The (Fort Myers) News-Press reported today that the major crime rate in Cape Coral rose 2 percent in 2005, following a 14 percent drop from 2003 to 2004. The rate also is also lower compared to 2001, when about 42,000 less people lived there, according to the Cape Coral Police Department. there are about 150,000 residents now.
Aggravated assaults dropped from 236 to 226, but all other crimes increased. The city had one more murder in 2005 than 2004. Robberies increased 72 percent from 43 to 74. Burglaries also increased — from 882 to 1,026, or 16 percent. The population also increased by more than 13,000 in the year.
Among cities with more than 100,000 people, Cape Coral ranks third in the state based on population-based crime rate, according to the department. Only Port St. Lucie and Coral Springs had lower crime rates.
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