A Look At Natomas Crime Stats For June

The Sacramento Police Department today released June 2009 crime statistics for Natomas in comparison to crimes reported last year.*

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Police Beat 1A (North Natomas)

• Residential burglaries went up 9% (21 to 23).
• Auto burglaries went up 108% (24 to 50) – this is a continuing trend in N. Natomas.
• Robberies (unspecified) went down 50% (4 to 2).

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Police Beat 1B (S. Natomas)

• Residential burglaries went down 45% (24 to 13).
• Stolen cars went up 92% (14 to 27).
• Robberies (unspecified) went down 33% (6 to 4).
• Assault (no firearm) went down 80% (5 to 1).
• Assault (w/ firearm) went down from 2 to 0.

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Police Beat 1C (Gardenland/Northgate)

• Residential burglaries went up 111% (9 to 19) – the first time it has been up all year.
• Vehicle burglaries went up 100% (4 to 8).
• Stolen cars went up 60% (10 to 16).

The stats also compare crime in Natomas neighborhoods January through June in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Police Beat 1A (N. Natomas)

• Residential burglaries went down 1% (2008 to 2009) and 11% (143 to 127) from 2007 to 2009.
• Vehicle burglaries went down 20% (2008 to 2009) and went up 2% (249 to 255) from 2007 to 2009.
• Stolen cars went down 9% (2008 to 2009) and went down 28% (233 to 166) from 2007 to 2009.
• Robberies (unspecified) went down 70% (2008 to 2009) and went down 41% (12 to 7) from 2007 to 2009.
• Assaults (no firearm) went up 44% (2008 to 2009) and went up 18% (11 to 13) from 2007 to 2009.

Police Beat 1B (S. Natomas)

• Residential burglaries went down 19% (2008 to 2009) and down 27% (134 to 97) from 2007 to 2009.
• Vehicle burglaries went down 20% (2008 to 2009) and down 29% (183 to 129) from 2007 to 2009.
• Stolen cars went down 1% (2008 to 2009) and down 39% (194 to 118) from 2007 to 2009.
• Robberies (unspecified) went down 21% (2008 to 2009) and down 48% (35 to 18) from 2007 to 2009.
• Assault (no firearm) went up 11% (2008 to 2009) and up 35% (14 to 19) from 2007 to 2009.
• Assault (firearm) went down 40% (2008 to 2009) and down 40% (5 to 3) from 2007 to 2009.

Police Beat 1C (Gardenland/Northgate)

• Residential burglaries went down 33% (2008 to 2009) and down 24% (70 to 53) from 2007 to 2009.
• Vehicle burglaries went up 18% (2008 to 2009) and down 12% (66 to 58) from 2007 to 2009.
• Stolen cars went down 2% (2008 to 2009) and down 56% (158 to 69) from 2007 to 2009.
• Robberies (unspecified) went down 27% (2008 to 2009) and down 55% (36 to 16) from 2007 to 2009.
• Assault (no firearm) went up 100% (2008 to 2009) and down 5% (17 to 16) from 2007 to 2009.
• Assault (firearm) went down 66% (2008 to 2009) and down 71% (7 to 2) from 2007 to 2009.

According to Capt. Daniel Hahn, some of the numbers are going in the right direction — down — which means Natomas neighborhoods are safer in some respects.

“But one of the major things that stands out is our vehicle crimes are still high and in some cases on the rise,” he says. “Our residential burglary rate is still fairly high.”

To combat these increases, Hahns asks the community call in suspicious activity and says police officers will work on the more frequently hit neighborhoods.

“We have recently caught several burglars from different burglaries and continue to put out our ‘bait’ cars,” he adds. “It is summer time and crime tends to rise during these months. Let’s work together to ensure crime decreases and therefore ensures our neighborhoods are safe and enjoyable.”

* These are preliminary statistics and are subject to slight changes. But, they are good for observing trends in our neighborhoods and shouldn’t change much if they change at all.