HUNTERSVILLE POLICE

DEPARTMENT
9630 Julian Clark Ave P.O. Box 664 Huntersville, N.C.
28070
(704) 464-5400 Fax (704) 947-9200
Philip K. Potter, CLEE
Chief of Police

MONTHLY CRIME BULLETIN

Auto Breaking and Entering
August 2012
Activity Summary:
There were thirty-one (31) Auto B&Es reported in August 2012. There were nineteen (19) Auto B&Es
reported during the same time frame in 2011. This is a 63% increase from 2011 to 2012.
The zone with the highest number of incidents was West 3 with thirteen (13), or 42%.
The reporting area with the highest number of incidents was C3 with eight (8), or 26%.
Sixteen (16), or 52%, took place at residential locations.
Thirteen (13), or 42%, of the incidents involved forced entry.
Nine (9), or 29%, of the incidents were discovered on a Tuesday.
Twelve (12), or 38%, were discovered between the hours of 0400 to 0759.
Twenty-six (26) incidents are open for further investigation and five (5) have been closed with leads
exhausted.
Historically, HPD has an average of 28 Auto B&Es during the month of August with a current threshold of 16 to 40.
This August, we were within the threshold with 31 reported Auto B&Es.
Forecast for September:
The average number of Auto B&Es for the month of September is 25 plus or minus 17. By the end of September,
there is a 68% chance HPD will have received between 8 and 42 reported Auto B&Es.
Prepared by: Laura Rooks, Crime Analyst
Submitted to: Philip K. Potter, Chief of Police

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31 Auto B&Es Reported in August 2012

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BREAKING AND ENTERING MOTOR VEHICLE

August 2012
Geographic Analysis
Incidents per Reporting Tract

Tract
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5

#
0
5
1
1
0
0
5
5
0
0
2
1
8
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
31

% of total
0%
16%
3%
3%
0%
0%
16%
16%
0%
0%
6%
3%
26%
0%
6%
3%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%

Number of Crimes per Location

Location
Commercial
Residential
School
Construction Site
Park
Hotel
Other

#
10
16
1
0
2
1
1
31

Incidents by Response Area

Beat

% of
total

East 1
East 2
East 3
West 1
West 2
West 3

5
5
1
6
1
13
31

16%
16%
3%
19%
3%
42%
100%

Incidents by District

District

% of
total

East
West

11
20
31

35%
65%
100%

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% of total
32%
52%
3%
0%
6%
3%
3%
100%

Temporal Analysis
# of Incidents/Day at Found

Day
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesda
y
Thursday
Friday
Saturday

#
3
3
9
4

% Total
10%
10%
29%
13%
10%
26%
3%
100%

3
8
1
31

Time Crimes Found by 4hr Intervals

Time Period
0000-0359
0400-0759
0800-1159
1200-1559
1600-1959
2000-2359

#
1
12
6
1
6
5
31

% per Allocation
3%
38%
19%
3%
19%
16%
100%

Modus Operandi Analysis

Forced or Non-forced Entries

Entry Type
Forced
Unforced
Unknown

#
13
18
0
31

Method of Entry

% of total
42%
58%
0%
100%

Method
Cut Locks
Force Door
Break/Force Window
Bodily Force
Pry/Punch Lock
Key
No Force
Unknown/Other
Point of Entry

Point of Entry

% of total

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#
1
0
5
0
6
0
18
1
31

% of total
3%
0%
16%
0%
19%
0%
58%
3%
100%

Door (Driver Side)

Door (Pass. Side)
Other
Window
Unknown
Open truck bed

3
2
6
4
16
0
31

10%
6%
19%
13%
52%
0%
100%

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Monthly Crime Analysis for August 2012

Auto B&E

Tract
A2

Case #
120812104601

A2

120820221001

A2
A2
A2
A3
A4
B2
B2
B2
B2
B2
B3
B3
B3
B3
B3
C1
C1
C2
C3
C3
C3
C3
C3
C3
C3
C3
C5
C5
C6

120826143901
120802185504
120803075901
120808021500
120824214106
120819190206
120809073003
120815104402
120821180902
120831213502
120803093400
120820071900
120803100701
120829150400
120828111202
120818171300
120831211402
120828221402
120801171408
120821073001
120801193203
120821072001
120821072900
120821073000
120821084500
120821181401
120803104802
120803175803
120824190300

Street
STRATHBURN CT
BIRKDALE COMMONS
PKY
BIRKDALE COMMONS
PKY
SAM FURR RD
SAM FURR RD
DUNTON ST
HAGERS FERRY RD
OLD STATESVILLE RD
CALDWELL CREEK DR
SAM FURR RD
HOLLY SPRINGS DR
SAM FURR RD (UNIT 170)
OLD STATESVILLE RD
SEIGLE DR
SEIGLE DR
CUMBERLAND CREST DR
GLENDALE DR
GILEAD RD
GILEAD RD
MEADOWMERE RD
BERTRAM CT
HOLLY BEND LN
OLD BARNETTE PL
CEDAR RIVER RD
HOLLY BEND LN
HOLLY BEND LN
HOLLY BEND LN
HOLLY BEND LN
TANNERS CREEK DR
CORAL SUNRISE DR
BEATTIES FORD RD

Date
From
8/12/12

Time
From
1045

Date
To
8/12/12

Time
To
1045

8/20/12

1900

8/20/12

2130

8/26/12
8/2/12
8/2/12
8/8/12
8/24/12
8/19/12
8/8/12
8/15/12
8/20/12
8/31/12
8/2/12
8/19/12
8/2/12
8/26/12
8/28/12
8/18/12
8/31/12
8/28/12
7/31/12
8/20/12
7/31/12
8/20/12
8/20/12
8/20/12
8/20/12
8/20/12
8/2/12
7/31/12
8/24/12

1200
1700
1630
0100
1915
1800
2000
1043
2100
2132
1700
0900
2100
2100
0015
1645
2113
1830
2359
2300
1745
2230
2000
1830
2200
1700
2030
2000
1830

8/26/12
8/2/12
8/2/12
8/8/12
8/24/12
8/19/12
8/9/12
8/15/12
8/21/12
8/31/12
8/3/12
8/20/12
8/3/12
8/27/12
8/28/12
8/18/12
8/31/12
8/28/12
8/1/12
8/21/12
8/1/12
8/21/12
8/21/12
8/21/12
8/21/12
8/21/12
8/3/12
8/3/12
8/24/12

1430
1830
1900
0215
2125
1902
0730
1043
0600
2135
0800
0710
1005
0700
0730
1713
2114
2214
0630
0600
0620
0700
0700
0700
0700
0900
1040
1758
1900

Incidents per Month 2011 Compared to 2012

Month
August
August

Year
2011
2012

# of Incidents % Change
19
31
63%

August and September Auto B&Es Over Time

70

# of Incidents

60
50
40

August

30

September

20
10
0
2006

2007

2008

Comparison of # of Incidents in August to # of Incidents in September over time

Month
Year # of Incidents
Month
Year # of Incidents Mean
August
2006
24
September 2006
15
19.5
August
2007
42
September 2007
65
53.5
August
2008
27
September 2008
13
20
August
2009
31
September 2009
21
26
August
2010
15
September 2010
31
23
August
2011
19
September 2011
19
19
Standard Deviation for Mean of Incidents # for 2006-2011 +-13.3

2009

2010

2011

2012

Standard Deviation for change in incidents

# b/w Aug and Sept

# Change by Month
-9
+23
-14
-10
+16
0
+-15.2