Year | Crimes Reported | Crimes Cleared | Clearance Rate |
2000 | 429 | 64 | 15% |
2001 | 29 | 10 | 34% |
2002 | 0 | 0 | ? |
2003 | no data | no data | no data |
2004 | 51 | 13 | 25% |
2005 | 564 | 167 | 30% |
2006 | 590 | 179 | 30% |
2007 | 430 | 310 | 72% |
Source: Pennsylvania State Police
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Chief Sinclair Making a Difference in Nazareth PD
Below you will find Nazareth crime data between 2000 and 2007. It's a joke. In 2002, Nazareth reported no crime at all. In 2003, it never bothered to forward any data. Clearance rates flutter between 15% and 72%.
Source: Pennsylvania State PoliceFortunately, the silliness has stopped. Nazareth reached outside for its new police chief, Michael Sinclair, a 29-year veteran from Philly. He wants "accurate statistics" and "good intelligence." In contrast to the previous practice of keeping things hushed up, Sinclair has started "crime bulletins" to alert the community if there is a rash of crime. "When you have 1,000 robberies, it is not 1,000 different people. It's usually the same handful." Sinclair brings much needed professionalism to Nazareth. When you have 1,000 parking tickets, that's usually a small handful of miscreants, too. I know. I'm one of them.
Source: Pennsylvania State Police
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Now if Nazareth could just stop ignoring it's obvious problem with drug sales all over the borough.
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