Vehicle Burglaries

After seeing the reports of 6 vehicle burglaries within a 1/2 mile of my house (Fairgate Drive), in less than 10 days, I started doing some research.

[Update 1/27/10] There was another one yesterday. That brings the total to 7 in less than 10 days.

[Update 2/1/10] Five more occured on 1/30/10. January now shows the total amount of vehicle burglaries for the entire month.

Midland PD Reports of Vehicle Burglaries

October 2009
0 within .5 mile
1 with 1 mile

November 2009
9 within .5 mile
13 with 1 mile

December 2009
7 within .5 mile
13 with 1 mile

January 2010
18 within .5 mile
31 with 1 mile

In my mind, this seems like a huge increase and something that the people in the area should be aware of. If everyone would make sure to lock their cars and keep valuables out of sight, these statistics would not be nearly as high.