Larcenies, Burglaries Are Top Crimes in Portland, East Hampton

The vast majority of crimes committed in East Hampton and Portland are larcenies, with burglaries coming in a distant second.

According to the most recent crime statistics available from the state, there were 310 crimes committed in East Hampton in 2011 and 93 in Portland. Of those, there were 197 larcenies committed in East Hampton and 59 in Portland.

The crime data comes from the "Annual Report of the Uniform Crime Reporting Program," which is published by the Crimes Analysis Unit of Connecticut's Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.

East Hampton police cleared 22 of its larceny cases while Portland cleared 14. "Crimes cleared," refers to the number of crimes that either resulted in an arrest, or "some element beyond police control" precluded the arrest of the offender, (such as the death of the offender) according to the description contained in the crime report.

Last week we published a story on crime in East Hampton and Portland compared with other towns of similar size. The total number of crimes reported for the two towns in that story differs from the totals here because the state data breaks out "simple assault" from its crime total statistics. We have included simple assaults here in the totals.

The first table breaks down the number of crimes by type. The second and third tables break down the most common crimes, larcenies and burglaries, by several variables including home burglaries and car break-ins.

The single murder in East Hampton occurred in February of 2011. Jaclyn Fitzgerald, 24, was found dead in her home on Namonee Trail on Feb. 25. Two days later the man who was named a "person of interest" in her death killed himself.

Total crimes:

Aggrav.
Assault

Larcenies:

Burglaries:

*EH stands for East Hampton.

*P stands for Portland.