Charlotte’s 2024 first quarter crime stats and trends released
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s first quarter crime stats were released on Monday by CMPD and juvenile crime and property crime continue to be an issue that the department is focused on.
CMPD said they have launched several programs to try to tackle juvenile crime and recidivism. So far this year juveniles have been responsible for 21 shootings while 22 juveniles have been arrested for 80% of the city’s auto thefts.
Twenty-one cars on average are stolen per day in Charlotte, CMPD said.
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CMPD highlighted that violent crimes are down 1% notably due to a decrease in aggravated assaults with a gun. The department said that despite that number being down, homicides are on the rise with 34 so far in 2024 compared to 26 this time last year.
CMPD highlighted its homicide division cracking cases with 70% of the cases so far in 2024 having been cleared. The national average is 50%.
Overall crime and property crime are slightly up year-over-year.
CMPD said it has increased its focus on uptown Charlotte with a new task force called Targeted Response for Intervention and Outreach (TRIO) and that crime incidents are down by 13% and 45 arrests have been made since its inception.
Meanwhile, applications for jobs and hiring are up and current vacancies have narrowed to 191. Fifty-eight recruits graduate this week and will join the force with another recruiting class graduating in December 2024.
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Here is some of the CMPD data so far in 2024:
Violent crimes: 1,627 offenses in 2024 compared to 1,642 offenses in 2023
Homicides: 34 in 2024 compared to 26 in 2023
Aggravated assaults: 1,211 in 2024 compared to 1,244 in 2023
Rapes: 55 in 2024 compared to 66 in 2023
Armed robberies: 209 in 2024 compared to 202 in 2023
Property crimes: 8,531 offenses in 2024 compared to 8,191 in 2023
Residential burglaries: 406 in 2024 compared to 416 in 2023
Commercial burglaries: 538 in 2024 compared to 433 in 2023
Larcenies from automobiles: 2,303 in 2024 compared to 2,358 in 2023
Vehicle thefts: 1,941 in 2024 compared to 1,491 in 2023
Arsons: 39 in 2024 compared to 30 in 2023
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