New statistics reveal crime levels have gone down in the first quarter for the first time since 2020.
Each month, Austin police update the online database to provide new numbers on crimes ranging from homicide to stolen property. The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) breaks up these cases into three separate categories: crimes against persons, property and society.
Between January and March of this year, there have been 14 reported homicides, 51 instances of kidnapping/abduction and 56 rape cases, according to the statistics. In comparison, at the same time in 2023, Austin saw 23 homicides, 52 kidnappings and 79 reported rapes.
When looking back to 2020, there were 16 homicides, 48 abductions and 89 instances of rape recorded during its first quarter.
Based on these statistics, Austin’s homicide and kidnapping levels are both lower in the first three months of the year when compared to those in 2020.
In 2024 thus far, the most commonly committed crime on …
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