The 2008 annual crime report shows the total number of crimes reported
remained about the same as in 2007.
This follows decreases of 13% in 2007 and 14% in 2006, and is the lowest rate of crime in our community since the Police
Department began maintaining statistics in 1980.
Serious Crime Report
TOTAL BY YEAR
CRIME
2007
2008
Homicide
0
0
Cleared
0
0
Rape
11
10
Cleared
11
8
Robbery
11
7
Cleared
8
7
Aggravated Assault
24
20
Cleared
22
20
Burglary
134
98
Cleared
55
37
Larceny/Theft
1,033
1,080
Cleared
374
395
Motor Vehicle Theft
68
66
Cleared
20
19
TOTAL
1,281
1,281
TOTAL
490
4
86
Clearance Rate
38%
38%
The rate of crime has
seen a steady decline this decade, and Broomfield citizens are less likely
to become the victims of crime than in the past. In the 1980s, the rate
of crime was 53 serious crimes for every 1,000 residents. In the
1990s, the rate decreased to 38. In 2007, the crime rate was
23
serious crimes for every 1,000 residents.