The Prince William County Police Department has released their annual crime rate statistics for 2014, and found that the crime rate in Prince William has continued to fall – but not for violent crimes.
According to the crime report, the county currently has 14.5 crimes per 1,000 residents – which is down more than 10% from last year.
Despite the overall crime rate decreasing in the county, the report did show that violent crimes had increased by 7.3%. Violent crimes account for 8.4% of all crime in the county, said the report.
The closure rate of cases involving violent crime nationally is 48.1%, as stated in the crime report. The amount of violent crimes has increased, but the county’s closure rate for these cases is 71.5% – far higher than the national average.
From 2013 to 2014 there was no change in the amount of murders or rape cases reported – the amount of murders stayed at 6 individuals, and 58 rape cases.
Cases of robbery, burglary, larceny and motor vehicle were down, according to the report.
One area where the Prince William police saw an increase was in the amount of reported aggravated assaults. From 2013 to 2014, the crime report showed a 36.7% increase, from 188 cases to 257.
