HUNTERSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT

102 Gilead Road P.O. Box 664 Huntersville, N.C. 28070 (704) 464-5400 Fax (704) 947-9200
Philip K. Potter, CLEE Chief of Police

MONTHLY CRIME BULLETIN Auto Breaking and Entering January 2012 Activity Summary: There were nine (9) Auto B&Es reported in January 2012. There were fourteen (14) Auto B&Es reported during the same timeframe in 2011. This is a 36% decrease from 2011 to 2012. The zone with the highest number of incidents is East 3 with four (4), or 44%. The reporting tracts with the highest number of incidents are B2 and D2 with three (3), or 33%, each. Seven (7), or 77%, of the incidents took place at commercial locations. Seven (7), or 77%, of the incidents involved forced entry. Four (4), or 44%, of the incidents were discovered between the hours of 0800 to 1159. Seven (7) incidents are open for further investigation and two (2) have been closed with leads exhausted. Comments/Recommendations: Historically, HPD has an average of 26 Auto B&Es during the month of January with a current threshold of 10 to 42. This January, we were under the threshold with 9 reported Auto B&Es. Based on day and hour of occurrence, increased patrols are recommended in the B2 and D2 commercial areas on Sundays and Mondays especially between the hours of 1100 and 2000. Forecast for February: The average number of Auto B&Es for the month of February is 23 plus or minus 13. By the end of February, there is a 68% chance HPD will have received between 10 and 36 reported Auto B&Es. Prepared by: Laura Rooks, Crime Analyst Submitted to: Philip K. Potter, Chief of Police

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9 Auto B&Es Reported in January 2012

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BREAKING AND ENTERING MOTOR VEHICLE January 2012 Geographic Analysis

Incidents per Reporting Tract Number of Crimes per Location

Tract A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 B1 B2 B3 B4 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6

% of total

Location Commercial Residential Hotel School Other

33%

# 7 2 0 0 0 9

% of total 77% 22% 0% 0% 0% 100%

1 1

11% 11%
Incidents by Response Area

1 3

11% 33%

Beat East 1 East 2 East 3 West 1 West 2 West 3

# 3 0 4 0 0 2 9

% of total 33% 0% 44% 0% 0% 22% 100%

100%

Incidents by District

District East West

# 7 2 9

% of total 77% 22% 100%

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Temporal Analysis
# of Incidents/Day at Found Time Crimes Found by 4hr Intervals

Day Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesda y Thursday Friday Saturday

# 2 2 2 1 0 2 0 9

% Total 22% 22% 22% 11% 0% 22% 0% 100%

Time Period 0000-0359 0400-0759 0800-1159 1200-1559 1600-1959 2000-2359

# 0 0 4 2 3 0 9

% per Allocation 0% 0% 44% 22% 33% 0% 100%

Modus Operandi Analysis

Forced or Non-forced Entries Method of Entry

Entry Type Forced Unforced Unknown

# 7 2 0 9

% of total 77% 22% 0% 100%

Method Cut Locks Force Door Break/Force Window Bodily Force Pry/Punch Lock Key No Force Unknown/Other
Point of Entry

# 0 0 5 0 2 0 2 0 9

% of total 0% 0% 56% 0% 22% 0% 22% 0% 100%

Point of Entry Door (Driver Side) Door (Pass. Side) Other

# 1 1 0

% of total 11% 11% 0%

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Window Unknown Open truck bed

5 2 0 9

56% 22% 0% 100%

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HUNTERSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT

102 Gilead Road P.O. Box 664 Huntersville, N.C. 28070 (704) 875-6542 Fax (704) 875-2815
Philip K. Potter, CLEE Chief of Police

Monthly Crime Analysis for January 2012 Auto B&E

tract B2 B2 B2 C2 C-3 D1 D2 D-2 D-2 case # 120123175802 120124102001 120125105901 120120081802 120110163101 120120120701 120123192001 120129135001 120130092501 streetnbr 16830 16815 9801 9104 9304 11725 11725 11711 11711 street STATESVILLE RD CALDWELL CREEK DR SAM FURR RD CHEYENNE DR TWIN TRAIL DR VERHOEFF DR ALEXANDERANA RD ALEXANDERANA RD ALEXANDERANA RD date_occu 1/23/12 1/24/12 1/23/12 1/19/12 1/8/12 1/20/12 1/23/12 1/29/12 1/29/12 hour_occu 1720 1014 1600 1830 1300 1030 1730 1200 1759 date_fnd 1/23/12 1/24/12 1/25/12 1/20/12 1/10/12 1/20/12 1/23/12 1/29/12 1/29/12 hour_fnd 1755 1019 1059 0800 1130 1206 1900 1345 1800 location LOWES HARDWARE IHOP NORTHCROSS SHOP CTR HUNTINGTON GREEN CEDARFIELD AQUATIC CENTER STRIKERS SOCCER COMPLEX STRIKERS SOCCER COMPLEX STRIKERS SOCCER COMPLEX

Incidents per Month 2011 Compared to 2012

Month
January January

Year 2011 2012

# of Incidents

# of Incidents 14 9

% Change
70

January and February Auto B&Es Over Time

-36%

60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

January February

Comparison of # of Incidents in January to # of Incidents in February over time Month Year # of Incidents Month Year # of Incidents Mean January 2006 38 February 2006 40 39 January 2007 31 February 2007 21 26 January 2008 58 February 2008 42 50 January 2009 16 February 2009 11 13.5 January 2010 14 February 2010 3 8.5 January 2011 14 February 2011 24 19 Standard Deviation for Mean of Incidents # for 2006-2011 +-15.8

Standard Deviation for change in incidents # b/w Jan and Feb

# Change by Month +2 -10 -16 -5 -11 +10 +-9.5