While fatal overdoses remain steady, burglary, robbery and vehicle thefts are all down in 2023 compared to the year prior, according to the latest figures from a monthly report released by Hamilton County government.
Mayor Weston Wamp’s office has so far produced two reports in a series dubbed Hamilton Counted, which aims to provide an assessment of crime, substance abuse and homelessness. The latest, released Friday, encompasses Jan. 1 through Aug. 31, comparing figures to the same period in 2022.
It’s the first to include figures from all law enforcement agencies in the county.
“That’s huge,” Senior Data Analyst Jennifer Baggett, who prepares the reports, said in a phone interview.