OCPD: Crime Down 13% In 2013, But Local Officer Assaults Jumped 26%

Posted by Shorebread | Thursday, February 20, 2014
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Police Chief Ross Buzzoro presented the 2013 Year End Report this week, highlighting a 13-percent decrease in overall crime in Ocean City despite a perception that last summer saw some of the most serious crimes in the town’s recent history. Buzzoro began by presenting Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) data, which covers categories of criminal homicide, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, breaking/entering, larceny/theft and motor … READ MORE