Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - The Covina Police Department released its annual report for 2018, detailing recent rises in crimes versus historical data on violent crimes and property crimes. Overall violent crime and property crime rates in the last 30 years continue a downward trend, dating back as far as 1988. While property crimes continue to fall after a small spike around 2015, violent crimes have seen a significant increase, according to data from the Covina Police Department. Violent crimes include criminal homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault, Covina Police said.
Total Part 1 crimes, which include theft, grand theft auto, burglary, aggravated assault, robbery, rape and homicide saw a 3 percent decrease from 2017 to 2018. Police acknowledge that the provided data pertaining to 2018 crime is still preliminary. Additional crime data can be found at the Covina Police website. Homelessness, as with many cities, was a major issue in Covina as the city worked to mitigate persistent problems for residents. “The homeless crisis consumed resources and we worked closely with a variety of regional partners to mitigate its effects, which included crime and disorder,” according to Covina Police Chief John Curley. “We saw calls for service related to homelessness increase and despite our efforts, repeat offenders monopolized city resources.” The Covina Traffic Unit, which conducts traffic investigations and enforcement, reported injury and non-injury collisions decreased from 2017 to 2018. Four fatal collisions were reported in 2018, Covina Police said. Click here to read the FULL REPORT. |
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