HUNTERSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT

102 Gilead Road P.O. Box 664 Huntersville, N.C. 28070 (704) 464-5400 Fax (704) 947-9200
Philip K. Potter, CLEE Chief of Police

MONTHLY CRIME BULLETIN Motor Vehicle Theft March 2012 Activity Summary: There were two (2) motor vehicle thefts reported in March 2012. There were four (4) motor vehicle thefts reported during the same time frame in 2011. This is a 50% decrease from 2011 to 2012. The incidents occurred in the D1 and D2 reporting areas. One (1) incident is open for further investigation and one (1) incident has been closed cleared unfounded. Historically, HPD has an average of 5 motor vehicle thefts during the month of March with a current threshold of 3 to 7. This March, we were under the threshold with 2 reported MV Thefts. Forecast for April: The average number of MV Thefts for the month of April is 5 plus or minus 3. By the end of April, there is a 68% chance HPD will have received between 2 and 8 reported MV Thefts. Prepared by: Laura Rooks, Crime Analyst Submitted to: Philip K. Potter, Chief of Police

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2 Motor Vehicle Thefts Reported in March 2012

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MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT March 2012 Geographic Analysis

Incidents per Reporting Tract Number of Crimes per Location

Tract A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 B1 B2 B3 B4 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 99

% of total

Location Commercial Residential PVA Hotel/Motel Roadway

# 1 0 1 0 0 2

% of total 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% 100%

Incidents by Response Area

1 1

50% 50%

Beat East 1 East 2 East 3 West 1 West 2 West 3 District East West

# 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 # 2 0 2

% of total 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% % of total 100% 0% 100%

100%

1Incidents by District

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Temporal Analysis
# of Incidents/Day at Found Time Crimes Found by 4hr Intervals

Day Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesda y Thursday Friday Saturday

# 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2

% Total 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 100%

Time Period 0000-0359 0400-0759 0800-1159 1200-1559 1600-1959 2000-2359

# 0 0 0 0 1 1 2

% per Allocation 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% 100%

Modus Operandi Analysis

Method of Entry Forced or Non-forced Entries

Entry Type Forced Unforced Unknown

# 0 2 0 2

% of total 0% 100% 0% 100%

Method Broke Glass Force Door Forced Window Bodily Force Pried/Punch Lock No Force Key Unknown

# 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2

% of total 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 100%

Point of Entry

Point of Entry Door (Driver) Door (Pass) Door (Back) Window Unknown N/A

# 1 0 0 0 0 1 2

% of total 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 100%

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Monthly Crime Analysis for March 2012 Motor Vehicle Theft

Tract

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 B1 B2 B3 B4 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5

Case # None Reported None Reported None Reported None Reported None Reported None Reported None Reported None Reported None Reported None Reported None Reported None Reported None Reported None Reported 120318211701 120314201801 None Reported None Reported None Reported

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12801 Mt. Holly-Huntersville Rd 12125 Statesville Rd

3/18/12 3/14/12

0900 1730

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2110 1900

March and April Motor Vehicle Thefts Over Time

14 12 # of Incidents 10 8 6 4 2 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 March April

Incidents per Month 2011 Compared to 2012 Month March March Year 2011 2012 # of Incidents % Change 4 2 -50%
NC = Non-Calculable

Comparison of # of Incidents in March to # of Incidents in April over time Month Year # of Incidents Month Year # of Incidents Mean March 2006 6 April 2006 12 9 March 2007 6 April 2007 5 5.5 March 2008 8 April 2008 5 6.5 March 2009 2 April 2009 7 4.5 March 2010 2 April 2010 4 3 March 2011 4 April 2011 3 3.5 Standard Deviation from Mean in incidents # for 2006-2011 +-2.2

Standard Deviation for change in incidents # b/w Mar and Apr:

# Change by Month +6 -1 -3 +5 +2 -1 +-3.6