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CAMBRIDGE POLICE DEPARTMENT |
1996 ANNUAL REPORT
Cambridge 1996 Crime Index
The Crime Index is composed of selected offenses used to gauge fluctuations in the overall volume and rate of crime reported to law enforcement. The offenses included are the violent crimes of murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault, and the property crimes of burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft.
| January to December 1995 | January to December 1996 |
| CRIME | TOTAL |
CRIME | TOTAL |
PERCENT CHANGE |
| Murder | 3 |
Murder | 1 |
-66.7% |
| Rape | 35 |
Rape | 34 |
-2.9% |
| Robbery | 295 |
Robbery | 227 |
-23.1% |
| Assault | 463 |
Assault | 381 |
-17.7% |
| Burglary | 953 |
Burglary | 791 |
-17.0% |
| Larceny | 3313 |
Larceny | 2973 |
-10.3% |
| Auto Theft | 558 |
Auto Theft | 544 |
-2.5% |
| Total Violent Crimes | 796 |
Total Violent Crimes | 643 |
-19.2% |
| Total Property Crimes | 4824 |
Total Property Crimes | 4308 |
-10.7% |
| INDEX TOTAL | 5620 |
INDEX TOTAL | 4951 |
-11.9% |
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