The overall crime rate in 2015 was reduced by 3%.
The overall crime rate for unincorporated Hillsborough County has been reduced for the ninth consecutive year, according to Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee.
HCSO attributes the success, in part, to community partners such as Neighborhood Watch, Business Watch, Crime Stoppers and Citizen Patrol.
"Together, we continue to make Hillsborough County a safer place,” Gee said.
How does HCSO do it?
The Law Enforcement Intelligence Nexus Center is the hub. Detectives and crime analysts sift through criminal intelligence and then relay information to supervisors, who devise plans of action.
Stats
- Overall crime rate in 2015 was reduced by 3%
- “Violent” crime rate is the lowest in Hillsborough County since 1985
- Victims reduced from 18,086 in 2014 to 17,552 in 2015
- There are 1.4 deputies per 1,000 residents in Hillsborough County
- Per 1,000 residents, there were 19.4 victims of crime in 2015
