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by Michael Monks
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COVINGTON RANKS POORLY IN STATE POLICE CRIME REPORT
The City of Covington, Kentucky's fifth largest in population, is close to the top of several unsavory categories in the 2011 Crime Report assembled by the State Police. The report found that more than 198,000 serious crimes were committed in the Commonwealth that year with one happening every two minutes and thirty-eight seconds. In Kenton County, a crime occurred every fifty-eight minutes. Statewide, there was a murder every 39 hours, a car stolen every two hours, a forcible sex offense every one hour and five minutes, and a robbery every five hours.
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Over the course of 2011, just less than half of all serious crimes were solved, 964 police officers were assaulted, and nearly 298,000 arrests were made.
Over the course of 2011, just less than half of all serious crimes were solved, 964 police officers were assaulted, and nearly 298,000 arrests were made.
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Covington's number of crimes higher than most KY cities
Covington's number of crimes higher than most KY cities
The Kentucky State Police broke down specific numbers of crimes for each city in the Commonwealth with a population of 10,000 or more (of which there are 39). Covington does not top the list in any category but is number two in arson (17), burglary (741), kidnapping (32), car theft (215), prostitution (16), and robbery (156). In each of those categories, Covington trails Lexington, the state's second-largest city. However, Covington tops the largest city, Louisville, in nearly category of crime in raw numbers alone.
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Covington, Florence have troubling statistics in NKY
Covington is not the only Northern Kentucky city with a bad placement on the crime report. Florence ranks first or second in NKY in every category. The NKY cities included in the breakdown of cities with more than 10,000 people were Covington, Burlington, Erlanger, Florence, Fort Thomas, Independence, and Newport. (The numbers for Newport seem rather low without explanation, however.)
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CRIME IN NKY BROKEN DOWN BY CITY
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Arson
Covington (17)
Florence (7)
Erlanger (1)
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Assault
Covington (1,228)
Florence (329)
Independence (192)
Erlanger (133)
Fort Thomas (91)
Burlington (89)
Newport (4)
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Burglary
Burglary
Covington (741)
Florence (231)
Erlanger (137)
Independence (122)
Burlington (69)
Ft. Thomas (51)
Newport is listed as 0
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Drug Arrests
Covington (1,257)
Florence (288)
Fort Thomas (200)
Independence (153)
Erlanger (84)
Burlington (56)
Newport (48)
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Fraud
Florence (259)
Covington (230)
Independence (53)
Erlanger (47)
Fort Thomas (27)
Newport (0)
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Homicide (Covington's figure is not correct, but is what is in the report)
Florence (6)
Erlanger (2)
Covington (1)
Independence (1)
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Theft/Larceny
Theft/Larceny
Florence (1,910)
Covington (1,623)
Erlanger (421)
Independence (263)
Burlington (249)
Fort Thomas (221)
Newport (13)
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Motor Vehicle Theft
Covington (215)
Florence (76)
Fort Thomas (22)
Erlanger (19)
Independence (18)
Burlington (13)
Newport (0)
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The report also includes statistics on statewide DUI arrests, hate/bias crimes, and breaks all of it down by demographic. To read the full report (Kenton Co. is explored starting on page 184) Click Here (PDF)
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