Most crimes against property take place within residences (2,734), on the streets of the city (2,282) and in stores (766).
By DAFNA SHEMERInvestigation files opened in Jerusalem, by sub-quarter, 2014(photo credit: JERUSALEM INSTITUTE FOR ISRAEL STUDIES)
In 2014, a total of 33,400 investigation files were opened in Jerusalem: 43 percent on crimes involving property, 36% involving public order, and 17% involved personal injury.Of the files opened, the cases involved 12 murders, 25 attempted murders, 179 rapes, 447 instances of drug dealing, 1,622 home invasions, 2,078 vehicle thefts and 3,075 instances of malicious damage to property.Most crimes against property take place within residences (2,734), on the streets of the city (2,282) and in stores (766).This year, the Statistical Yearbook of Jerusalem has obtained crime statistics by area, thus revealing the locations of criminal “hot spots.” The data present the location of the crime (where the investigation file is opened) rather than the criminal’s place of origin.A total of 2,449 investigation files were opened in the city center (comprising 7% of files opened in Jerusalem), an area with many businesses and a good deal of pedestrian traffic during the day. The area with the second-largest number of investigations was Arnona/Mekor Haim, where 1,364 files were opened.If you’re looking for a safe area within the city, very few files were opened west of Mekor Baruch: a total of 12. In the neighborhood of Umm Tuba, 31 such investigations were opened.The locale with the largest number of investigations regarding property crimes was the city center’s Nahalat Shiva (440 files), followed by the Talpiot Industrial Zone (332 files) and the eastern central business district – Bab Al-Sahara (329 files).The area with the largest number of vice and sex crimes investigations was the municipality compound (162 files).A high number of files involving public order were opened in east Jerusalem: In the Old City’s Muslim Quarter, where Friday prayers take place, a total of 773 investigation files were opened. Beit Hanina had 487 investigation files opened, while Bab Al-Sahara had 320.Stay safe!Translated by Merav Datan.