THE GOOD NEWS IS MOST OF THE CRIMES COMMITTED IN ALBUQUERQUE ARE TRENDING DOWNWARD … AND THIS COMES AFTER HISTORIC DECREASES IN MANY CRIMES IN THE CITY THAT STARTED LAST YEAR. MAYOR TIM KELLER ON SUNDAY RELEASED THE FIRST QUARTER CRIME STATS FROM APD ON SUNDAY.
THE BIGGEST DROP IN CRIME CAME IN THREE AREAS: ROBBERY … DOWN 22 PERCENT, OR HALF OF WHAT IT WAS IN 2017 … AUTO THEFT DROPPED 29 PERCENT SINCE THE 38 PERCENT DECREASE IN 2017 … AND AUTO BURGLARY, DOWN 28 PERCENT AFTER A DECREASE OF 45 PERCENT IN 2017. THE REPORT ALSO SHOWED RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES WERE DOWN 32 PERCENT THIS YEAR …COMMERCIAL BURGLARIES DROPPED ONLY 2 PERCENT … MURDERS WERE DOWN 24 PERCENT AND RAPES DROPPED 7 PERCENT.
KELLER SAYS WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO, BUT THE COMMENDS APD OFFICER TO WORKING TO CUT CRIME IN THE CITY.
