Summary of crime statistics for discussion of public safety in Weinland Park

November 2, 2016
Prepared by Steve Sterrett
The Columbus Division of Police (CPD) divides its patrols into five zones. Weinland Park is in
zone 4. Each zone is divided further into precincts. Weinland Park is in precinct 4. The
boundaries of precinct 4 are Lane Avenue on the north, East Second Avenue on the south, the
CSX railroad tracks on the east and Grandview Heights on the west. Precinct 4 is divided into
five cruiser districts.
Weinland Park is covered by:
Cruiser district 41, bounded by East 11th Avenue on the north, East Second Avenue on the
south, High Street on the west and Summit Street on the east.
Cruiser district 42, bounded by East 11th Avenue on the north, East Second Avenue on the
south, Summit Street on the west and the CSX railroad tracks on the east.
Biweekly crime statistics
CPD crime analysts distribute biweekly crime statistics via email. I receive the statistics and pay
attention to precinct 4 and cruiser districts 41 and 42. I forward the statistics to Georgina
Stevenson and Ahmed Ebady. If others would like to receive them, please let me know.
In general, the great majority of statistics for various crime categories have been normal or below
normal in recent months. Armed robberies of persons spiked in the University District earlier in
the summer. Police focused on this problem, which seems to have abated. Unfortunately,
Weinland Park has had a spike in residential burglaries in October.
Crime reports from police website
I reviewed the crime reports listed on the Columbus Division of Police website for the months of
July, August, September and October 2016. Here is a summary of what I found:
Cruiser district 41
October (may not be complete for last few days of the month)
43 total crime reports
10 of those reports were misdemeanor theft, which often is shoplifting along High Street
7 burglary reports (4 reports from 2 burglary incidents)
1 armed robbery/home invasion Oct. 9 at 105 Chittenden Avenue
1 purse-snatching on East Fifth Avenue
1 felony assault of a police officer
1 sexual assault involving a person 16 or older (no details; information redacted)
September
34 crime reports
9 of those reports were misdemeanor theft
2 of those reports were burglaries in Weinland Park

August
44 crime reports
5 robberies (2 reports for the same incident with two victims along East Fifth Avenue)
0 burglaries
July
44 crime reports
2 burglaries
Felony assault with gunshot wound at 1293 Summit Street on July 18; robbery also at 1293
Summit Street on July 31
Armed robbery of three persons in home invasion at 1394 Indianola Avenue on July 22
Felony assault with stabbing at 1422 Indianola Avenue on July 20
Cruiser district 42
October (may not be complete for last few days of the month)
22 total crime reports
14 of those reports were for burglaries (2 reports were for the same burglary incident)
1 sexual assault of a person 15 years and younger (no details; information redacted)
September
12 crime reports
2 burglaries at 1355 N. Sixth Street on September 22 and 1420 N. Fifth Street on September
25 with a handgun reported stolen
1 motor vehicle theft at 1320 N. Fourth Street on September 12
1 menacing report from a woman who was surrounded by five or six persons and threatened
by two suspects on September 13 outside Weinland Park Elementary School about 8:20 p.m.
August
22 crime reports
1 burglary
1 burglary at 1386 N. Fourth Street on August 16
July
28 crime reports
1 burglary at 1332 N. Fourth Street on July 22; doors were unlocked
1 motor vehicle theft of a trailer parked on lot at 197 E. Fifth Avenue on July 25
More details on burglaries
Burglary reports for October 2016 from cruiser district 41
Oct. 9 at 1272 Indianola Avenue (two victims of same burglary; each filed a report)
Oct. 9 at 1272 Indianola Avenue
Oct. 14 at 1292 Courtland Avenue
Oct. 16 at 1292 Courtland Avenue (may have occurred at same time as one above)
Oct. 19 at 1383 Summit Street (victim confronted suspect in her apartment)
Oct. 23 at 80 E. 11th Avenue (two victims of same burglary; police arrested a suspect in the
act of committing the crime. Arrested was Daiquwan Reed, 19, at 975 E. 15th Avenue.)
Oct. 23 at 80 E. 11th Avenue

Burglary reports for October 2016 from cruiser district 42

Oct. 9 at 292 E. Ninth Avenue (may stem from domestic dispute)
Oct. 9 at 1413 N. Sixth Street (two victims of same burglary; each filed a report)
Oct. 9 at 1413 N. Sixth Street
Oct. 12 at 396 E. Ninth Avenue
Oct. 14 at 195 E. Eighth Avenue (may stem from domestic dispute)
Oct. 16 at 195 E. Eighth Avenue (may stem from domestic dispute)
Oct. 18 at 1226 Summit Street
Oct. 18 at 1232 Summit Street (may have occurred at same time as 1226 Summit)
Oct. 21 at 1469 N. Fourth Street
Oct. 24 at 1487 Hamlet Street
Oct. 28 at 1392 N. Fourth Street
Oct. 30 at 1440 N. Fourth Street
Oct. 30 at 1475 N. Grant Avenue
Oct. 31 at 14XX N. Fifth Street (info from national online database)
In other crimes of note in Weinland Park, police officers on October 23 at 10:34 p.m. arrested
Brian Richardson, 52, for felony assault of a police officer. Mr. Richardson gave his address as
1217 Indianola Avenue. According to the police report, police stopped Mr. Richardson at 1120
N. High Street for obstruction of justice (warning of drug abuser of an approaching police
officer). Mr. Richardson then ran and assaulted the officer. Police found Mr. Richardson in
possession of a stolen gun.
A woman reported to police that her purse was snatched on October 7 at 2:50 a.m. at 77 E. Fifth
Avenue. She said the suspect ran north on Indianola Avenue.