While DWI and other traffic stops aren't included in the borough's major crime rate, they do represent part of Police Chief Bruce Garon's fight against crime. Let people know they are out there. There is really not much crime, Garon said. The town has not seen a violent crime since 1984, according to FBI crime data. The major crime rate per 1,000 residents has dropped to 45.8 in 1996 from a 1990 high of 161.67 per 1,000 residents.
Major crimes are murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and theft.
In 1996, there were nine thefts and nine burglaries. The crime rate may seem higher than it feels here because the borough has just 374 full-time residents. There is no neighborhood watch group in town. In the wintertime, when such a group would be useful, not many people live in town, Garon said. Burglaries and larcenies have dropped since 1982.