Total Reported Property Offenses . Vandalism grew 10 percent to become the second most common property offense, while declines in burglary dropped it to third. The next most common offenses, auto theft and forgery, generally increased throughout the 20-year period. Total Reported Behavioral Offenses . Reported DUI has increased in recent years from the historic low in 1994, but remains below the high point in 1990.
DUI offense reports closely reflect law enforcement activity.
Drug offenses and disorderly conduct doubled since 1979 to become the second and third most common behavioral offenses, respectively. Reported Offenses by Offense Type . This slide shows the relationship between changes in the number of reported person, property, behavioral and index crimes. Property and index crime trends are similar, because larceny comprises the majority of each group. Person crimes, the smallest number of offenses, had the largest percentage growth.