From Dixie Reid:
The Sacramento region is mostly in line with FBI figures released today, showing that the murder rate across the country fell during the first half of 2009, as did violent crimes, property crimes and car thefts.
Roseville, however, saw 11 more incidents of violent crime from January to June 2009, compared with the same period in 2008.
And in Elk Grove, murders and car thefts were up. Two people were murdered this year vs. none during the first six months of 2008, and motor vehicle theft rose from 190 last year to 230 this year.
In Sacramento, there were 356 fewer incidents of violent crime, 15 fewer murders and 371 fewer car thefts during the first six months of this year. Property crimes dropped, as well, from 11,464 to 10,605, a difference of 859 incidents.
The FBI's figures are based on data from police and law enforcement agencies across the country, and are for communities with a population of 100,000 or more.
The Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime compares January-June 2009 figures with the same period in 2008.
The 2009 crime statistics are preliminary; the final report will be issued next year.
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