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POLICE DEPARTMENT
CRIME UPDATE 2019
Chief Robert Handy February 18, 2020
2019 PART I CRIMES
Percent
2018 2019 Difference Change
Homicide 1 2 1 100.0%
Rape 83 61 -22 -26.5%
Robbery 106 99 -7 -6.6%
Aggravated Assault 239 224 -15 -6.3%
Simple Assaults 1155 1083 -72 -6.2%
Burglary 525 535 10 1.9%
Larceny 3158 3280 122 3.9%
Auto Theft 310 329 19 6.1%
Arson 24 22 -2 -8.3%
Total )N.1-1.ding&m pie Assautts) 4446 4552 106 2.4%
Property Crime 2018 2019 2018-2019 2018-2019.
# Change %Change
Residential Burglary 193 204 1 1 5.7%
Garage Burglary 72 54 -18 -25.0%
2019 PART I Commercial Burglary 260 277 17 6.5%
PROPERTY CRIME Larceny - All Other 799 815 16 T2.0%
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Larceny - From Bldg 381 363 -18 -4.7%
BREAKDOWN Larceny - Pickpocket 6 10 4 66.7%
Larceny - Shoplifting 567 620 53 9.3%
Larceny - Vending 5 5 0 0.0%
Larceny - From Vehicle 1400 1467 67 4.8%
Auto Theft 310 329 19 6.1
Arson 24 22 -2 -8.3
Total Property Crimes 4017 4166 149 3.7%
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BURGLARIES IN HUNTINGTON BEACH
• Residential
• 5.7% increase or 11 more crimes
• Several apartments along the Edinger corridor were targeted
• Several vacant apartments/residences were broken into and used for sleeping
• We had 3 fumigated residential burglaries in the south area of the city
• Commercial
• 6.5% increase or 17 more burglaries
• Storage facilities are still trending
• Once inside a building it is easy to burglarize 20 units in a night
• Marry facilities do not have up-to-date security protocols
LARCENIES IN HUNTINGTON BEACH
• Shoplifting
• 9.3% increase or 53 more crimes
• Shoplifting has increased since 2016 due to online marketplace sites such as Offer Up, Let Go and
Facebook Marketplace which makes it very easy to sell stolen property. Huntington Beach(and
much of Orange County) has been targeted by groups of thieves called Organized Retail Theft
Groups. These groups target retail establishments to steal large quantities of products at one time.
Beauty supplies,over-the-counter medications,alcohol and clothing are usually targeted. These
types of groups account for$180,000 of the total shoplifting loss of$248,000 for 2019.
• Theft from Motor Vehicles
• 4.8% increase or 67 more crimes
• Theft from motor vehicles/vehicle parts had a 4.8% increase as compared to 2018. The total loss
from these thefts was S1 6 million dollars- Roughly half the theft from vehicles occur to unlocked
vehicles
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LARCENIES CONTINUED
• Larceny — All Other
• 2.0% increase or 16 more crimes
• Bicycle thefts (counted under Larceny All-Other) have increased. This past
year we have recovered 60 of the 480 reported bicycles stolen. Bicycle
thefts account for $386,000 loss in 2019. We average 40 report per
months with an average price of $800 per bicycle.
OTHER UPDATES
• 2018-2023 Strategic Plan update
• Staffing update
• Homeless response plans
• CAD/RMS project
• Building modernization
• False Alarm program
• Street Sweeping Enforcement program
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