Mayor Schember Releases First Quarter Crime Statistics
When it comes to crime in the City of Erie in 2018, so far, the number of incidents are down.
On Thursday, Erie Mayor Joe Schember released the first quarter crime statistics for 2018.
The numbers are from January through March of 2018, compared to the same time last year.
The numbers are as follows:
Crime Type: 2017 2018
Shots Fired 43 21
Aggravated Assault 17 10
Gun Shot Victims 17 10
Armed Robbery (Firearm) 25 7
Robbery (Knife) 1 5
Strong Arm Robbery 25 15
Robbery (Other) 0 0
Home Invasion Robbery 1 1
Criminal Homicide (Firearm) 3 2
Criminal Homicide (Other) 1 1
Firearms Recovered 45 44
Firearms Reported Stolen 15 12
Erie Police Chief Dan Spizarny says a there are a number of factors for the lower numbers, including the record snowfall, police outreach, and Unified Erie's call-in initiative.
"That's bringing these people that are specifically identified as being involved in the issues, in the violence in our streets, and it's bringing them in,” said Chief Spizarny. “It's giving them a warning, that we now know who they are, we're targeting them, and there are services out there that are available."