Crimes Need to be Reported!

I just received an email from our Community Services police officer, Officer Buchanan regarding some thefts in our neighborhood.  I had received some concerns from residents about lack of police patrol & lots of thefts happening in our area.  Officer Buchanan took this information I passed on to him to the WVCPD's Intelligence Analyst. 

This is what they reported:

I looked into the information you sent me. I pulled theft and burglary crimes in Diamond Summit for the past 3 months (since May 1st) and here's what I've found.

There have been two bicycle thefts in the last 3 months:

5/7 - bike stolen from the yard on Wakefield Way
7/6 - 3 bikes stolen from a garage left open overnight on Laurel Canyon

There have been six reported vehicle burglaries in Diamond Summit in the last 3 months (both forced and unforced MO's...purses & wallets targeted.)

I also ran the same crimes for Kearns and West Jordan surrounding Diamond Summit. There have been 3 garage burglaries in the last 3 months:

5/16 - bicycle stolen from garage left open from noon to 2pm on Ridge Hollow Way

5/31 - tools & battery charger stolen from garage (garage man door was entered) on Sunbury Place
6/1 - unknown items stolen from garage left open from 10am to noon

So, if what people have been telling me is true, then there is a huge LACK of calling the police when a crime has been committed.  The #1 thing we, as residents, can do is to accurately report crimes when they occur!  The police need to know what is going on in our area.  I encourage you to call the police when a crime - any crime - has been committed.  They need accurate statistics to pinpoint patterns/trends in our immediate neighborhood & surrounding areas!