Homicide, Assault, Burglary and Auto Theft On the Rise in Gaithersburg
Gaithersburg Police released crime statistics from the second quarter of 2011.
During the second quarter of 2011, crime was down in Gaithersburg when stacked up against the second quarter of 2010, but the numbers for homicide, aggravated assault, burglary and auto theft are up.
| Crime | Change from Q2'10 to Q2'11 | Actual Numbers |
| Homicide | Not Calculable | from 0 to 1 |
| Rape | 50 percent decrease | from 2 to 1 |
| Robbery | 7.7 percent decrease | from 13 to 12 |
| Aggravated Assault | 14.3 percent increase | from 14 to 16 |
| Burglary | 6.5 percent increase | from 46 to 49 |
| Larceny | 8.3 percent decrease | from 385 to 353 |
| Auto Theft | 27.8 percent increase | from 18 to 23 |
And although there was a 4.6 percent drop in the overall crime rate in Gaithersburg during the months of April, May and June this year when compared against statistics from the same time period in 2010, the numbers jumped up 19.8 percent from the first quarter of the year, Gaithersburg Police announced on Thursday.
| Crime | Change from Q1'11 to Q2'11 | Actual Numbers |
| Homicide | Not Calculable | from 0 to 1 |
| Robbery | 9.1 percent increase | from 11 to 12 |
| Aggravated Assault | 45.5 percent increase | from 11 to 16 |
| Burglary | 28.9 percent increase | from 38 to 49 |
| Larceny | 13.9 percent increase | from 310 to 353 |
| Auto Theft | 35.3 percent increase | from 17 to 23 |
Information provided by the Gaithersburg Police Department.
Tom Rowse
2:59 pm on Friday, October 7, 2011
This refutes the claim by the incumbents for the City Council election that crime is not an issue in Gaithersburg.
tonic226
9:51 am on Monday, October 10, 2011
If you are elected to the city council in Nov, what would be your #1 inititive for crime in the City of Gaithersburg?
Tom Rowse
11:30 pm on Tuesday, October 11, 2011
@tonic226: We must have a fully staffed department. At this point we do not. The beat system, which I support, cannot reach its potential with a short staffed department.
Cathy Drzyzgula
6:41 pm on Friday, October 7, 2011
The second quarter of every year sees more crime than the first, because more people are outside. To compare, 2007vs, 2011:
Homicide was 0 now 1
Rape was 4, now 1
Robbery was 32 now 12
Agg. Assault was 22 now 16
Burglary was 75 now 49
Larceny was 418 now 353
Auto Theft was 45 now 23
Obiously one crime is one too many, but Gaithersburg is much safer now than it was 4 years ago.
Cathy Drzyzgula
Paula Kovacs Ross
11:19 pm on Friday, October 7, 2011
Out on the campaign trail, people are expressing a good deal of concern about vandalism, thefts from homes and cars, and home break-ins.
Citizen
11:43 am on Monday, October 10, 2011
Not suprised!! Maybe if the officers were more proactive in patroling the city and hit the neighborhoods instead of sitting car to car and talking for hours. I went into 7-11 last week and I thought that it was family renuion! Atleast 7-11 was safe!!