AMARILLO, TEXAS -- The Amarillo Police Department released the crime statistics for 2010. According to police, the crime rate dropped 3.2% last year as compared to 2009.
If you look at the numbers, robberies saw the most dramatic drop. In 2009, there were 352 robberies reported, a number that dropped 32.1% to 239 last year.
The second biggest drop reported were arsons, which fell from 75 in 2009 to 54 in 2010.
There were also far less aggravated assault cases in 2010 as well with 845 were reported compared to 1,116 in 2009 representing a 24.3% decline.
In fact, there are only two categories police saw an increase in incidents and those increases were both very minimal. Larceny thefts increased 0.5%, which while small represents the biggest numbers of complaints filed. Last year, there were 7,800 reports of larceny thefts reported. Burglaries were also up 1.1% with 2,590 being reported last year.
The homicide rate didn't change, with 10 homicides being reported inside the city for both 2009 and 2010.
As for the reason of the decrease, police said that the public's continuing support of the Amarillo Police Department is a key part in their effort to reduce crime.
