MANSFIELD, Ohio — The Richland County Sheriff’s Office released the county’s crime statistics for 2014, along with figures from 2013 to highlight differences between both years. When factoring totals, the numbers of Violent Crimes, Property Crimes, and Part II Crimes for 2013 and 2014 represent a four percent decrease.
The Richland County Sheriff’s Office responds to 27 subdivisions within the county including the following townships: Bloomingrove, Butler, Cass, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Madison, Mifflin, Monroe, Perry, Plymouth, Sandusky, Sharon, Springfield, Troy, Washington, Weller, Worthington, and the following villages: Bellville, Butler, Lexington, Lucas, Plymouth, and Shiloh. Their jurisdiction includes parts of Ontario, Mansfield and Shelby cities.
This infographic represents the top 6 crimes reported in Richland County and tracks the percent changes over 2013 and 2014.
Violent crimes reported in 2013 and 2014 represent a decrease of 10 percent. Included in these violent crimes are homicides, forcible rapes, robberies, and aggravated assaults. Madison Township represents the area of most reported violent crimes, with 19 reported robberies in 2013.
The numbers in these datasets were collected by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. Their jurisdiction, therefore, is limited to an as-needed basis, according to Major Joe Masi. He also said some of the crimes recorded by them were on patrols.
The Mansfield Police Department (MPD) also released crime statistics. Their coerage and reporting is for the City of Mansfield.
MPD reported a 21 percent increase in crime between 2013 and 2014, not including burglaries and larcenies. Burglaries and larcenies can be seen in the next chart.
Burglaries and larcenies reported by MPD increased by 2 percent between 2013 and 2014.
Although fatalities due to vehicular crashes decreased in the city of Mansfield, all other traffic statistics increased, which are depicted in figures one and two.
