Crime trend tracking helpful

Editorials

April 2, 2010

By Rowe Ray Managing Editor The San Marcos Record Fri Apr 02, 2010, 10:16 AM CDT

— Sexual assaults and robberies down, aggravated and misdemeanors assaults up and murder holding steady.

Crime statistics tell an important story ... but not the whole story.

Missing from the equations are the personal fear, heartache, loss and trauma each and every criminal act leaves in its wake.

Still, the ability of the San Marcos Police Department to compile these statistics and utilize them in a way which has the potential to reduce their numbers is certainly encouraging.

The new, high-tech method of displaying crimes according to type and neighborhood is also exciting.

The more we as residents know about crime trends, the better we can help to protect our loved ones, our property and our sense of community. RHR

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