Crime in Windsor and Amherstburg went down in November when compared to 2023.
That's according to the latest crime statistics released by Windsor police on Thursday.
Against last year, crimes against property went down by double-digit percentage points. Personal crime had a slight dip.
Officers in Windsor and Amherstburg took 957 reports for property crimes, down from 1,084 in November 2023 for a difference of 11.7 per cent.
Property crime includes break-and-enter, theft, fraud, mischief, possession of stolen property, and arson.
So far in 2024, property crime is down 1.1 per cent compared to this point in 2023, with 10,964 incidents reported.
Personal crime went down 3.1 per cent in November when compared year-to-year. Murder, sexual assault, abduction, assault, robbery, and harassment fall into this category. There were 246 reports taken.
However, personal crime is up so far in 2024. There were 2,990 personal crimes reported, a 14.4 per cent jump over the same period last year.
There is concern about the number of reports for Criminal Code violations not falling under property or personal. Year-to-year, Windsor police said there was a 17.3 per cent increase for November. For 2024 to date, the increase was 4.7 per cent.
Child pornography, non-violent weapons offences, betting and gaming offences, and administration of justice violations are included in the latter category.
In the ward-by-ward breakdown for November in Windsor only, the highest property crime rate was in Ward 2, which includes the west end. Ward 3, which includes downtown, was a close second. For personal crime, Ward 3 was tops.
Ward 1 had the lowest number of property crimes, while Ward 6 in the east end had the lowest number of personal crime reports.
A complete summary of November crime stats can be found on the Windsor police's official website.