January 2012 Crime Statistics for Winnipeg  (for crimes tracked by Crimestat)

Crime Type	Year-to-Date Comparison			Selected Filter Comparison
	Jan 1, 2012 To Feb 4, 2012	Jan 1, 2011 To Feb 4, 2011	% Change	Jan 1, 2012 To Jan 31, 2012	Jan 1, 2011 To Jan 31, 2011	% Change
Break & Enters – Commercial	85	63	35%	79	51	55%
Break & Enters – Other	83	62	34%	81	61	33%
Break & Enters – Residential	186	188	-1%	167	155	8%
Homicide	1	3	-67%	1	3	-67%
Robbery – Commercial/Financial	22	39	-44%	19	38	-50%
Robbery – Non-Commercial/Financial	131	110	19%	122	97	26%
Sexual Assault	11	18	-39%	10	18	-44%
Shooting	6	2	200%	6	2	200%
Theft Motor Vehicle – Actual	85	161	-47%	72	144	-50%
Theft Motor Vehicle – Attempt Only	49	129	-62%	46	114	-60%
Total	659	775	-15%	603	683	-12%

Source:  Winnipeg Police Crimestat Website

Highlights

1.  City wide crime (for crimes tracked by Crimest) is down 12%.  Districts 2, 3 and the East District  show reductions, Districts 1 and 6 show increases.

2.  The Auto Theft Strategy (perhaps the only true evidence based initiative the WPS is using) continues to show impressive results in terms of crime reduction.

3.  When the auto theft category (actual and attempt)  is removed,  crime (for crimes tracked by Crimestat) is up 14% city-wide.

2.  Muggings are up 26%.

3.  Commercial robberies are down 50%.

4.  All three categories of break-ins are up between 8 and 55%.