Lauderhill Crime Statistics Report

To: Charles Faranda, City Manager and Judith Higgins, City Clerk
From: Kenneth W. Pachnek, Chief of Police
Date: July 12, 2006
Subject: 2005 CRIME STATISTICS - UNIFORM CRIME REPORT

As in all cities that have experienced annexation, the annual crime statistics do not represent a true picture of crime occurrence. Crime statistics from the annexed areas are added to the totals from that year of annexation but are still compared to the previous year's crime statistics prior to annexation. This fact is why the 2005 Uniform Crime Statistics for the City of Lauderhill will reflect a 12.3% increase. This does not mean that the newly annexed areas are high crime areas, in fact, they are very low crime areas, but one additional crime from annexation will show an increase.

A review of the crime statistics for the past five years still reflects positively for our community. The number of serious crimes in the City of Lauderhill has been reduced by 2.4% since 2001, while still including crimes from the annexed areas.

Secondly, crimes per 1,000 population is still at its lowest rate of 3.9 crimes per 1,000 population since 2001 while still including crimes from the annexed areas. I have included the proper population increase for this statistic.

The annexation of Broward Estates will have the same effect on crime statistics for 2006.

Editor's Note: The crime statistics also incorrectly states Lauderhill's population 58,637. This was the population before annexation, and it is now about 64,000 (to be increased to about 68,000). Therefore the statistics are calculated including crimes within the newly annexed areas, but without taking into account the added population. This would effect the calculations negatively. This method of calculation and effect on the statistics is expected to continue until 2008, at which time the full population will be factored in.