Gaithersburg Police released their first quarter crime statistics earlier this week and the data was clear—.
Almost 12 percent down overall.
In every category but one, compared to first quarter last year, crime has decreased.
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Rapes have gone up 33 percent, police report.
Chief Mark P. Sroka attributes the change to a better partnership between the community and the police.
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