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Crime Analysis
The Roanoke Police Department reports crime data information to the Virginia State Police on an annual basis.  This information is incorporated for use in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Uniform Crime Report (UCR).  The UCR is published annually and provides the reader with a view of crime nationwide.  The UCR is useful for comparing crime in different localities at the local, state and federal levels.

In order to provide valid numbers for comparison, the Uniform Crime Report measures crime in terms of rate per 100,000 persons.  Furthermore, the UCR divides crime into several categories.  The primary categories are Part I (or Index) crimes and Part II crimes.   Part I crimes include:  murder and non-negligent manslaughter; forcible rape; robbery; aggravated assault; burglary; larceny/theft; and, motor vehicle theft.  The Part I crimes are further divided into violent crimes (murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault), and property crimes (burglary, larceny/theft, and motor vehicle theft). 

The Roanoke Police Department's Crime Analysis Unit consists of one full-time civilian employee and one grant-funded civilian employee who study patterns and trends in crime.  The information gathered aids in prevention and suppression of criminal activity. The Crime Analysts regularly field inquiries from citizens, business persons, students and colleagues. 

The chart below shows Part I Crimes reported between October 18 and October 24, 2009.

Block
Street
Offense Type
Date
Hour
300BoulevardBurglary10/180100
4900Salem TpkeMotor Vehicle Theft 10/180200
700Dale AveMotor Vehicle Theft10/181200
100Frontier RdBurglary10/191200
5100Greenfield StBurglary10/191200
3000Melrose AveBurglary10/191200
2200Mercer AveBurglary10/191500
2800Montvale RdBurglary10/191600
3500Cove RdBurglary10/200100
4200Appleton AveBurglary10/200500
3900Vermont AveMotor Vehicle Theft10/200600
2700Beverly BlvdBurglary10/201700
2100Winston AveBurglary10/201800
3400Bennett DrBurglary10/202200
2100Melrose AveMotor Vehicle Theft10/210300
1900Fairhope RdBurglary10/210800
4000Tennessee AveBurglary10/211200
4500Thelma StBurglary10/211600
20024th StRobbery10/212100
600Day AveRobbery10/212200
3300Birchlawn AveBurglary10/220900
1200Lafayette BlvdBurglary10/221200
2100Moorman AveBurglary10/221500
400Day AveBurglary10/221800
4600Nelms LnBurglary10/221800
300Thurston AveAggravated Assault10/230000
700Jamison AveBurglary10/230800
2700Bluestone AveBurglary10/231200
600Elm AveBurglary10/231300
90023rd St. Aggravated Assault10/231800
110012th StAggravated Assault10/240100
1900Patterson Ave Aggravated Assault10/241000
1800 Greenbrier Ave Aggravated Assault10/240400
10009th StMotor Vehicle Theft10/242000

The chart below shows Part I Crimes reported between October 25 and October 31, 2009.

Block
Street
Offense Type
Date
Hour
2400Cornwallis AveAggravated Assault10/250200
300Madison AveAggravated Assault10/250400
3800Yellow Mountain RdBurglary10/250500
4100Melrose Ave Motor Vehicle Theft10/251000
2500Centre AveBurglary10/252100
17th StMotor Vehicle Theft10/26
2700Clifton StMotor Vehicle Theft10/261400
4300Williamson RdForcible Rape10/261500
800Highland AveBurglary10/261700
Mountain Rd Aggravated Assault10/261700
1900Orange AveMotor Vehicle Theft10/261800
300Hanover AveAggravated Assault10/261900
3000Salem TpkeRobbery10/262200
900Van Buren StMotor Vehicle Theft10/270000
4600Nelms LnBurglary10/270700
2100Grandin RdAggravated Assault10/270800
3900Wilmont AveBurglary10/271600
1900Valley View BlvdMotor Vehicle Theft10/271700
700Marshall AveAggravated Assault10/271800
1300Patterson AveRobbery10/272000
1300Patterson AveRobbery10/272000
1200Stewart AveRobbery10/272100
800Westside BlvdAggravated Assault10/272200
1400Peters Creek RdBurglary10/272300
1500Roanoke AveMotor Vehicle Theft10/272300
3100Williamson RdMotor Vehicle Theft10/280000
Countryside RdBurglary10/280000
800Marshall AveAggravated Assault10/280200
12003rd StMotor Vehicle Theft10/282100
1700Barnett RdBurglary10/291200
700Westwood BlvdAggravated Assault10/292000
900Ferdinand AveAggravated Assault10/292000
7009th StRobbery10/300200
1300Stewart AveBurglary10/300600
900Highland AveArson 10/300900
150016th StBurglary10/301400
1900Memorial AveArson10/301400
700Mountain AveBurglary10/302300
700 Elm Ave Aggravated Assault10/302300
800Marshall AveAggravated Assault10/302100
4000Tennessee AveBurglary10/310200
900 Campbell AveAggravated Assault10/310500
300Walnut AveBurglary10/310800
5000Melrose AveBurglary10/311400
1100Pleasant View AveBurglary10/312000
50015th StBurglary10/312200

For more information, contact:

Jennifer L. McKeldin-Coner, Crime Analyst
Roanoke Police Department
348 Campbell Ave SW
Roanoke, VA 24016
(540) 853-6432
analysis@roanokeva.gov
Elizabeth Anderson, Crime Analyst
Roanoke Police Department
348 Campbell Ave SW
Roanoke, VA 24016
(540) 853-6882
elizabeth.anderson@roanokeva.gov

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  November 7, 2009