Chief William J. Kilfoil released the 2001 crime report statistics for the Port Washington Police District which disclosed that the PWPD had successfully maintained the low crime rate of the previous year and continued performance impressive in comparison to other law enforcement agencies such as Nassau County and among nationwide population centers of similar size to Port Washington.

Since 1930, annual crime reports have been required by The Federal Bureau of Investigation where they are summarized, analyzed and reported nationally as the Uniform Crime Report. Over 17,000 agencies submit reports annually. The Report represents the most serious crimes of violence against persons and property. Two hundred twenty-nine serious crimes were reported to the PWPD in 2001, virtually the same number as the 227 reported in 2000. The most frequently reported crime was larceny, which increased from 165 in 2000 to 169; burglaries were reduced from 26 in 2000 to 24 in 2001. Aggravated assaults remained the same as 2000 at eight. There was one rape reported in 2001 and none in 2000.

The most impressive indicators of the crime prevention programs of PWPD are found in the comparisons in the FBI's Uniform Crime Report, which provides a statistical basis to measure the relative effectiveness of one jurisdiction to another. To compare similar population groupings, the FBI analyzes and categorizes reporting law enforcement agencies; the Group V category of population, which includes 10,000 to 24,999 inhabitants, includes Port Washington. Group V population centers collectively include departments policing 23 million people nationwide. Since the PWPD statistics are essentially the same for 2000 and 2001 and the final Uniform Crime Reports-2001 is not yet published, the chart below for Port Washington reflects the PWPD 2001 report, while the other categories reflect the published 2000 statistics.

Number of Crimes per 10,000 Inhabitants

Jurisdiction	Population	All Crimes	Robbery	Burglary	Larceny	Auto Theft
Port Washington	17,931	127.7	3.9	13.4	94.3	11.2
Nassau County	1,305,057	156	5.4	18.6	105.2	21
Group V	10000-24999	376	7	60.6	258.6	24
New York City	7,746,511	372.2	42	47.9	180.2	46.3

Source: Uniform Crime Reports 2000, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Port Washington compared with most jurisdictions is a remarkably safe community. The Group V population shows that the likelihood of a criminal occurrence is almost three times as great in other population centers as compared to Port Washington. New York City's statistics look very impressive generally, especially among the larger cities, however it appears a robbery is 10 times more likely to occur in New York City than in Port Washington.

Federal Bureau of Investigation standards indicate that the Port Washington Police District conforms ideally with national law enforcement staffing levels. As of October 31, 2000 law enforcement agencies across the nation averaged 3.5 full time sworn and civilian employees. While the PWPD, with a staff of 62, conforms precisely with this national standard, suburban departments had a higher rate of 4.3 employees per thousand and cities over one million had a rate of 4.8 per thousand.

New York City, with 55,408 employees in law enforcement, has a rate of seven employees per thousand. Nassau County by comparison employs 4,154 in the county police department which reflects a staffing level of 3.18 employees per thousand population. A fair comparison is difficult because Nassau is policed by approximately 20 other departments which service the entire county. More information on the Uniform Crime Reports can be found on the web at www.fbi.gov.