Violent crime and traffic fatalities in Anne Arundel dropped slightly last year, while property crimes such as burglaries and thefts jumped 8 percent, according to a county police analysis of 2007 crime statistics.
County officers responded to 62,745 crime incidents overall last year - 137 fewer than they investigated in 2006. The statistics only include Anne Arundel and do not cover Annapolis city or cases handled by Maryland State Police.
Stats released last month for the Annapolis Police Department showed an almost 10 percent drop in serious crime. The city had one more homicide and a slight increase in car thefts, but reported a...
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