Auto burglaries and fatal overdoses in Hamilton County both dropped in 2023, while child abuse cases increased.
Mayor Weston Wamp’s office released the year-end results of its Hamilton Counted report, which tracks key data from across the county on homelessness, crime and overdoses. Released March 12, the document compares totals from 2023 to 2022.
Crime
Hamilton County witnessed a 21% decline in auto burglaries in 2023, dropping from 3,285 in 2022 to 2,582.
“Auto burglaries have historically been a problem, and they’re just a huge nuisance,” Hamilton County District Attorney Coty Wamp, the county mayor’s sister, said in a phone interview. “There’s really nothing like going out to your car in the morning and finding you’ve been burglarized.”