Thursday, December 1, 2022

Franklin County’s major crime rate dropped by over 33 percent in 2021

Franklin County’s major crime rate dropped by over 33 percent in 2021.

 

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement released its annual crime report on Wednesday which shows the numbers and types of major crimes committed between January and December of 2021.

 

Major crimes include murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny and motor vehicle theft.

 

There were 168 major crimes worked by local law enforcement agencies in 2021.

 

That’s down from 243 in 2020.

 

There were no murders, robberies or motor vehicle thefts in 2021.

 

There were, however, 12 rapes - up from 3 the year before.

 

There were 18 aggravated assaults, which is down from 29 the year before.

 

The report also shows 9 burglaries and 129 larcenies in 2021.

 

The report says about a quarter of the cases have been cleared so far.

 

If you would like to see the full annual crime report for yourself – just follow the link we've set up on this story at oysterradio.com and at the oyster radio Facebook page.

 

http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/CJAB/UCR/UCR/2021/Annual/2021A_Statewide_County.aspx



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