FBI: 'Eugene saw increases in every crime category'

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Story Published: Jun 1, 2009 at 12:55 PM PST

By KVAL.com staff

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.

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