Crime & Safety

More Burglaries in Pleasant Hill this Year

Burglaries increased in the first three months of 2012 over the same period last year; reports of auto thefts declined.

Statistics from the Pleasant Hill Police Department show that burglaries were up in the first three months of this year over 2011. The number of reported auto thefts was down during the same period. 

Residents might remember this news from February, when a Concord man was arrested in connection with three armed robberies in Pleasant Hill and Concord.

Crime Year to Date 2012 Year to Date 2011 Percent Change Residential Burglary 43 34 +26 percent  Commercial Burglary 22 14 +57 percent  Auto Burglary 64 57 +12 percent  Auto Theft 27 36 -25 percent 

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