January Crime in EAV Falls 47 Percent

Crime in East Atlanta Village plunged 47 percent in January from December’s reports Atlanta Police Department figures show.

It’s also down four percent when compared to January of last year.

A huge part of that drop stemmed from the massive snowstorm that brought Atlanta to a virtual halt.

“It is true that the snow storm had a great deal to do with the final numbers for January,” Curtis Davenport, a spokesman with the Atlanta Police Department told East Atlanta Patch.

“The City as a whole had less than 50 percent crime than what we would have normally had for that same time period. The snow lasted for a week, so that’s one-fourth of the month. “

There were a total of 23 crimes in January reported to the Atlanta Police Department's Zone 6, which covers East Atlanta Village.

That's down from 43 in December and 24 in January of last year.

Here’s the breakdown of the key figures:

• Auto thefts: 0 in Jan. 2011 compared with 10 in Dec. 2010 and 5 in January 2010
• Robbery (Pedestrian): 2 in Jan. 2011 compared with 4 in Dec. 2010 and 2 in January 2010
• Residential burglary: 8 in Jan. 2011 compared with 16 in Dec. 2010 and 4 in January 2010
• Assaults: 1 in Jan. 2011 compared with 1 in Dec. 2010 and 1 in January 2010
• Auto larcenies: 9 in Jan. 2011 compared with 3 in Dec. 2010 and 9 in January 2010

There were zero commercial burglaries in January, unchanged from December and January of last year. There were no commercial or residential robberies in those same time periods.