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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE
Memorandum
To: Tom Kisela, City Manager
From: Dan Adams, Chief of Police
Date: March 8, 2023
Re: 2022 Crime Report
_________________________________________________________________________________ Part One crimes include crimes of violence and theft of property. Overall, Part One crimes increased 7% from 2021. The following is a summary of Part One crimes for 2022 in comparison to 2021 (January 1st through December 31st).
2022 Violent Crimes
Homicides decreased 100% from six in 2021 to zero in 2022. Sexual Assaults decreased 5% from 21 in 2021 to 20 in 2022. o 17 of the incidents involved a suspect known to the victim ( e.g., therapist, father, extended family member, new acquaintance, boyfriend, juvenile sibling, and husband). o 1 incident occurred after the victim met the suspect online. o 1 incident occurred during a massage session.
o 1 incident was committed by a stranger after the victim left her apartment unlo cked and she was intoxicated.
Robberies increased 9% from 66 in 2021 to 72 in 2022. o 28 of the 72 were shop -lift robberies where the suspect stole an item(s) from a commercial store and threatened force or used force when confronted by an employee. The force ranged from verbal threats, threat of a simulated weapon, brandishing a knife, brandishing a taser, and brandishing a firearm.
o 23 of the 72 robberies were street robberies. Three occurred in City parks (Eisenhower Park, Grijalva Park, and Hart Park).
o 9 Incidents were robberies of commercial establishments (gas stations, businesses, bank).
Aggravated Assaults increased 26% from 84 in 2021 to 106 in 2022. o 16 aggravated assaults involved domestic violence.
o 14 aggravated assaults involved transients.
o 8 aggravated assaults were committed against police officers. o Others were gang related assaults, road rage confrontations, and incidents between roommates, friends, and neighbors.
2 2022 Property Crimes
Commercial Burglaries increased 55% from 229 in 2021 to 356 in 2022. o There were 101 storage burglaries (28%), 32 of those reports were generated online. Most storage businesses are continuing to follow COVID protocols which allow a customer to complete an application online and immediately receive a temporary passcode allowing full access to the facility. In many cases this information is false using fraudulent credit card s.
This process has enabled suspects to have access to a facility for months before management evicts the subject.
o There were 33 reports of point-of-sale machines (credit card machines) taken during commercial burglaries. This trend was county-wide, and video often showed suspects only at the locations for a short amount of time as they smash the window, take the machines from the counter, and flee. Point -of-sale machines contain financial information used by suspects for identify theft.
o 48 commercial burglary cases were linked to suspects who were arrested and charged. Residential/Garage Burglaries increased 18% from 114 in 2021 to 135 in 2022. o 98 burglaries were residential. 29 of the 98 residential burglaries backed up to a greenbelt, a horse trail , or a hillside of which the suspects appeared to utilize. The typical method of operation was to enter the rear slider or window.
Residential burglary crews from South America are targeting cities across Orange County. Their typical method of operation is to use rental cars to surveil neighborhoods and break into residences that appear unoccupied and often back up to a greenbelt or open land.
o 29 garage burglaries
o 20 residential burglary cases were linked to suspects who were arrested and charged. Thefts from vehicles decreased 7% from 921 in 2021 to 858 in 2022. o 224 catalytic converter thefts in 2022 compared to 185 in 2021. The most common vehicles included Toyota Prius, Toyota Sequoia, Toyota Tacoma, and Honda Accord. o 6 arrests were from the theft of catalytic converters. o Others included tail gate thefts (12 from Toyota Tacoma trucks) and 12 wheel/tire thefts. o Top locations of thefts included: The Outlets (32), 293 N. State College (14), 1110/1055/850 W. Town and Country (9), 3063 W. Chapman (6), and Peters Canyon parking lot (6). Stolen Vehicles increased 6% from 451 in 2021 to 480 in 2022. o Most common vehicles stolen: Chevy/GMC trucks (60) and Ford trucks (27). o The Outlets and surrounding areas had 32 stolen vehicles in 2022 compared to 10 in 2021. o The other common theft locations were 295 and 297 N. State College parking structures (17), and Town and Country parking structures (5).
o 20 subjects were arrested for vehicle theft.
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HOMICIDE SEXUAL ASSAULT ROBBERY AGG ASSAULT
VIOLENT CRIMES
JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 2021 VS. 2022
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COMM BURGLARY RES BURGLARY THEFT FROM VEHICLE STOLEN VEHICLES
PROPERTY CRIMES
JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 2021 VS. 2022
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