Franklin Precinct Crime Down in 2012

The Franklin precinct, which serves Owings Mills and Reisterstown, is one of nine Baltimore County police precincts that saw across-the-board drops in crime in 2012 compared to the five-year average.

According to statistics released Wednesday, 2012 incidents of Part I violent crime—including homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault—were 14.2 percent below the five-year average.

Overall Part I crime, including arsons, thefts and burglaries, was down 12.1 percent compared to the five-year average. Overall crime was down 9 percent compared to the average, according to the statistics.

"These are some of the best numbers I've seen in my career," police Chief Jim Johnson said of the countywide figures. "You have to go back 30 years to find crime numbers this low."

Franklin precinct is listed under PC3 in an attached spreadsheet.

Bryan Sears contributed to this report.