October 27, 2003

Lansing - The Michigan State Police Criminal Justice Information Center today released the 2002 Uniform Crime Report which provides statewide total crime data analysis and crime trends for Michigan.

Officials report that statistically both Index Crime and overall crime figures decreased between 2001 and 2002. The most significant change in 2002 took place in the category of Robbery where the state registered a 7.59 percent reduction in reported crimes. Motor Vehicle Theft showed a 5.27 percent reduction and Larceny a 5.18 percent reduction. The largest increase in Index Crime was in the category of Rape where there was an increase of 2.10 percent. However, it should be noted that this is still less than the 6.92 percent increase we experienced last year.

The entire report, including local crime data from 2002 and previous years, is available on the Michigan State Police web site.

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