The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office has announced a crime-data dashboard allowing the public to view current and historical information about criminal activity in unincorporated areas of the county.
Users of Crime Stats can compare time periods, see where incidents occurred on Google Maps and access information about when crimes are occurring.
The crime data is aggregated in six categories: accidents, burglary, robbery, stolen vehicle, theft, vandalism, and vehicle prowl. The data can then be selected by time period, which includes comparison by year, six-months or 30-days.
Accidents were the only crime to increase in Point Roberts during the period between August 28, 2018 to August 27, 2019 and August 28, 2019 to August 26, 2020.
Accidents increased 400 percent, from one to five during the two year comparisons. The large percent increase can be attributed to the small data sample size.
All other crime categories but one in Point Roberts decreased in the past year compared to the previous year. Burglary was the only crime that had the same number of crimes both years, with two incidents occurring both years.
Crime also decreased in Point Robert’s data comparing the two six-month periods, September 2, 2019 to February 28, 2020 and February 29 to August 26. Theft was the most notable decrease, which decreased 42 percent from 7 to 4 theft crimes. During these two periods, no robberies, stolen vehicles or vehicle prowls occurred.
“Having access to this information will enable residents to have a better understanding of what is happening in their communities,” said Sheriff Bill Elfo.
The dashboard is available at whatcomcounty.us/crimestats. Data is updated very 24 hours.
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