Most Youngstown crimes up slightly in 2015, but offset by reduced burglaries

YOUNGSTOWN

Although almost all crime categories showed slight increases in 2015, statistics show a decrease in burglaries has given the city a reduced crime rate overall for the second straight year.

The city recorded 3,616 Part 1 crimes in 2015. These crimes are categorized as homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, theft, auto theft and arson.

In 2014, the city recorded 3,718 Part 1 crimes – down from 2013, when the city recorded 4,226 such crimes.

In 2015, Youngstown police recorded 1,141 burglaries, a decrease from 2014, which saw 1,397 burglaries; and 2013, which saw 1,589 burglaries.

Categories that increased in 2015 were homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, auto theft, theft and arson.

Read more about the situation in Wednesday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.