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South Bend Crime Statistics

Year Population Violent Crime Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Crime Burglary Theft Car Theft Arson
2008 103,561 819 15 73 409 322 6,965 2,284 4,179 502 75
2006 N/A 349 5 41 177 126 3,656 1,009 2,343 304 38
2005 106,076 794 12 69 348 365 6,612 1,678 4,366 568 87
 

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Local scoreboard
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:33:02 -0700
FYI today PREP?BOYS?SOCCER Elyria Christian at Nickerson, 4 p.m. Hutchinson at Newton, 6:30 ...

Central point guard headed to prep school
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:39:26 -0700
Bobo is gone.   Antonio “Bobo” Drummond, a junior basketball point guard, has enrolled in a prep school in northwest Indiana and will not attend Peoria High this fall. He enrolled last week at La Lumiere School in LaPorte, Ind.

South Bend police look for suspect in two robberies
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:38:22 -0700
A man with a gun robbed the Admiral gas station on Sunday, police said, just 15 minutes after he tried to rob a South Bend man.

What fuels fraud? : Classic reasons underlie most embezzlement cases
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:09:01 -0700
Imagine a triangle. One side is pressure. Another is opportunity. The third is rationalization. It's called the fraud triangle, and the way it explains embezzlement is uncanny.

Sweep nets 21 arrests
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:00:14 -0700
MICHIGAN CITY — Thirty law enforcement officers armed with search warrants made 21 arrests during a sweep of the city Thursday night.

Crime Stoppers theft alleged
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:11:16 -0700
SOUTH BEND #8212; A northern Indiana group that pays rewards for crime tips has increased its financial oversight after its longtime treasurer was charged with stealing more than $100,000 from the organization over several years.

Duerring would revive High Tech Crimes Unit: Candidate critical of Dvorak for cutting squad from the budget.
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:08:51 -0700
SOUTH BEND -- Scott Duerring, the Republican candidate for St. Joseph County prosecutor, criticized current Prosecutor Michael Dvorak Thursday for dismantling the High Tech Crimes Unit, vowing to bring it back if elected in November.

Body of boy, 17, found after drowning in Lake Michigan
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:01:40 -0700
A boater found the body of 17-year-old Lorenzo Greer of South Bend floating in Lake Michigan on Thursday afternoon -- four days after Greer and another boy drowned. Greer's body was located about 2 miles east of the Michigan City pier and nearly one quarter of a mile offshore. On Tuesday, divers found the body of 14-year-old Scott Hoover, who was swimming with Greer on Sunday when they ...

Body of second missing swimmer found in lake
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:21:35 -0700
The body of second boy who disappeared last weekend after he and a friend were swept away by strong currents in Lake Michigan near Michigan City was found this afternoon, authorities said. The body of 17-year-old Lorenzo Greer of South Bend was pulled out of the water shortly before 4 p.m., according to the Indiana Conservation Police. He was found about two miles east of the Michigan City pier ...

Body of second South Bend drowning victim found in Lake Michigan
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:07:31 -0700
MICHIGAN CITY | Authorities on Thursday found the body of thesecond of two South Bend boys who went missing off a Michigan Citybeach Sunday.

Cops: $100K stolen from Crime Stoppers
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:54:07 -0700
The former volunteer treasurer of a South Bend group that pays rewards for crime tips has been charged with stealing more than $100,000 from the organization over several years. Read more at www.WISHTV.com

$100,000 theft alleged from Indiana anti-crime group
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:06:39 -0700
The former volunteer treasurer of a South Bend group that pays rewards for crime tips has been charged with stealing more than $100,000 from the organization over several years.

Former treasurer accused of stealing from Crime Stoppers pleads not guilty
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:08:33 -0700
SOUTH BEND — The former volunteer treasurer charged with stealing $100 thousand from South Bend Area Crime Stoppers was arraigned in court Wednesday and pleaded not guilty.

Indiana boy tells judge he fatally shot stepfather
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:33:16 -0700
WARSAW, Ind. (AP) — A 15-year-old northern Indiana boy has offered to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit murder in the shooting death of his stepfather if prosecutors drop charges of murder and aiding murder.

Casey’s Call: NCAA Picks, Predictions, & Scandals
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:31:49 -0700
After 7 ½ long months, college football is finally back. The BCS race is wide open and we’re certain to be in store for a crazy and unpredictable season.

Help available to avoid foreclosure
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:34:33 -0700
Don't dodge the lender.

South Bend Council Pulls Controversial Meeting Video
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:51:28 -0700
A councilman in South Bend, Ind. - located a two-hour drive east of Chicago - is coming under fire for comments made about an LGBT community group in a video posted on that council's website. The video, captured via the council's automated recording system before a July 12 committee meeting on an ordinance proposed to ban job discrimination against LGBT people, shows David Varner (pictured at ...

High school boys tennis: St. Joseph's having fun again
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:13:19 -0700
SOUTH BEND -- Will Corrigan and Anthony Lupresto have had interesting tennis careers at St. Joseph's.

Prep Scoreboard: Indiana
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:13:09 -0700
BOYS TENNIS

Prep Roundup: West Vigo girls golf notches first win of season
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:24:25 -0700
West Vigo recorded its first victory of the season in girls high school golf Tuesday, defeating White River Valley 234-267 at River Bend at The Landing. The Vikings had a season-best score and two of the four players had season and career bests in the match played in warm, sunny conditions.

 

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Law Enforcement Employees by City

Data as of 2008

City Total Law Enforcement Total Officers Total Civilians
Albion 7 6 1
Alexandria 16 12 4
Anderson 136 117 19
Angola 21 17 4
Attica 6 6 0
Auburn 30 23 7
Aurora 13 10 3
Austin 6 6 0
Avon 23 21 2
Bargersville 6 5 1
Batesville 17 11 6
Bedford 42 32 10
Beech Grove 43 31 12
Berne 8 7 1
Bloomington 124 87 37
Bluffton 33 20 13
Boonville 17 14 3
Brazil 15 11 4
Bremen 16 12 4
Brownsburg 48 40 8
Burns Harbor 6 5 1
Carmel 124 104 20
Cedar Lake 21 16 5
Charlestown 20 15 5
Clinton 8 7 1
Columbia City 20 18 2
Columbus 83 74 9
Connersville 31 30 1
Corydon 7 7 0
Covington 6 6 0
Crawfordsville 46 31 15
Crown Point 53 40 13
Culver 4 4 0
Danville 17 15 2
Decatur 21 17 4
Delphi 9 6 3
Dyer 34 26 8
East Chicago 126 111 15
Elkhart 141 119 22
Elwood 19 14 5
Evansville 310 277 33
Fairmount 7 4 3
Fishers 96 89 7
Fort Wayne 485 447 38
Fowler 4 4 0
Franklin 57 41 16
Gas City 14 10 4
Georgetown 3 3 0
Goshen 69 59 10
Greencastle 18 16 2
Greendale 15 11 4
Greenwood 71 49 22
Griffith 39 31 8
Hagerstown 5 5 0
Hammond 259 210 49
Hartford City 15 13 2
Hebron 8 7 1
Highland 49 41 8
Hobart 68 53 15
Huntingburg 11 10 1
Huntington 46 35 11
Indianapolis 1848 1590 258
Jasonville 5 5 0
Jeffersonville 72 61 11
Kendallville 27 18 9
Knox 7 7 0
Kokomo 136 103 33
La Porte 50 42 8
Lafayette 162 127 35
Lawrence 66 58 8
Lawrenceburg 26 21 5
Lebanon 30 29 1
Ligonier 10 9 1
Linton 14 10 4
Logansport 49 41 8
Long Beach 6 5 1
Loogootee 5 4 1
Lowell 19 14 5
Lynn 2 2 0
Madison 35 27 8
Marion 85 69 16
Martinsville 29 20 9
Merrillville 64 51 13
Michigan City 95 86 9
Mishawaka 133 102 31
Monticello 17 13 4
Mooresville 28 22 6
Mount Vernon 15 14 1
Muncie 109 102 7
Munster 50 39 11
Nappanee 21 15 6
New Albany 67 62 5
New Castle 36 33 3
New Chicago 6 2 4
New Haven 29 20 9
New Whiteland 12 7 5
Noblesville 85 74 11
North Liberty 4 4 0
North Manchester 16 11 5
North Vernon 21 18 3
Oakland City 4 4 0
Peru 31 29 2
Plainfield 47 42 5
Plymouth 29 24 5
Portage 77 60 17
Portland 17 13 4
Princeton 18 16 2
Richmond 83 74 9
Rochester 19 14 5
Roseland 2 2 0
Rushville 18 13 5
Salem 15 10 5
Schererville 62 49 13
Scottsburg 14 13 1
Seymour 50 36 14
Shelbyville 53 41 12
South Bend 326 257 69
South Whitley 4 4 0
Speedway 47 34 13
St. John 25 19 6
Sullivan 9 7 2
Tell City 19 12 7
Terre Haute 147 128 19
Tipton 15 12 3
Union City 14 9 5
Valparaiso 55 49 6
Vincennes 40 36 4
Wabash 33 27 6
Walkerton 10 6 4
Warsaw 42 35 7
Washington 25 18 7
Waterloo 7 6 1
West Lafayette 64 48 16
Westfield 42 38 4
Westville 3 3 0
Whitestown 5 5 0
Whiting 26 19 7
Winchester 16 11 5
Winona Lake 5 5 0
   
 

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Missing Persons for
South Bend, IN


Missing: NATHANIEL GUEQUIERRE (IN)
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:06:23 EDT


Endangered Missing: RICKY THOMAS (IN)
Mon, 21 Jun 2010 09:20:50 EDT


Missing: ADAM SHAHIN (IN)
Wed, 19 May 2010 09:34:35 EDT


Family Abduction: JASMINE CUMMINS (IN)
Thu, 13 May 2010 05:39:56 EDT


Family Abduction: JADEN CUMMINS (IN)
Thu, 13 May 2010 05:39:56 EDT


Missing: NELLY MONTIEL (IN)
Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:19:31 EDT


Missing: CARLOS BUGARIN (IN)
Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:00:35 EST


Endangered Missing: WENDY FELTON (IN)
Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:15:04 EDT


Missing: TIAJ SMITH (IN)
Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:22:41 EDT


Family Abduction: JOAQUIN GALLO-HYLAND (IN)
Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:01:30 EDT


Family Abduction: CHRISTIAN GALLO-HYLAND (IN)
Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:01:30 EDT


Family Abduction: SOFIA GALLO-HYLAND (IN)
Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:01:30 EDT


Family Abduction: SYDNEY SLINKARD (IN)
Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:09:26 EDT


Family Abduction: ANDREW SLINKARD (IN)
Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:09:26 EDT


Family Abduction: NATHAN SLINKARD (IN)
Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:09:26 EDT


Family Abduction: AMINE ZAHZOUH (IN)
Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:46:59 EDT


Family Abduction: SIERRA EMBERTON (IN)
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:27:22 EDT

     
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