 0.0% 1 0.0% (1) -50.00%
RAPE
28 0.3% 23 0.2% (5) -17.86%
ROBBERY
34 0.4% 40 0.4% 6 17.65%
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
230 2.4% 256 2.5% 26 11.30%
VIOLENT TOTAL
294 3.1% 320 3.1% 26 8.84%
PROPERTY
BURGLARY
817 8.6% 753 7.4% (64) -7.83%
LARCENY
1,816 19.2% 2,081 20.3% 265 14.59%
MOTOR VEH THEFT
145 1.5% 148 1.4% 3 2.07%
ARSON*
33 0.3% 38 0.4% 5 15.15%
PROPERTY TOTAL
2,778 29.4% 2,982 29.2% 204 7.34%
INDEX PART I CRIME TOTAL
3,072 32.5% 3,302 32.3% 230 7.49%
CRIMES AGAINST
PERSON
SIMPLE ASSAULT
1,442 15.2% 1,698 16.6% 256 17.75%
OFFENSE AGAINST FAMILY
14 0.1% 13 0.1% (1) -7.14%
SEX OFFENSES
90 1.0% 112 1.1% 22 24.44%
PUBLIC DISORDER
CRIMES
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
387 4.1% 571 5.6% 184 47.55%
PROSTITUTION/GAMBLING/PORNOGRAPHY
5 0.1% 8 0.1% 3 60.00%
VANDALISM
1,067 11.3% 1,120 10.9% 53 4.97%
DRUG/ALCOHOL
OFFENSES
DRUG/DRUG EQUIPMENT
578 6.1% 542 5.3% (36) -6.23%
DWI
183 1.9% 313 3.1% 130 71.04%
LIQUOR LAW VIOLATIONS
101 1.1% 109 1.1% 8 7.92%
WHITE COLLAR
CRIMES
FORGERY/COUNTERFEITING
67 0.7% 72 0.7% 5 7.46%
FRAUD
256 2.7% 236 2.3% (20) -7.81%
EMBEZZLEMENT
24 0.3% 24 0.2% 0 0.00%
ALL OTHER CRIMES
STOLEN PROPERTY
53 0.6% 45 0.4% (8) -15.09%
WEAPONS
200 2.1% 227 2.2% 27 13.50%
ALL OTHER OFFENSES
1,148 12.1% 1,163 11.4% 15 1.31%
MISC OFFENSES
247 2.6% 204 2.0% (43) -17.41%
TRAFFIC
491 5.2% 432 4.2% (59) -12.02%
TOTAL PART II OFFENSES
6,386 67.5% 6,927 67.7% 541 8.47%
GRAND TOTAL
9,458 100.0% 10,229 100.0% 771 8.15%
* ARSON IS INCLUDED IN A PROPERTY CRIME HOWEVER IS NOT INCLUDED IN TOTAL INDEX CRIME FOR PART I.