Did you know? These crimes decreased in Cape Girardeau in 2023

The Cape Girardeau Police Department released its 2023 annual report to the City Council on June 17.

While the number of all crimes rose from 3,337 to 3,915 from 2022 to 2023, some types of crimes were reported less frequently than the year before. The following is a list of such crimes:

* Homicide: From 5 in 2022 to 2 in 2023

* Burglary: From 151 to 140

* Drug offenses: From 263 to 206

* Fraud: From 107 to 89

* DWI: From 92 to 81

For a list of crimes that increased from 2022 to 2023, visit www.semissourian.com/story/3044829.html.

For more context, see the previous story at www.semissourian.com/story/3044482.html.

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