Davis

Crime Trends

Violent Crime

Summary

  • No homicides - no change
  • Four rapes reported - up four
  • No attempted rape - no change
  • Five robberies -no change
  • Twelve aggravated assaults - down four

Homicide

No homicides were reported in 2004.

Rape

Four rapes were reported in 2004.

UC Davis Police Department is committed to making a difference to victims of violence and understands the seriousness of this problem and its potentially devastating ramifications. We offer victims critically needed support through our professionalism and sensitivity to the issues, insuring that they are not re - victimized. We collaborate along with other campus programs and organizations to create a coordinated response.

We will continue to encourage reporting of violence against women and hope to significantly increase the number of women who freely and voluntarily elect to file a report with law enforcement.

Robbery

There were five robberies reported during 2004. Four actual and one attempt. Four of the robberies were strong arm in nature and in the fifth a knife was used. Only minor injuries occurred. Three subjects were arrested, thus closing two of the cases.

Aggravated Assault

There were eight reported incidents of aggravated assault involving twelve victims. Seven incidents were on the UC Davis campus and one at the Medical Center. Six of the assaults on campus occurred in public areas. One occurred in a dorm room. Six of the victims were UCD Police officers. Three officers were assaulted by vehicles and three were assaulted with a firearm. The remaining incidents involved two UCD Students. All cases were cleared by arrest or exceptional means.

In the assault at the Medical Center, no life threatening injuries were sustained.

Property Crime

Summary

  • Burglary - up 4
  • Bicycle theft - down 70
  • Other larceny - down 23
  • Motor vehicle theft - down 10
  • Arson - no change

Burglary

Burglaries went from 90 reported in 2003 to 95 in 2004, up four. The majority of burglaries that occurred were non-force with possible key entries.

Theft

There were a total of 428 other thefts. Stereos, CD’s and cellular phones were popular items to steal in 2004. The two most common methods of entry were smashed windows and punched out locks of vehicles. Bicycle thefts decreased 19% on the Davis campus.

Arson

In the six arsons in 2004, approximately $810 in property loss was reported.

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