October 2009 Crime Report for Dublin, CA
On October 5th the posh, quiet, and traditionally cloistered neighborhood surrounding Brittany Lane in the West Dublin hills was rocked with a residential burglary in one home and an attempted residential burglary in another home. Residents had hoped that these were fluke occurrences. However, on October 28th two more residential break-ins were committed near Brittany Lane on Inspiration Circle and Bay Laurel Street. These recent crimes and more are listed on a terrific website called crimereports.com. A few additional developments to note for the October period include:
- A charge of false imprisonment/kidnapping on October 27th at the 6700 block of Dougherty Road (the Arroyo Vista projects).
- 70 serious crimes were committed such as assault, burglary, theft, and vehicle burglary/theft.
- About 35% of the crimes committed in Dublin were quality of life related (aka, “victimless crimes”) and traffic violations.
A total of 127 crimes were committed in Dublin during the 10/1 – 10/30 period. This is down from 147 for the month of September 2009 and 151 in August 2009. As a point of reference, our neighbors in San Ramon had 200 crimes committed during the 10/1 – 10/30 period with nearly 70% involving serious actions such as burglary and theft.
It isn’t clear from the statistics if the downward trend in Dublin crimes is related to seasonality or police actions. In either event, it is fantastic to see crime in Dublin on the downward trend.
The Crime Prevention Unit of Dublin Police Services recommends that residents form Neighborhood Watch programs on their streets. The Crime Prevention Unit also encourages neighbors to look out for one another and report suspicious activities or vehicles. By improving general awareness and developing a sense of community, residents will become less vulnerable to crime. If residents are interested in forming Neighborhood Watch programs, please contact Community Safety Assistants Val Ridad at (925)833-6677, or Laura Correa-Hernandez at (925)833-6686.
11:20 AM on November 1st, 2009
I am a regular visitor at crimereports.com.
Is all crime in Dublin reported? Do you know if gated apartment communities report their crime? In the past month I have seen 3 police cars enter our east-side community, have heard apartment alarms go off for 30 mins., and reported a door that was kicked in. Nothing has shown up for our particular area, which makes me a little confused.
1:53 PM on November 1st, 2009
Hi Anonymous – that’s a great question. I’ll check to see if I can get a verification of Dublin’s policy for reporting crimes.
Thx, John Z.
6:49 AM on November 3rd, 2009
Hi Anonymous – I checked with the City and they noted that:
“Dublin Police Services endeavors to ensure that all crime reports which would be of concern to the community are posted on the CrimeReports.com website for public review. These crime reports are generally posted to the website within 24 hours of the original report being taken by the responding officer. However, by law, we are precluded from public disclosure of some information. These would be reports containing certain information that legally can not be publicly disclosed. This may be based on the nature of the incident, age of the victim, or if disclosure could place the victim at risk.”
This would explain why some crimes may not be reported on crimereports.com.
Cheers, John Z.
7:58 AM on November 2nd, 2009
I doubt false alarms are reported- We had a police car come to our neighborhood and it turned out to be a false burglar alarm going off.
6:56 AM on November 3rd, 2009
Last week we had an attempted robbery occur at our place. Two females approached my wife as she was leaving for work. The two girls approached my wife and inquired about a supposed lost dog (no leash in hand and let’s just say their appearance “didn’t fit”). My wife left and didn’t really think about it. I work from home and was upstairs in my office. About 1 minute after I hear my wifes car pull away, i hear a knock on the door. At first a normal level knock, but then it got louder and louder until it was literally a hard pounding on the door. I was on the phone and couldn’t come right away. When i got there the girls looked startled and reiterated the same story. I asked for their number in case I “found the lost dog”. Fake number. I also noticed a car a few houses down that didn’t fit either. Anyway, after they left I called the police and made the report with descriptions and all…the police said it was common for them to wait till they thought nobody was home, come between 9 and noon, knock and ring excessively until they were satisfied nobody was home, and then kick in the door. We have since installed an alarm for peace of mind.