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Community Safety Record


			Nationally for 1999
				SAFEST CITIES	Out of 225 U.S. cities with populations greater than 1000,000 Palmdale ranked 26th Lancaster ranked 32nd as cities with fewest serious crimes.	Source: FBI as reported in the Daily News: 5/9/2000
	GoingDown
		The Southern California cites with populations of at least 100,000 that showed the greatest drop in serious crimes in the first half of 1999, compared to the same period in 1998. Lancaster ranks second and Palmdale ties for third! Escondido -28% Lancaster -27% Palmdale -22% Huntington Beach -22% Chula Vista -19% San Bernardino -18% Fontana -17% Ventura -17% Corona -16% El Monte -16% Thousand Oaks -16% Simi Valley -15% Source: FBI as reported in the Los Angeles Times The following figures are the number of reported serious crimes in Lancaster and Palmdale for the last three years, indicating a continued downward trend in crime. Lancaster Murder Robbery Burglary Auto Theft 1997 7 341 1,623 857 1998 8 253 1,226 637 1999 5 186 992 394 Change 98-99 -38% -27% -19% -38% Palmdale Murder Robbery Burglary Auto Theft 1997 6 275 1,146 800 1998 7 197 1,068 587 1999 7 192 875 482 Change 98-99 0% -3% -18% -18% Source: 1997 statistics are from the FBI; 1998 and 1999 statistics are from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, as reported in the Antelope Valley Press. Nationally for 1999 SAFEST CITIES Out of 225 U.S. cities with populations greater than 1000,000 Palmdale ranked 26th Lancaster ranked 32nd as cities with fewest serious crimes.