Property Crimes

Laurel police report felonies, arrests and property crimes. Prince George's County police report violent crimes and property crimes. Howard County police report major crimes, break-ins and car thefts. City of Laurel Marton Street, 1000 block, July 16. Theft. Main Street, 700 block, July 15. Theft from motor vehicle. Stanley Place, 200 block, July 13. Theft. Normandy Court, 14700 block, July 13. Theft from buildings. Baltimore Avenue, 15000 block, July 10. Theft from motor vehicle.

Violent crimes and property crimes are on the rise in Anne Arundel County, according to first-quarter crime statistics released yesterday by county police.Crimes against people jumped from 360 during the first three months of 1995 to 424 during the first three months of this year, spurred by a near 18 percent increase in robberies and a 14.8 percent increase in aggravated assaults. Violent crimes climbed 17.8 percent, and property crimes -- burglary, theft, auto theft and arson -- rose 4.5 percent.

Laurel police report felonies, arrests and property crimes. Prince George's County police report violent crimes and property crimes. City of Laurel Second Street, Unit block, June 3. Theft from motor vehicle. Second Street, 100 block, June 2. Theft. Briston Street, 14000 block, June 2. Motor vehicle theft. Baltimore Avenue, 14700 block, June 1. Shoplifting. Montgomery Street, 900 block, June 1. Theft from motor vehicle.

Laurel police report felonies, arrests and property crimes. Prince George's County police report violent crimes and property crimes. City of Laurel Washington Boulevard, 300 block, Oct. 6. Motor vehicle theft. Tenth Street, 600 block, Oct. 6. Theft from motor vehicle. Arbory Court, 7600 block, Oct. 6. Forced entry burglary. Cherry Lane, 8000 block, Oct. 4. Pick pocketing theft. Laurelton Drive, 15300 block, Oct. 2. Bicycle theft. Bowie Road, 100 block, Oct. 1. Forced entry burglary.

Concerned about a recent string of robberies, about 100 residents of the Ashburton community in Northwest Baltimore gathered last night to discuss efforts to bring increased police patrols and to strengthen their neighborhood watch. The community meeting was prompted in part by a local leader's brush with crime. State Sen. Lisa A. Gladden was robbed of her purse three weeks ago on the front porch of her home in the neighborhood. Gladden told the crowd gathered in the Ashburton Elementary School gymnasium yesterday that the robber made off with her $400 Coach handbag and wallet, but not much else -- "12 cents and a button," she said.

The Harford County State's Attorney's office is participating in National Crime Victims' Rights Week April 22-28 and will feature a program about presenting crime this Monday. This annual observance seeks to increase public awareness and knowledge among crime victims and survivors about the wide range of rights and services available to people who have been victimized by crime, according to State's Attorney Joseph Cassilly. The theme for the 2012 National Crime Victims' Rights Week is "Extending the Vision, Reaching Every Victim.

WASHINGTON -- The number of U.S. households experiencing violent or property crimes fell to less than one in four last year, the Justice Department reported yesterday, but FBI Director Louis J. Freeh said that Americans should take little comfort in the decline.The 23 percent victimization rate for 1992 was down from 24 percent in 1991 and 32 percent in 1975, the first year the survey was taken, the Justice Department found in its latest survey of households."Any reduction in crime that can be measured is obviously a positive result," Mr. Freeh said in an interview.

Crime in Baltimore County increased by 8.3 percent -- and violent crime by 10.3 percent -- in the first quarter of 1995, police announced yesterday.The increases include a 16.6 percent jump in robberies, with the 583 incidents representing the highest first-quarter figures since Business robberies made up 43.7 percent of the total in that category this year.Police officials said the weather may be a factor in the statistical increase -- good weather this winter, compared to the harsh conditions that kept many people indoors in the icy winter of 1994.

Overall crime increased slightly in Anne Arundel County and Annapolis last year because of a significant rise in violent-crime rates, according to statistics released by both police departments yesterday.In the county, where violent crimes -- which include homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault -- increased 7.6 percent, total crime rose 5.1 percent. In the city, where violent crimes jumped 13.7 percent, total crime increased 1.5 percent.The numbers looked bleak, but both jurisdictions said crime statistics showed improvement compared with 1995.

With homicides down by nearly a third, Anne Arundel County saw a small drop in overall violent crime in 2007. But property crimes, fueled largely by shoplifting and auto thefts, propelled an overall increase in serious crimes over the previous year, statistics released by the Police Department show. Thefts increased 10 percent to 12,048. Each of the four police districts saw a bump, though the increase was more pronounced in the Northern and Western districts, where the increases were 13.8 percent and 15.5 percent, respectively.