New Data Shows Crime is Down in Connecticut

Newly released data from the state shows criminal arrests are down in Connecticut by 12 percent over the past year and 24 percent over the past decade.

According to the governor's office, statistics from the state Division of Criminal Justice's Policy and Planning Division shows that arrests are down from 6,175 in January 2014 to 5,976 in January 2015 and 5,175 in February 2014 to 5,478 in Feburary 2015.

Pretrial jail admissions in February 2015 were the lowest in 11 years, and crime has dropped by 23 percent, according to the data.

The governor's office said violent crime in the state's three biggest cities – Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport – dropped 15 percent from 2012 to 2013.

“Credit to the trends we’re seeing in crime reduction must go to the close collaboration between local, state and federal agencies, and their partnerships with community leaders who are working together day in and day out to reduce crime,” Gov. Dannel Malloy said in a statement Thursday.

“These numbers are moving in the right direction, and we must continue enforcing thoughtful criminal justice initiatives that ensure our frontline law enforcement have the tools they need to keep our communities safe, while also focusing on efforts that break the cycle of crime,” the governor added.

You can read the full Crimnial Justice report online.

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