Crime & Safety

How Much Violent Crime Happened in Middletown

The FBI has released the 2014 Unified Crime Report which features statistics for crime in Middletown.

The FBI recently released its annual ”Crime in the United States” report, which includes information about Middletown.

According to the report, Middletown saw 19 violent crimes in 2014. Violent crime includes offenses involving force or the threat of force: murder and non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault, according to the FBI.

There were 6 reported rapes, 3 robberies, and 11 aggravated assaults in Middletown.

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Other crime stats for Middletown include 261 larcenies, 33 burglaries, nine motor vehicle thefts, and two cases of arson.

Nationally, violent crime decreased nationally last year by 0.2 percent from 2013, according to the report.

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