http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/news/government-public-safety/crime-down-hutchinson-8089 Comments for "Crime down in Hutchinson" en http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/news/government-public-safety/crime-down-hutchinson-8089 <p>The number of crimes reported in Hutchinson dipped by 13.1 percent from 2006 to 2007, and arrests were off 7 percent, Police Chief Dan Hatten told the City Council last week.</p> <p>According to Hatten’s annual report, arrests for felonies, gross misdemeanors and misdemeanors are declined in 2007, but reports of serious crimes did increase in some categories, including forcible rape, robbery, burglaries, vehicle theft and controlled substance crimes. Overall arrests in 2007 were down almost 20 percent from 2005.</p> <br class="clear" /><p><a href="http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/news/government-public-safety/crime-down-hutchinson-8089">read more</a></p> http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/news/government-public-safety/crime-down-hutchinson-8089#comments Government &amp; Public Safety Tue, 20 May 2008 08:35:08 -0500 Terry Davis 8089 at http://www.hutchinsonleader.com