FBI: 'Eugene saw increases in every crime category'
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EUGENE (Preliminary - 2008) Murder & Non-negligent Manslaughter 2007 - 1 2008 - 2 Forcible Rape 2007 - 55 2008 - 60 Robbery 2007 - 181 2008 - 223 Aggravated Assault 2007 - 189 2008 - 211 Burglary 2007 - 1640 2008 - 1704 Larceny-Theft 2007 - 5119 2008 - 6814 Motor Vehicle Theft 2007 - 1045 2008 - 1303 |
EUGENE, Ore. -- Crime is down nationwide, but not in Eugene, according to the FBI.
"Eugene saw increases in every crime category," the FBI said Monday in a press release.
The finding was based on preliminary crime reports from January through December of 2008. Over 12,750 law enforcement agencies nationwide report the data, called Uniform Crime Reporting statistics, to the FBI.
The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program collects data on murder, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-threat, and motor vehicle thefts.
Nationally, violent crime was down 2.5 percent; property crimes were down 1.6 percent.
In Oregon, Portland saw a slight increase in the number of murders but decreases in every other crime category.
Eugene posted increases across all categories, according to the FBI.
FBI summaries for Oregon and SW Washington cities:
- Portland saw a slight increase in the number of murders, but decreases in every other crime category measured.
- Gresham saw an increase in the numbers of murders, aggravated assaults, and burglaries, but it saw decreases in the rape, robbery, larceny-theft and motor vehicle theft categories.
- Eugene saw increases in every crime category.
- Salem saw increases in the number of murders, robberies and burglaries, but decreases in the numbers of aggravated assaults, larceny-thefts and motor vehicle thefts.
- Vancouver saw increases in the number of robberies and motor vehicle thefts, but decreases in the numbers of murders, rapes, aggravated assaults, burglaries and larceny-thefts.
