Serious crime investigated by the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office dropped by 13 percent in the first half of 2015, according to Sheriff Mascara
For the first half of 2015, serious crime investigated by the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office decreased by 13 percent compared with the same time period in 2014, according to Sheriff Ken J. Mascara.
“We recorded decreases in three of seven crime categories, led by a 22 percent decrease in thefts,” Sheriff Mascara said. “Forcible sexual offenses dropped by 50 percent.”
“Unfortunately, robberies, which are difficult to anticipate, more than doubled and there was a slight increase in motor vehicle thefts,” Sheriff Mascara said.
“Our Intelligence Led Policing Unit works hard to analyze crime trends,” said the Sheriff. “The members of this unit feed a steady stream of data to our patrol deputies and detectives to develop leads in open cases and allocate our deputies where they will be the most effective.”
For the year 2014 compared with 2013, the Sheriff’s Office showed a drop in serious crime of 17 percent, and crime dropped 8 percent countywide in the same time period. This continued a downward trend over the past 15 years, Sheriff Mascara said.
Here are the details:
Crime investigated by St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office
January-June 2014 compared with January-June 2015
Crime Category 2014 2015 =/- %
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Murder 2 2 0 %
Forcible Sexual 22 11 – 50%
Offenses
Robbery 10 23 130%
Aggravated Assault 76 85 12%
Burglary 164 161 – 2%
Theft 588 456 – 22%
Motor Vehicle Theft 37 40 8%
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Total 899 778 – 13%
ABOUT THE SHERIFF:
The Florida Constitution establishes the Office of the elected County Sheriff who is responsible for preserving the peace, carrying out the orders of Florida courts and the Board of County Commissioners, and providing deputies at court sessions and meetings of the Board of County Commissioners. The Sheriff is the chief correctional officer of the county. Sheriff Ken J. Mascara is elected by the people of St. Lucie County and is accountable to them.
