Complete Annual Report 2020 - English - Flipbook - Page 22
TRACKING CRIME PATTERNS
CITYWIDE CRIME STATISTICS
Inside the Police Department: CompStat
The CompStat program has been used by the Hartford Police Department for over 15 years and is a fixture of operational planning. Crime
statistics are gathered over the course of each week and compiled into
a summary report. The locations of crime incidents are marked on city
maps and broken down by neighborhoods and districts of the city. The
program requires timely, accurate information about crime patterns.
This information is used by commanders to plan quick responses to
break up those patterns. The CompStat report is available weekly on
the Hartford Police Department website.
Prior to the restrictions on gatherings caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, HPD had begun holding monthly “Public CompStat” meetings.
Public CompStat meetings are an opportunity for the Police Department to engage with the community and allow for questions from the
audience. These meetings were held in various community gathering
spaces throughout the City as well as at the Police Department.
The Police Department continues to hold weekly CompStat meetings
virtually to analyze and respond to trends in criminal activity. Public
CompStat meetings have resumed in 2021 in a virtual format.
PART 1 CRIME
2020 2019
% CHANGE
2018
% CHANGE
2017
% CHANGE
MURDER
25
23
8.7
21
19.0
29
-13.8
RAPE
41
52
-21.2
75
-45.3
62
-33.9
ROBBERY
283
271
4.4
366
-22.7
471
-39.9
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
886
742
19.4
900
-1.6
812
9.1
BURGLARY
440
444
-0.9
627
-29.8
743
-40.8
LARCENY
2790
2584
8.0
3200
-12.8
3616
-22.8
AUTO THEFT
666
542
22.9
749
-11.1
683
-2.5
TOTALS
5131
4658
10.2
5938
-13.6
6416
-20.0
SHOOTING VICTIMS
225
143
57.3
143
57.3
134
67.9
Part 1 Crime - Citywide:
6416
5938
4658
2017
22
2018
2019
5131
2020
23
