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Show 1977 Crime Statistics... Chief Tells About Crime Problem in P.G. With the year of 1977 well behind us now, all of the statistics in the areas of crime and traffic accidents have been compiled by the Pleasant Grove Police Dept. Chief Michael Ferre' felt that these figures ought to be published in an effort to make the public more aware of the activities going on in the surrounding area, as well as for the public's own information. infor-mation. Questions most asked are the ones related to the increase in-crease in crime over the last few years and how much is being done to curb it. The following should give you an idea of how much crime activity there is in Pleasant Grove and the percentage of those crimes reported that have been cleared or solved. 1977 Crimes Total Offenses reported . . 612 Total Offenses Open 113 Total Offenses Cleared ... 422 The above figures show that 81 of all reported offenses have been closed. The fact that the population in 1977 was approximately 10,000 should also be taken into consideration in relation to the amount of crime oc-curing. oc-curing. There is a 21 increase of reported crimes over the year 1976. However, there is also nearly a 10 increase in population since the prior year. But, this still illustrates the fact that the crime rate is on the rise. A breakdown of the figures shows that an average of 5.3 crimes occur per 100 persons during the year. The Police Dept. has given crime prevention presentations presen-tations to various LDS Wards and organizations within the area which has been beneficial to the citizens, helping them to be more aware of the things they could do to help prevent crime. Following are statistics on offenses most pertinent to the safety and concern of the citizens. Offenses Open Cleared Larceny 56 46 Homicide 0 1 Sexual Assault . 0 1 Sex Offenses ... 1 6 Vandalism 24 22 Traffic Accidents In the area of traffic accidents ac-cidents for the year 1976, there were 197 accidents. For 1977, this increased only 2, to 199 accidents, one of which resulted in a fatality. This was only about 1 increase in traffic accidents for the year, and the increase in accidents for the last 6 years has been around 39. Time of the day when accidents ac-cidents are most frequent in Pleasant Grove are illustrated here. Morning (6-12) 74 Afternoon (12 to 6) 75 Evening (6 p.m. to 12) 42 Night (12 to 6 a.m.) 8 Along with certain times of the day to consider, there are some intersections to watch within the city limits where accidents occur more frequen-tly: frequen-tly: ; Intersection Accidents Damage 100 E. Center .. . 10 $9,800 St. Rd&Main .. 12 20,775 lOOE.&St. Rd. 6 6,995 St. Rd. & Center 3 3,475 Chief Ferre' said in a closing statement that he hopes "we may all drive as defensively as possible. Let's see if we can bring these accident and crime figures down!" |