May 2015

May 2015 Produced by the Crime Analysis Unit

Cambridge Police BridgeStat May 2015

Part I Total Crime A 12% upturn for Serious crime has been incurred in Cambridge when compared against the first five months of 2014, driven by an additional 119 index crimes registered between January 1st and June 1st of this year. When measured against the five-year average, a modest 5% decrease in Part One crime has been recorded. Further analysis of the crime totals for the first five months of this year indicates that, while violent crimes recorded a 5% decrease with six fewer incidents to start the year, property crimes rose 15% with 125 additional incidents reported when compared with the same time frame in 2014. The majority of this increase can be attributed to an upsurge of 58% in burglary, which is the aggregate total of housebreaks and commercial breaks, from 98 incidents for the first five months of 2014 to 155 in 2015. The upturn in burglary this year should be tempered by the fact that the 2014 totals for this property crime in Cambridge were at their lowest point in over 50 years.

Total Violent Crime Total Property Crime Total Part I Crime

4 Week Snapshot 4/7 - 5/4 5/5 - 6/1 Change 25 18 -28% 193 231 20% 218

249

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Year to Date 2014 2015 Change 115 109 -5% 842 967 15% 957 1076

12%

Five Year Avg Change 138 -21% 994 -3% 1132

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Cambridge Police BridgeStat

Part I Property Crime

May 2015

Analysis of property crime totals for the first five months of 2015 indicates a 15% increase when measured against the 2014 totals and a 3% decline below the five-year average. One of the more significant statistics for the first five months of the year was the 125% increase in the commercial burglary category. This sudden increase in commercial breaks may be part of a regional trend that emerged early in 2015. Also, there has been a 19% upswing in larceny from motor vehicles through the end of May, with 32 additional thefts from cars reported year-to-date. Notably, this increase comes after the total for this crime type in 2014 registered at 25% below the five-year average.

Burglary Commercial Break Housebreak Larceny Larceny (Misc) Larceny from Building Larceny from MV Larceny from Person Larceny from Residence Larceny of Bicycle Larceny of Plate Larceny of Services Shoplifting Auto Theft Total Property Crime

4 Week Snapshot 4/7 - 5/4 5/5 - 6/1 Change 38 47 24% 15 14 -7% 23 33 43% 147 173 18% 3 4 33% 27 31 15% 35 28 -20% 12 16 33% 23 19 -17% 15 38 153% 2 5 150% 0 2 IN-CALC 30 30 0% 8 11 38% 193 231 20%

Year to Date 2014 2015 Change 98 155 58% 24 54 125% 74 101 36% 704 773 10% 8 24 200% 153 160 5% 165 197 19% 82 69 -16% 70 100 43% 60 67 12% 16 10 -38% 5 5 0% 145 141 -3% 40 39 -3% 842 967 15%

Five Year Avg Change 145 7% 26 108% 119 -15% 806 -4% 11 118% 162 -1% 204 -3% 118 -42% 75 33% 72 -7% 14 -29% 7 -29% 143 -1% 43 -9% 994 -3%


Part I Violent Crime

May 2015

The projected five-year weighted average for violent crime in Cambridge for the first five months of 2015 was 138 incidents. Through June 1st of this year, there were 109 violent crimes reported in the City, 29 serious violent crimes under the total forecasted for this period (-21%) and 6 crimes below the same time frame last year (-5%). The street robbery total in 2014 was the lowest in Cambridge in 50 years. There has been one additional street robbery registered in Cambridge this year when compared with the same time frame in 2014. There has not been a street robbery pattern identified in over 18 months and this target crime remains 44% (14 incidents) below its 5-year average of 32 robberies forecasted for the first 5 months of the year. The first homicide of 2015 in Cambridge was reported in April. Meanwhile, the crimes of rape, robbery, and aggravated assault remained relatively unchanged between January and the end of May this year when compared with 2014.

4 Week Snapshot Homicide Rape Robbery Commercial Robbery Street Robbery Aggravated Assault Total Violent Crime

4/7 - 5/4 0 4 5 1 4 16 25

5/5 - 6/1 0 2 5 2 3 11 18

Change IN-CALC -50% 0% 100% -25% -31% -28%

Year to Date 2014 1 12 29 12 17 73 115

2015 Change 1 0% 12 0% 28 -3% 10 -17% 18 6% 68 -7% 109 -5%

Five Year Avg 1 11 41 9 32 85 138

Change 0% 9% -32% 11% -44% -20% -21%


Percent Change*

May 2015

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● On April 14th, 2015, Carlos D. Colina was arraigned in Middlesex District Court and was charged with the murder of Jonathan Camilien, 26, of Somerville. This was the initial murder of 2015 in Cambridge. ● On April 4th of 2015, A human torso and limbs were found inside a duffel bag on a walkway off of Binney Street on April 4th. Footage recovered from nearby surveillance cameras led the Cambridge Police to an apartment building across the street, Kendall Crossing, in which Colina, 32, resides. Human remains of the same individual—later identified as Camilien—were found inside the building. A saw, rope and cleaning supplies were found in Colina's apartment, which is located one block from the Cambridge Police Department. The suspect and victim were known to each other. The Cambridge Police are confident that this was not a random act. Colina is being held on $1 million bail.

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Colin Burton, 30, of Dorchester, was shot and killed outside of Hi - Fi Pizza on Mass Ave in Central Square on September 18th, 1999. Burton was talking with the occupants of a Ford Explorer when the subject in the passenger seat fired through the window. Two suspects fled the scene. The case remains under active investigation.

April 5, 2002, Mass Ave

September 18, 1999, Mass Ave

Ian Gray,19, of Mattapan, was in an argument outside of the Rhythm & Spice restaurant that spilled out onto Mass Ave. A suspect that had left the scene returned with a group of people and a fight ensued. A knife was produced during the altercation and four gunshots were fired, fatally wounding Gray. This case remains open.

On June 17th, 2002 at 7:00PM, Ricardo Williams, 27, of Malden, was found in the driver’s seat of a motor vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound to his face. Williams was taken to CCH where he was pronounced dead. This case remains open.

June 17, 2002, Windsor St.

*Anyone with information about these crimes is asked to contact CPD at 617-349-3370.*


Jason Ellcock, 33, of Malden, formerly of Cambridge and father of three, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in front of the driveway to 364 Rindge Ave at 3:05 AM on the night of June 16th, 2009. He was pronounced dead at the scene. This incident remains under investigation.

March 12, 2011, Brookline St.

June 16, 2009, Rindge Ave

James Lauture, 30, of Cambridge, was sitting in a vehicle near Brookline and Watson Streets just after midnight on Saturday, March 12th, 2011, when an unknown gunman opened fire. The occupants in the car were able to drive to Central Square. Lauture died from multiple gunshot wounds. The other man in the vehicle survived. This case remains open.

On June 3rd, 2012, Charlene Holmes, 16, of Cambridge, was shot while sitting on a porch on Willow St. She later succumbed to her wounds at the hospital. The investigation into this incident remains active, but no arrests have been made to date. June 3, 2012, Willow St

July 3, 2014, Windsor Street.

On July 3rd, 2014, at 10:00 PM, Kensley David, 22, suffered a single gunshot wound to the head while on Windsor Street. Investigators believe that the incident was not random. This case remains under investigation

*Anyone with information about these crimes is asked to contact CPD at 617-349-3370.*

Percent Change*


Last 4 Weeks

May 2015

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-50% • There were twelve rapes reported in Cambridge during the first five months of 2015, the same number that was reported between January and the end of May in 2014. Nine of the incidents this year have been classified as acquaintance rapes, one as a blitz scenario, another sexual assault is being investigated as a contact crime involving a date rape drug, and the final incident is yet to be categorized. • The following is the final breakdown of the rape classifications in Cambridge for 2014: two stranger-to-stranger rapes, ten involving acquaintances, seven contact situations, and five domestic sexual assaults; a total of 24 incidents. • The second stranger-to-stranger rape of 2014 was reported in December, resulting in the arrest of Alejandro Done, 46, of Boston, who was charged with assault to rape, kidnapping, and assault and battery. • The FBI’s Uniform Crime Report for 2013 reports that the rate of forcible rapes in 2013 was estimated at 25.2 per 100,000 female inhabitants. The 5-year average for Cambridge between 2009 and 2014, a city of 106,000, is 21 rapes per year.

5 Year Average

*IN -CAL: Percentages are not calculated for numbers so small as to present a statistically misleading percentage.

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May 2015

Previous Year

-31% • When comparing the total of aggravated assaults for the first five months of 2015 with the same time frame last year, there has been a slight decline of 7% recorded, 5 fewer incidents reported. The total of 68 aggravated assaults was 17 incidents (20%) under the projected five-year average of 85 crimes between January 1st and June 1st of this year.

• Aggravated Assaults fell from 16 incidents in April down to 11 reported crimes (-31%) in the month of May. The majority of this decline can be attributed to a decrease in domestic assaults across the city.

5 Year Average

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-20%

120

108

100

90

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Type Number Classification of Top Categories: 1.1.15 to 6.1.15 Domestic

22

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15

Homeless

9

Assault on Police Officers

7

Shop Owners / patrons

6

Juvenile / Gang

5

20

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Aggravated Assault in Cambridge by Category: 1.1.15 to 6.1.15

May 2015

Five of the nine homeless related assaults were in the 600 block of Mass Avenue. The only bar-related assault over the first 5 months occurred at closing time on Valentine’s Day weekend in Central Square.

Past trends indicate that Domestic Violence invariably accounts for 40% of all assaults in the City each year (32% - first 5 months of 2015). Five of the domestic assaults occurred in Cambridgeport.


Percent Change

May 2015

• The five-year average for overall robbery in Cambridge for the first five months of the year is 41 incidents. From January 1st to June 1st of 2015, 28 robberies were recorded, which indicates a 32% decline below the projected total and a 3% reduction when compared with the same time period last year. • Richard Perry of Somerville was arrested on 1/23/15 and charged with two armed commercial robberies in Cambridge at the Quick Mart and the Thistle & Shamrock, and one in Boston at the Tostado Store. • One additional street robbery has been reported this year when compared with the first five months of 2014. However, when measured against the 5-year average, a dramatic 44% reduction has been recorded. • There was only one street robbery reported in January and three unrelated incidents in February. There were six street robberies recorded in Cambridge during March. No weapons were used in the three street robberies in Cambridge during the month of April. Four of the five street robberies recorded in May occurred near Central Square and Cambridgeport. Arrests were made in two of these incidents where the victim of the robbery knew his assailants. There has not been a street robbery pattern identified in Cambridge since the Fall of 2013.

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Street Robbery

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Geographic Breakdown of Commercial Robberies: 1.1.15 to 6.1.15

May 2015

The Dunkin Donuts in Porter Square was robbed on 2/16/15 by a white female, 50, who implied that she had a gun – surveillance photo.

Bank Robbery at East Cambridge Savings on 6/1/15. The first bank robbery for City in 363 days.

Unarmed robbery at CVS on 3.16.15 – Juvenile suspects named

Richard Perry of Somerville was arrested in Boston on 1/23/15 and charged with the armed robberies of the Quick Mart and the Thistle and Shamrock during the third week in January.

Incident involving security at construction site in North Point on 2/21/15

Shoplifting at Radio Shack in Harvard Square on 1/20/15 that escalated into a robbery Shoplifting at Carlos & Tess on 5/26/15 that escalated into a robbery - Arrest Kirkland Convenience on 4.9.15 with gun – hit Somerville previous night

Robbery of Broadway Convenience store on 3/26/15. Arrest of Jason Johnson on 4.16.15


Geographic Breakdown of Street Robberies: 1.1.15 to 6.1.15

May 2015

Homeless knockdown on 3.3.15

Homeless strong-arm on 4.4.15 Acquaintance on 5.10.15

There have been two unrelated street robberies in the 700 to 800 block of Main Street in 2015. Two 20-year-olds from Boston were arrested for a strong-arm incident on 2.7.14. Another strong arm incident on 2.23.15 – Community Alert issued.

An arrest was made of a suspect from Everett for a robbery outside of the Sunset Café on 2.12.15.

Female robbed in 100 block of Cambridge St on 4.16.15.

Purse snatch on Brattle on 3.31.15 Known suspects on cell phone grab on 3.3.15 Female followed by suspect with knife near Banks on 3.6.15 Both at Bishop Allen & Norfolk Arrest on 2.7.15 Pack Robbery - 1.23.15

Arrest of Boston resident at Mall – Domestic robbery on 3.8.15 4 of the 5 street robberies in May were around the periphery of Central Square & Cambridgeport – majority were unrelated, acquaintance crimes

Percent Change


Last 4 Weeks

May 2015

Previous Year

+24% • After recording historic 50-year low water marks in 2014, the property index crime of burglary, the combination of residential and commercial breaks, has incurred a 58% increase when measured against the first five months of 2014. The majority of this rise can be attributed to a surge in commercial breaks from 24 incidents in 2014 to 54 between January and the end of May this year. The five-year average for overall burglary in Cambridge for the first five months of the year is 145 incidents. From January 1st to June 1st of 2015, 155 burglaries were reported, which indicates a 7% increase above the projected total. • Commercial break trends identified in 2015 consist of a series of construction site breaks in February, and a clustering of incidents in Porter Square, Huron Village, and Central Squares that have abated since the middle of March. There has been a sharp increase in thefts from offices in Central and Porter Squares during April and May of this year.

• A Community Alert was issued for a series of housebreaks in the Cambridgeport neighborhood on 5.21.15. There have been seven incidents since 5.3.15. A tight cluster has been identified between Cottage and Allston, Pearl and Pleasant. Time frame has been erratic, but possibly late afternoon early evening. Entry is through unlocked windows.

5 Year Average

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174

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153

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120 120

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37

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Housebreak

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5 Yr Avg (Residential)

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Geographic Breakdown of Housebreaks: 1.1.15 to 6.1.15

May 2015

After a short pattern of 4 incidents in January, there had not been a housebreak in West Cambridge for nearly 4 months, until two daytime breaks during the last week in May – Monitoring the area at present time.

The majority of the breaks in this cluster were in the first two weeks of the year and were associated with an afternoon pattern of housebreaks in Cambridgeport that continued sporadically from November to the third week of January. An arrest of a neighborhood resident has brought a conclusion to this series. After going nearly 3 months with 5 unrelated breaks, a community alert was issued on 5.21.15 for a series of seven housebreaks. No incidents since the alert – extra patrols in area.

Five unrelated housebreaks reported in East Cambridge in multi-unit dwellings over the first four months of the year – no suspects – unprofessional M.O. – no pattern identified.

Sporadic night breaks over the first 3 months in the 100 block of Hampshire and the 200 block of Norfolk. Six more incidents during April and May around periphery of Central Square - no solid pattern identified.


Commercial Burglary by Premise Type: 1.1.15 to 6.1.15

May 2015

Commercial break trends identified in 2015 consist of a series of construction site breaks in February, and a clustering of incidents in Porter Square, Huron Village, and Central Squares that have abated since the middle of March. A sharp increase in thefts from offices in Central and Porter Squares was seen in April and May.

Series of breaks into offices in Central Square during April

A series of commercial breaks commenced on 2/24/15 along Mass Ave in North Cambridge. Three weekends later, there were 3 similar breaks in Huron Village. An increase in breaks into restaurants and convenience stores in Greater Boston has been identified and extra attention is being given to these locations. This series has been quiet since early April. However, breaks into offices in North Cambridge along Mass Ave continue sporadically.


Percent Change

May 2015

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Despite the record-breaking snowfall in the city this winter, overall larceny through the first five months of 2015 is up 10% (or 69 incidents) when compared with the same time frame in 2014. However, the total of 773 larcenies reported year-to-date remains 4% below the 5-year weighted average of 806 incidents. Larcenies from motor vehicles through May have increased by 32 crimes, or 19%, over the number reported during the same time frame in 2014. LMVs actually dropped by 7 incidents (20%) from April to May of this year, even as the weather improved. There are currently no patterns anywhere in the city. Larcenies from the person continue their downward momentum. Through the first five months of 2015, this crime type is down 13 incidents, or 16%, when compared with the same time frame last year. The total of 69 incidents reported thus far in 2015 is also 49 incidents (42%) below the five-year average of 118. Central Sq saw the most activity in May with five incidents, followed by the Galleria Mall area with four. There have been 160 larcenies from buildings reported during the first five months of 2015. This is 5% above the 153 incidents reported in 2014 and 1% below the five-year average of 162. A series of thefts from construction sites across the city earlier this year ended with the arrest of a suspect in Boston. In late March, multiple thefts from rooms were reported at a hotel on Broadway, perpetrated by a subcontractor doing work inside the hotel. No patterns emerged in April or May. Similar to last year, larcenies from residences continue to be on the rise, registering 43% higher through May of 2015 than during the same time frame last year. Sixty percent (60) of the 100 incidents to date have involved package thefts from residences. Peabody and Mid-Cambridge saw the most package thefts in May with 3 each. Mid-Cambridge has also seen the most year-to-date with 15. Incidents remain sporadic with no temporal patterns identified at this time, but two non-Cambridge residents were arrested for a package theft at a Memorial Drive apartment building on May 13th. Bike thefts picked up substantially in May, rising from 14 in April to 40 this month. Year-to-date, there have been 67 bikes reported stolen in Cambridge. This is 7 thefts above the number reported during this time frame in 2014 (+12%) and 5 below the five-year average (-7%). East Cambridge saw the most in May with 7 incidents, followed by Peabody, Mid-Cambridge, North Cambridge, and West Cambridge, each with 5.

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May 2015

-20% • Larcenies from motor vehicles rose from 165 thefts over the first five months of 2014 up to 197 incidents through June 1st of this year. The five-year average for larceny from MVs in Cambridge for the first five months of the year is 204 incidents. The 197 LMVs so far in 2015 indicates a 3% decline below the projected total. • During the first three weeks in March, there were 41 thefts from cars across the City. Close to 70% of these incidents were in North Cambridge, Peabody, and Agassiz. Suspects were targeting mostly unlocked cars, with loose change and cell phones stolen. Over the final week of March, directed patrols and the arrest of two suspects from Somerville curtailed this activity, with only two thefts reported in North Cambridge for the month of April. • During the five weekends of May, there were only 15 scattered and unconnected thefts from cars in the City, a remarkably low total for a warm weather month. At the present time, there are no concentrations, clusters, series, patterns, or trends that are operational for larceny from motor vehicles. The major regional trend identified in 2015 has been the theft of tires from Hondas in the southwestern section of Boston • Larcenies from MVs declined 16% in 2014 when compared with the same time frame in 2013. There were 101 fewer thefts reported in 2014. This crime has also dropped 25% when measured against the five-year average, with 167 fewer incidents than the projected total of 681 thefts.

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Larceny from MVs: 1.1.15 to 6.1.15

May 2015

Over the second weekend of January, there was a string of seven known incidents in West Cambridge in which an unknown suspect broke into garages and vehicles of various residences. Only sporadic activity has been reported in West Cambridge over the past 4 months.

During the first five months of 2015, there have been 41 LMVs in Cambridgeport, with 11 in January, 4 in February, 9 in March , 9 in April, & 8 during May. The majority of incidents are on weekend nights with unlocked cars the target. Two known offenders were arrested here on 4.15.15.

During the first three weeks in March, there were 41 thefts from cars across the City. Close to 70% of these incidents were in North Cambridge, Peabody and Agassiz. Suspects were targeting unlocked cars, with loose change and cell phones stolen. Over the past five weeks, directed patrols and the arrest of a pair of suspects from Somerville have reduced activity for the next five weeks but sporadic thefts reignited during May south of Porter Square on weekend nights.


Police Response Strategy: • Cambridge Police are focused on prevention of these crimes by increasing officer visibility in targeted areas. • Citizens are encouraged to take the proper precautions to protect their vehicles and their belongings by doing everything possible to not make their vehicles easy targets.

Citizen Response Strategy: • Citizens are asked to take the following precautions to protect themselves, their vehicles, and their belongings from theft: • Make sure all of your car doors are locked when you leave your vehicle. •Take extra care when out doing your shopping. •If you are approached by a suspicious person while you are in your vehicle, sound your horn to attract attention. • NEVER LEAVE VALUABLES EXPOSED IN YOUR CAR. •If you must leave packages or valuables in your car, place them in the trunk or under a blanket to conceal them

• Visit our website for more tips to keep your vehicles and belongings at www.CambridgePolice.org/SafetyTips

Percent Change


Last 4 Weeks

May 2015

+33% • Larcenies from the person are down 13 incidents through June 1, 2015, when compared with the same time frame in 2014. The total of 69 incidents reported thus far in 2015 is 49 incidents, or 42%, below the five-year average of 118. • Very little pattern activity was seen in 2014, and this trend has continued into the first five months of 2015. In past years, much of the larceny from person activity was reported at bars and restaurants in the Squares (known as "dipper" activity). In May, there was one dipper incident reported in Central Square (at a restaurant), one in Harvard Square (at a restaurant) and one dipper incident and one pickpocket incident at the food court of the Galleria Mall. • With warmer weather having started, reports for unattended items being stolen while people play sports or enjoy parks has risen. In May, there were 4 reports of this activity, all in the lower half of the city. These are the only reports of their kind so far this year. • Official totals for 2014 put the final number of larcenies from the person at 220 incidents for the year. This was 35% below the 341 incidents reported in 2013. Part of the explanation for the large reduction in this crime type over the past year may be that a number of the more prolific thieves, particularly ones that tend to target the Harvard Square area, are currently incarcerated.

Previous Year

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Percent Change

May 2015

• Through the first five months of 2015, there have been 67 bicycles reported stolen citywide in Cambridge. This is 7 incidents higher than the 60 thefts reported during this time frame in 2014 (+12%) and 5 incidents below the five-year average of 72 (-7%). • Due to the record-breaking snowy and cold winter this year, our numbers were understandably low prior to May. In fact, likely because of the weather, not a single bike theft was reported in February, and only 4 were reported in March. With the turn of the weather, numbers jumped to 14 thefts in April and skyrocketed to 40 in May. In May, East Cambridge saw the most (7 incidents), followed by Peabody, Mid-Cambridge, North Cambridge and West Cambridge (each with 5). Just over 64% (43) of the 67 bicycles stolen year-to-date in 2015 were locked at the time of the thefts. • Breakdown by Neighborhood, year-to-date 2015:

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2015

72


Larceny of Bicycles: 4.1.15 to 6.1.15

May 2015

Bicycle thefts have risen with the warm weather, with 82% of the year’s total having occurred in the past two months. Although many were spread throughout the city, Porter Sq and the Mass Ave corridor experienced a number of thefts, accounting for 25% of the city's total during this time.

In the most recent two months of 2015, there have been 11 bike thefts in East Cambridge, with 4 taking place at the Cambridgeside Galleria. All bikes were locked at the time of the theft. Three juveniles were arrested in May for stealing bikes in two separate incidents in this neighborhood.

Harvard Sq has not reported the numbers that other parts of the city have. However the 5 bike thefts that took place all occurred in the last two weeks of May. All were locked but on the street with no particular day of the week. The few in Cambrigdeport/Riverside have been spread throughout the two months with no notable patterns.

Percent Change Previous Year


Last 4 Weeks

May 2015

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+38% • The projected five–year weighted average for auto thefts through the first five months of 2015 is 43 incidents. With 39 thefts reported year-to-date, we are 9% below the average and 3% below the number reported during this time frame in 2014 (40). • There were eleven auto thefts reported in the past four weeks, which is up three incidents or 38% from the previous four weeks. With temperatures heating up the last few weeks, we have seen scooter and moped thefts begin to emerge and we expect that such activity will continue throughout the summer months. • Since the beginning of the year, the following neighborhoods have reported auto thefts: Cambridgeport (6), West Cambridge (5), Area 4 (4), East Cambridge (4), North Cambridge (4), Inman (4), Peabody (3), Mid Cambridge (3), Riverside (3), Agassiz (2), and Highlands (1). The larger number of auto thefts in West Cambridge is due to an auto rental company reporting vehicles that were rented and not returned in a timely fashion. • Of the 39 cars stolen thus far in 2015, 25 (64%) have been recovered to date.

5 Year Average

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