Jeri Williams Jefe de la Policía

Departamento de Policía de Oxnard R. Jason Benites Jefe Adjunto De Scott Whitney Jefe Adjunto

OXNARD DEPARTAMENTO DE POLICÍA

COMUNICADO DE PRENSA

PARA PUBLICACION INMEDIATA:

The City of Oxnard has enjoyed a steady decrease in crime over the past two decades. While 2011 saw an exceptional double digit drop in both violent and property crimes, reported crime rose in 2012. Although violent crime was again lower in 2012, there was an increase in property crime.

Como se indica en el cuadro
Había 603 violent crimes reported during calendar year 2012 y 619 durante 2011. Rape and aggravated assault crime totals reflect decreases, but the total number of homicides and robberies increased. Había 9 homicides reported during calendar year 2012, all of which involved the use of a firearm. This was one more than what was reported the prior year. The decrease within the rape category is partially attributed to crimes which were reported within calendar year 2011, but were unfounded during calendar year 2012.

During calendar year 2012, Como se indica en el cuadro 10.9% increase in the number of robberies reported. A geographical review of this data failed to reveal a particular hot spot. The increase was throughout the City.

Delitos contra la Propiedad
Había 4,111 property crimes reported during calendar year 2012 y 3,525 crimes during 2011. All property crime categories reflect increases. The largest increase was within the burglary crime category with an additional 271 delitos denunciados. For UCR purposes, this includes both residential and commercial burglaries.
Open/unlocked windows/doors were the main method of entry in the burglary crime category, representando 282 crímenes. When comparing residential burglaries between 2011 y 2012, there was a significant increase in garage burglaries, with many of the garages being left open or unlocked.

Un adicional 187 auto theft crimes were reported in 2012. Toda la Ciudad, the vehicles most targeted by auto thieves were: ’86-’99 Honda Accords, ’88-’99 Honda Civics and ’87-’99 Toyota Camrys.

The Oxnard Police Department continues to combat auto theft by assigning a senior officer to the Ventura County Auto Theft Taskforce. This taskforce is designed to work cooperatively countywide to follow leads and investigate crimes. They also work closely with the insurance industry to proactively find ways to reduce the occurrences of auto theft throughout the county.

Los siguientes datos son de la comparación crimen resumido en los años civiles 2010, 2011 y 2012. The data is taken from the Uniform Crime Report (UCR), Schedule A, which is sent to the Department of Justice.

2010 - 2012 Statistical Summary
Total, Part I Crimes for calendar year 2012 disminuido por 0.3% when compared to 2010. Although Part I crimes have increased this year as compared to 2011, when compared to calendar year 2010, there is a 0.3% Como se indica en el cuadro, o 16 un menor número de delitos. This is due to the substantial reduction in Part I crimes during 2011.

The graph on the following page shows Part I crimes for the last sixteen year period. The average for the preceding fifteen year period, 1997 - 2011 es 5,497 Part I crimes per year. Compared to this fifteen year average, the total number of Part I crimes reported in 2012 eran 14.2% lower, o 783 un menor número de delitos.



Post Release Offenders
Since the enactment of Asembly Bill 109, there have been approximately 170 individuals released from the California Department of Corrections that reside, or are transient within, la ciudad de Oxnard. These individuals were released under the State of California’s Realignment plan and are being supervised by the Ventura County Probation Agency. The Realignment plan is more commonly referred to as the Post Release Offender program. While it is too early to quantify the effects of this prison realignment, many of these offenders are repeat offenders that are generally spending less time in custody.

The Oxnard Police Department works collaboratively with other agencies in Ventura County, including the Probation Agency, to minimize the potential negative effects that this program has on the city’s crime rate. An Oxnard police officer is assigned, full-time, to work with the Probation Agency to monitor the post release offenders assigned to the city. The Oxnard Police Department has made approximately 259 arrests for sections directly related to the post release offender program.

FECHA / TIEMPO DE PREPARACIÓN: Febrero 5, 2013, 5:30 p.m.