Galveston, TX- Recent data shows crime in Galveston is decreasing.
According to the Galveston Police Department, incident reports in January 2024 show a downward trend in comparison to January 2023.
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These include;
Crimes against persons (murder, rape, assault):
January 2023: 85
January 2024: 59
Percent change: -30.59
Crimes against property (robbery, bribery, burglary):
January 2023: 162
January 2024: 103
Percent change: -36.42
Crimes against society (gambling, prostitution, drug violations):
January 2023: 64
January 2024: 35
Percent change: -45.31
The Galveston Police Department tracks incident reports on the National Incident Based Reporting System.
Police Media Relations Specialist, Kurt Koopmann, says they have also implemented DDACTS, or Data-Driven Aapproaches to Crime and Traffic Safety.
DDACTS is a law enforcement operational model which uses location-based data in targeting areas that have shown higher concentrations of traffic incidents and crimes.
Koopmann says additional time and data is needed to determine if DDACTS is a possible contributing factor to the decrease in crime.
“We would need to look at several months, or one year, compared to before to see if there is a sustained decrease going forward,” he said.
Galveston residents can visit https://www.galvestontx.gov/1253/Public-Information to find public reports by Galveston Police.