East Lansing is at a 28-year low in part I crime rates, according to a statistical report released by the East Lansing Police Department Tuesday.
Part I crimes include murder, non-negligent manslaughter, criminal sexual conduct, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, auto theft and arson.
The report also shows a decrease in motor vehicle accidents in East Lansing during the past three years.
The ELPD responded to more than 1,700 accidents each year from 2000 to 2004. From 2005 to 2007, the department responded to less than 1,300 accidents each year.
The decrease is directly correlated to an increase in traffic enforcement, according to the ELPD.
For more details on the ELPD crime statistics release, see Thursday’s edition of The State News.
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