11. He is merely accelerating the addition of police academy graduates, he says, to help curb property crimes and to replace officers expected to retire next year. 12. In addition, both boys were arrested a year ago for a property crime. 13. In Moscow, rape, assaults, robberies, and property crimes were all down last year. 14. In California, convictions for property crimes, such as shoplifting or bicycle theft, can count as a third strike. 15. It measures the violent crimes of murder, robbery, rape and aggravated assault and the property crimes of burglary, motor vehicle theft, larceny and arson. 16. Motor vehicle theft is the most pervasive property crime afflicting New York City. 17. Most of the increase in suburban areas is in property crime like burglary and car theft, although some small towns experienced major increases in assaults and rapes. 18. Only Rockland and Sullivan counties in New York had rises in property crimes. 19. Property crime has fallen by almost half since Operation Hold the Line began. 20. Property crimes and drug crimes also have decreased. |