Davis Reports Decrease In Violent Crimes, Property Crimes

Davis police reported 95 violent crimes in 2012. That’s a decrease from the 114 violent crimes reported in 2011.

The number of property crimes also slightly decreased from 1,489 in 2011 to 1,476 last year.

The numbers were released this week by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which reported a nationwide increase of violent crimes and a decrease of property crimes after compiling crime data from 18,000 jurisdictions in 50 states.

The FBI's Uniform Crime Reports also included the number of police officers in the nation’s police departments.

Davis has 62 sworn police officers.