Crime rate drops 6 percent over four years
August 29, 2009
By Elizabeth Jackman

The crime rate in Glendale has dropped by 6.3 percent between 2004 and 2008, a report released Aug. 12 by Maricopa County Andrew Thomas indicated.

According to the data released by Thomas, East Valley cities had a much larger crime rate drop during the four year time span than the two West Valley cities listed. Peoria's drop was 15.2 percent.

Other cities in the report were Gilbert with a 32.6 percent drop, Mesa 25.6 percent, Tempe 25.3 percent, Chandler 20.1 percent, Scottsdale 18 percent, and Phoenix 15.7 percent.

“Despite a rising population and other factors that generally drive up the crime rate, Maricopa County has experienced a dramatic decrease in both crime and illegal immigration,â€