Politics & Government

Crime in Park Ridge Down in 2012

Despite a murder in February of 2012, the crime report looks better for Park Ridge, the Chicago Tribune reports.

 

The crime rate in Park Ridge last year was the lowest the city has seen in the past five years, the Chicago Tribune reports.

The number of crimes in 2012 dropped 17 percent from the previous year, despite the murder in Feb. 2012, the newspaper reports.

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Burglaries and accident reports all decreased even though calls for service increased more than 5 percent.

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Park Ridge’s 2012 police and fire report are available on the city’s website. 


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