The Antioch Police Department has updated its crime data for 2023 where they saw an increase in total offenses by 1,127.
With a police force that is understaffed, the city saw 131 additional burglaries, 166 additional larcenies, 45 more robberies, 399 more vandalism, 595 more vehicle thefts and 48 more weapon violations in 2023 when compared to 2022.
Here is a look at the crime data as provided on the city of Antioch website.
| 2022 | 2023 | +/- | |
| Murder | 9 | 10 | +1 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 2 | 3 | +1 |
| Justifiable Homicide | 4 | 1 | -3 |
| Rape | 43 | 33 | -10 |
| Robbery | 166 | 211 | +45 |
| Aggravated Assault | 513 | 436 | -77 |
| Burglary | 428 | 559 | +131 |
| Larceny | 1480 | 1646 | +166 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 650 | 1245 | +595 |
| Arson | 16 | 8 | -2 |
| Simple Assault | 944 | 1029 | +85 |
| Intimidation | 77 | 55 | -22 |
| Bribery | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Counterfeiting/Forgery | 21 | 9 | -12 |
| Vandalism | 673 | 1,072 | +399 |
| Drug/Narcotic | 78 | 61 | -17 |
| Drug Equipment | 21 | 24 | +3 |
| Embezzlement | 7 | 17 | +10 |
| Extortion/Blackmail | 1 | 5 | +4 |
| Fraud | 587 | 428 | -159 |
| Gambling | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Kidnapping | 36 | 24 | -12 |
| Pornography | 6 | 8 | +2 |
| Prostitution | 1 | 1 | – |
| Sodomy | 6 | 10 | +4 |
| Sexual Assault w/object | 7 | 1 | -6 |
| Fondling | 49 | 33 | -16 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Statutory Rape | 11 | 3 | -8 |
| Stolen Property | 115 | 101 | -14 |
| Weapons Violations | 173 | 221 | +48 |
| Human Trafficking, Commercial Sex Acts | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Human Trafficking, Involuntary Servitude | 2 | 0 | -2 |
| Animal Cruelty | 3 | 3 | – |
| Total Group A Offenses | 6130 | 7257 | +1,127 |
*2023 crime data is based on unaudited RMS data at the time of report generation and is subject to change
In August, Antioch Mayor Lamar Hernandez-Thorpe claimed sideshows were down while in September claimed crime was down—even after data was provided by Antioch Police in a mid-year report which showed a 31.09 percent increase in crime which included 33.3% increase in homicide, 47.2% increase in robbery, 62.5% increase in burglary, 19.4% increase in theft, 85.7% increase in auto theft.
Although data has not been updated on staffing levels, in September the Antioch Police Department reported the following staffing levels:
115 Authorized positions
- 95 of those positions are filled
- 44 of those 95 positions are in service
- 31 officers are assigned to patrol
- Averaging over 100 calls a shift
- Modified work schedule
- 7 officers are assigned to investigations
- Those 7 averaging a case load of just over 300 cases
- 7 detectives are doing all filling and follow up
Records
- Authorized 10 full time positions
- 1 supervisor position
- 2 leads & 7 regular positions
- 4 part time positions
Community Service Officers (CSOs)
- Authorized 11 full time positions, no vacancies
Police Dispatch
- 1 supervisor
- 4 leads
- 8 dispatchers with 3 vacancies
Older Crime Data —
Back in 2022, the City of Antioch changed how it reported its data which is why there is now a breakdown in the homicide data to include, murder, negligent manslaughter and justified manslaughter. There is also other changes in the data, but below is data provided by Antioch Police between 2019-2021.
| Part 1 Crimes | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Homicide | 12 | 10 | 13 |
| Rape | 55 | 40 | 42 |
| Robbery | 238 | 142 | 151 |
| Aggravated Assault | 343 | 400 | 540 |
| Total Violent Crime | 648 | 592 | 746 |
| Burglary | 511 | 464 | 335 |
| Larceny – Theft | 2078 | 1682 | 1385 |
| Vehicle – Theft | 610 | 573 | 553 |
| Total Property Crime | 3199 | 2719 | 2273 |
| Arson | 50 | 47 | 40 |
| Part 1 Crime Totals | 3906 | 3358 | 3059 |
Response Times
| Response Times- Received to Officer Arrival | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Priority 1 | 00:08:23 | 00:07:36 | 00:08:49 |
| Priority 2 | 00:27:14 | 00:22:22 | 00:25:59 |
| Priority 3 | 00:32:49 | 00:22:47 | 00:27:04 |
| Priority 4 | 00:34:06 | 00:27:05 | 00:21:25 |
Previous Crime data
8 comments
Mike, you should include that this data is not even accurate due to the number of businesses who do not even report their crime, vandalism or thefts. Many residents also likely do not report because the DA will not file charges or persecute. I bet the numbers are much worse than what is made public. As you said, they are not even fully staff so the amount of reports they can even take or respond to are likely never even entered because people give up. Vote smarter in 2024 Antioch.
No Lathorpe Hernandez presser?
Yes. And citizens knew this in spite of the spin coming from Thorpe. Time to throw the baby out. Nothing has been implemented in 2024 to change this trajectory. Vote people!
In other news, water is wet.
But I thought Thorpe said crime was down? He would never lie!
The silence from the City Council on the subject of APD is deafening. Residents should be pressing them on what they are doing to rebuild the department or – in the absence of that – get mutual aid in the interim.
One quick drive through the old neighborhood had us repeatedly saying “Oh my god”, and not in a good way. Yeah, I could tell you crime is up, despite what the mayor says, as he continues to think the people are too dumb to see for themselves what’s happened to home
Thorpe LIED again/still. Our feckless mayor must think the citizens of Antioch are stupid. I wonder if crimes that are not responded to by an officer are included in the statistics? Doubtful. A previous comment mentioned mutual aid. Absolutely. I don’t know how much it costs for an officer from another jurisdiction to put in a shift in Antioch but. If a cop could do nothing but write citations, say for stop sign runners or speeders, I would imagine he/she would more than pay for their time and add funds to city coffers. Pick an intersection, red light and stop sign running is rampant. A stop sign citation can be $400 plus. Ten a day? You do the math. James Donlon is a freeway. Fifty plus isn’t uncommon. Antioch police need help. Maybe the reason we can’t or aren’t seeking mutual aid is because no one wants to work here. Can you blame them?
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