Monday, November 26, 2012
Chief Jeffrey Robertson said though robberies are up this year from this time in 2011, police have made arrests in most.
At this time last year, 95 robberies were reported in Cleveland Heights. Robbery incidents reported jumped from 68 offenses in 2010 to 109 in 2011. And so far in 2012, 97 robberies have been reported. But Police Chief Jeffrey Robertson said though the stats are slightly higher this year compared to this time last year, police have made 70 arrests — 43 adults and 27 kids. And the others are still under investigation. "We’ve cleared 51 of those (robberies) with arrests," Robertson said. "Robbery" can mean many different things, Robertson said. When a shoplifter uses physical force to try to flee, that's a robbery. When a cell phone is stolen from a person's hands, that's also a robbery. Attempted robberies are counted, too. So far this year…
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
The FBI released crime statistics from 2011 last month. We compared the numbers to information from 2009 to 2010, which show the number of reported offenses in most crime categories have increased in Cleveland Heights.
The rates of both violent crime and property crime reported in Cleveland Heights has increased since 2009, according to statistics released by the FBI last month. Police departments across the country report the number of nine kinds of criminal offenses to the FBI every year, and the FBI compiles the data. Reporting is voluntary. Violent crime — which includes murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault — has increased in Cleveland Heights from 84 offenses in 2009 to 143 in 2011. Violent crime had dropped in 2010 to 73 offenses. Robbery jumped from 68 offenses in 2010 to 109 in 2011. Aggravated assault went from 4 offenses in 2010 to 33 in 2011. The number of rapes reported also increased by 6 incidents. The city also saw an …
Friday, November 16, 2012
We put FBI crime statistics in Cleveland Heights next to other cities in Ohio with comparable populations. How did Cleveland Heights stack up?
Cleveland Heights participated in the FBI's crime reporting system for 2011. The stats, as reported by the FBI, are listed in the chart below. These are the known offenses in the city in 2011, tracked and reported by the Cleveland Heights Police Department to the FBI. In addition, we compared crime statistics in Cleveland Heights to cities with similar populations. Browse through the charts in the photos section to see where Cleveland Heights falls in terms of specific crimes like burglary and theft. Violent crime includes murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault. The property crime stats include burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson. While Cleveland Heights is in line with most…
Jim Young
3:02 pm on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
So crime is up.... test scores down in CH.....how I wish it was the other way around. If the middle school kids weren't carrying those IPads around, our crime rate might be at the 2011 levels. God Bless the CH police department! They keep us all safe. more ›