Camarillo Police Department
Crime Report - 2023
March 27, 2024
Uniform Crime Report
2 • The Uniform Crime Report (UCR) statistics provide a reliable set of crime data for law enforcement, local government, the public, media, and educators for research and planning purposes. The FBI is tasked with collecting and publishing the UCR which places criminal offenses into two categories; violent and property crime offenses. • Violent Offenses – Homicide, Rape, Robbery and Aggravated Assault.
• Property Offenses – Residential Burglary, Commercial Burglary, Grand Theft, Petty Theft, Motor Vehicle Theft and Arson.
Crime Perspective
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• Crime rates are affected by many factors including social trends, economic conditions, and legislative changes, among others.
• Several crime trends were identified in Camarillo and throughout the County in 2023. They include increases in aggravated assaults and residential burglaries and decreases in commercial burglaries and motor vehicle theft. • Catalytic converter thefts decreased significantly in Camarillo and across all VCSO patrolled areas
• Between 1991 and 2023, the total crime rate in Camarillo has fluctuated between a high of 28.78 crimes per thousand residents in 1991 to a low of
12.45 in 2020.
4 Workload in 2023
2022 2023
10000
12000
14000
16000
18000
20000
22000
24000
26000
23803
22216
Calls for Service
2022 2023
900
910
920
930
940
950
960
950 951
Crimes Reported
2022 2023
2000
2100
2200
2300
2400
2500
2600
2700
2597
2652
Arrests
2022 2023
0 1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
4985
6168
Citations
Violent Crime – Historical Perspective
Year
CRIMES PER THOUSAND
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
20230
0.5 1
1.5 2
2.5 3
3.5 Violent Crime Rate 1991 - 2023
0.82 Property Crime– Historical Perspective
Year
Crimes Per Thousand
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
20237.5
10 12.5
15 17.5
20 22.5
25 27.5
30 32.5
Property Crime Rate 1991-2023
12.88 Overall Crime Rate– Historical Perspective
13.71 YEAR
CRIMES PER THOUSAND
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
20230
5 10
15 20
25 30
35 Overall Crime Rate 1991-2023Overall Crime Rate 1991-2023 Violent Crime Breakdown
8 2022 vs. 2023
2022 2023
9 Violent Crime Trends
• Rape (Up 600% from 1 to 7)
• 5-year average is 10
• Suspect known to victims in all cases
• Alcohol / Drugs involved in 4 cases
• Aggravated Assault (Up 77% from 22 to 39)
• 5-year average is 49
• Domestic violence incidents made up 14 of these
with 22 victims, all resulting in arrests
• Gang violence made up 6 of these and led to 13
arrests
Property Crime Breakdown
10 2022 vs. 2023
2022 2023
11 Property Crime Trends
• Residential Burglary (Up 46% from 28 to 41)
• 5-year average is 41
• 15 occurred while victims were out of town
• 15 occurred between 6 AM and 6 PM
• 25 had a similar MO of crew type burglaries
• Nobody home
• Evening hours
• October – March (daylight savings)
Traffic
2022 2023 Change
Fatal Accidents 2 1 -50%
Injury Accidents 205 180 -12%
Non-Injury Accidents 324 362 12%
DUI Collisions 49 50 2%
DUI Arrests 199 194 -3%
Hazardous Violations 3020 4281 42%
Total Citations 4425 5570 26%
Response Times
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14 Fatal Overdoses
2022 2023
200
210
220
230
240
250
260
270
280
290 278
265
Fatal Overdoses - Countywide
2022 2023
0 5
10 15
20 25
20 12
Fatal Overdoses - Camarillo
• Strategies
• Continue to utilize Intelligence-Led Policing to identify and target drug dealers • Collaborate with Sheriff’s Narcotics and Sheriff’s Intelligence Units • Continue with deployment of Naloxone for suspected overdoses • Collaborate with partners, including the Saving Lives Coalition, Salvation Army, United Way, Ventura County COAST, Ventura County Fentanyl & Overdose Crimes Unit (VC FOCUS), DEA and others
Better in the Safe than Sorry.
Camarillo Police Department