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
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