Sheriff Glenn Boyer in Jefferson County just released his end of year report which includes crime rates for 2009. Some categories of crime were up and some were down. Here are the percentage differences from 2008 to 2009.
Homicide - 50% increase (2 homicdes in 2008, 3 in 2009)
Rape - 20% decrease
Robbery - 28% decrease
Arson - 29% decrease
Assault - 7% increase
Domestic Violence - 15% increase
Burglary - 2% increase
Larceny - 32% decrease
Motor Vehicle Threft - 8% increase
