STATE OF THE PRECINCT
| NIBRS Crime Metrics – 28 days 2024 2023 Prev.3 yrs Assault offenses 68 77 74 Incl. Domestic.Ag.Asslt. 1 4 6 Burglary, B&E 18 15 25 Vandalism 64 83 61 Homicide, non-neg. 0 0 0 Homicide, negligent 0 0 Larceny theft 130 145 164 MV Theft 68 183 87 Robbery 8 12 15 Incl. car-jacking 6 6 9 Sex Offenses 5 4 6 Stolen Prop. Offences 0 2 4 Weapons law violations 3 4 4 Shots fired calls 24 10 20 Gun wound victims 2 0 1 |
Assaults, Vandalism, Larceny Theft, Burglary are down from last year. Burglary is down from the 3 year average. Robbery theft is down while Sex offenses, Stolen Property Offenses and Weapons Law Violations are looking better.
BEST: Motor Vehicle theft is way down. Kia and Hyundai fixes must be helping, and we’re still urging people to get clubs.
Inspector: Last week we had two stolen cars, which is high for the Second Precinct, but we’ve had higher. The numbers are bouncing up and down. It also has something to do with the timing of spring break.
EQ: Shots fired calls are way up. I wonder if that is multiple reports of the same incident.
Inspector: Sometimes it is that, but the dispatchers can sometimes determine that if they’re getting multiple calls about the same shot. Sometimes the callers wait before they call or aren’t sure where the sound came from. That makes it harder.
EQ: Gunshot wound victims?
Inspector: There is a wonderful restaurant near 22nd and University. The license for the place states an early pm close, but the owner decided to stay open later because a lot of his customers are Muslim who were fasting for Ramadan. It became a gathering place. Licensing had previously spoken to the owner as had the Inspector, but the owner decided to stay open again and this fight broke out. Some of the shots went into other buildings and into cars; two teenagers were hit.
We’ve installed a camera wagon so we will have evidence if there are any further violations. Licensing is talking about a revocation. The owner has protested that this was unfair because other places are open later. However, we have a process in place: if the owner had approached us ahead of time, he could have had a temporary permit to stay open later if his safety plan was adequate. He didn’t do that.
Juarez: I have a question: Is there any further news on the Dinkytown tobacco shop incident?
Inspector: The shop is complying with all the rules. I watched the video of that assault. The victim was in a group of four people waiting for a friend to come out of the shop. The suspect was just standing there and then attacked.
The shop owner has always been cooperative with the police, supplying video and so on. They do a lot of late night business and they want to stay open. I know UMPD Chief Clark isn’t happy about that, but they are a licensed business. There has been a lot of trouble in that area, but apparently the trouble is not related to their site.
City Attorney Okoronkwo: Nothing exciting to report from either of my offices. I am in contact regularly with your CPS to keep them current on proceeding in their precinct.
EQ: Anything further?
Inspector: Reminder that MSTAT is this week: Every week the Inspectors meet with Special Crimes, the Chief and all the Inspectors. Every two months, a different Precinct hosts a meeting open to invited members of the public.
YouTube video of this meeting: https://youtu.be/0QW4d2pE64I
2nd Precinct Advisory Council 