Sheriff's Figures Continue to Show Property Crime Drop in Altadena

As has been the trend throughout 2011, figures have shown a drop in crime for this year compared to 2010.

The latest figures, which were released Friday, cover through October, and compared to the first 10 months of 2010, show an overall 31.4 percent decline in property crimes and a 17.4 percent drop in violent crime.

The drops in property crime are not surprising, considering that in the first six months of 2010 Altadena saw a tremendous increase in burglaries and other property crimes.  Still, this year's figures now show a 10 percent decrease compared to five years ago.

While Altadena has seen a 26.3 decrease in aggravated assault, it also had this year, compared to zero in 2010.

In addition, Altadena has seen an increase in is forcible rapes, with six so far this year, compared to four at this time in 2010.  Local department officials have addressed this at various times in the year: According to those officials all the cases involve the victim knowing their attackers.

Statistics for Altadena and all the other stations in the county can be viewed in the report posted on right.