by Lea Bickerton | May 13, 2009 | Crime Statistics, fleeing and eluding
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that in 2008, the number of police chases decreased by 6.3% from the 2007 figure. In Pennsylvania, fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement can be graded as a misdemeanor or a felony, depending on the seriousness of the...
by Lea Bickerton | Dec 1, 2008 | Crime Statistics, DUI
New data has been released showing that between November 26th and November 30th, 2008, nine people were killed and 321 people were injured in the 1,042 crashes to which state police responded. Of the nine killed, four were involved in alcohol related crashes.The...
by Lea Bickerton | Oct 15, 2008 | Crime Statistics, DUI
According to the 2007 Uniform Crime Report, the number of crimes reported to Pennsylvania State Police dropped 2.2 percent in 2007.These statistics include:*Arrests for driving under the influence increased 4.4 percent*Drug-abuse violations increased 0.9...
