{"id":23538,"date":"2019-04-03T10:00:42","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T15:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=23538"},"modified":"2019-04-02T16:17:31","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T21:17:31","slug":"2018-dayton-crime-rates-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2019\/04\/03\/2018-dayton-crime-rates-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Dayton Crime Rates Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 \u00a0Dayton crime rates are on the rise. Sort of. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0In a recent investigation by the Dayton Daily News, it\u2019s been revealed that car thefts are on the rise. As are weapons violations and murders. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Regardless of the numbers, though, Dayton Police say that Dayton remains a safe city, and is actually the safest it\u2019s been in previous years. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Gun violence has declined considerably and is currently at a 10-year low, according to Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0However, reports of rape and sexual assaults are on the rise too, which are likely a direct result of the #MeToo movement, showing victims\u2019 willingness to come forward. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0In 2017, the overall crime rate in Dayton fell by an astonishing 10 percent. It didn\u2019t stay that low in 2018, (it rose by two percent). Yet it remained fairly lower than 2016 by eight percent.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0The biggest problems Daytonians have to deal with are pickpockets and breaking and entering. There was a 15 percent increase in B&E\u2019s in 2018. There was also a 33 percent increase in arsons. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Nevertheless, Dayton still seems to be pretty safe when it comes to violent crimes like murder, but it continues to remain the police\u2019s top priority. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0According to Dayton Daily News, \u201cDayton had 37 murders and non-negligent manslaughter incidents in 2018, which was four more than 2017, but two less than 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Dayton had 27 criminal homicides each year in 2012, 2013 and 2014. There were 30 in 2015.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0The main factor of those violent crimes is firearms. 32 of the 37 homicides involved them. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0According to Biehl, \u201cSomeone who is injured by gun crime is 12 times more likely to die if they are assaulted by a firearm than any other weapon. Gun crime, because of the sheer lethality potential, has to be the priority.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0On a positive note, firearm-related crimes have fallen to the lowest level in a decade during 2018. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0The DPD is not quite sure what exactly caused the decline, but they speculate it\u2019s because they\u2019ve placed more emphasis on cracking down on these types of crimes and reorganized their Violent Crimes Bureau. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0In an attempt to discourage situations from escalating, community leaders are advocating for people to leave their guns at home. After all, you can\u2019t shoot someone if you don\u2019t have a firearm. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0One community leader, Tony Ruby Sr., has spoken with inmates who say they wouldn\u2019t be in prison right now had they just left their gun at home. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Dayton has also approved a $50,000 budget in preventative measures, specifically establishing the Greater Dayton Homicide Review Commission. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0The Commission will be in charge of creating detailed plans to prevent future violent crimes as well as analyzing each individual homicide to find out why this happened and how they can stop future incidents.<\/span><\/p>\n

Emilee Brewer<\/strong>
\nIntern<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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