CRIME STATS

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 Criminal Activity

Every law enforcement agency in the United States is required to report the number of certain specified crimes (murder, robbery, rape, aggravated assault, burglary, theft, and auto theft) to the FBI. These statistics, referred to as "index crimes," are adjusted for population, and utilized to compare crime in communities across the country.

Last year, index crime rose for the first time in four years. There were 65 more crimes committed in 2007, amounting to a 2% increase. While we did experience a decrease in aggravated and simple assaults, domestic violence, and burglaries, our violent crime and thefts increased. Violent crime (murder, manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault) increased 8%, which represents 23 more incidents.

Burbank is still a safe City in which to live, work, and play. Violent crime accounts for only 8% of all crimes committed. Officers and Detectives work diligently to both prevent and solve crimes, making over 9,000 arrests in 2007. Detectives cleared 59% of all violent crimes by arrest last year, a 6% increase over 2006, and 32% of all crimes, an increase of 5% over last year. 

Traffic Accidents

Traffic collisions rose for the second straight year in 2007. There were 2,161 collisions last year compared to 2,026 in 2006, for a 6.6% increase. Injury accidents rose from 534 in 2006 to 542 in 2007, or slightly more than 1%. There were five fatalities in 2007, three of which were vehicular and two pedestrian. Considering the growth in population, business, and traffic congestion in the City, these statistics are not unexpected.

Over the past three years, injury pedestrian accidents have remained steady, with 52 in 2005, 51 in 2006, and 50 in 2007. Injury bicycle collisions also remained steady, up by one in 2007 to 24, compared to 23 in 2006. 

Response Times

In 2007, the Burbank Police Department Communications Center received 182,255 phone calls (an average of 499 calls per day), including 25,634 emergency (911) calls (an average of 70 calls per day). The average ring time for answering ALL those calls was five seconds, or about two rings. It should be noted that the California 911 System standard calls for 90% of all 911 emergency calls to be answered in less than ten seconds. Last year, our percentage was 96.4, which is outstanding for a City of our size.  

A total of 46,809 calls for service were dispatched in 2007, and officers initiated an additional 35,885 incidents, and took 13,475 police reports.

The average response time for emergency calls was 3:15, and the average response time for all calls for service - from parking problems to murders - was 15:60. It is important to note that these time calculations are computed from when the call is answered by the communications operator, not from when the call is dispatched.