The Leavenworth Times
The crime rate for the city of Leavenworth decreased by 11% in 2020, according to the police chief.
Chief Pat Kitchens reviewed the Leavenworth Police Department’s annual report for 2020 with city commissioners Tuesday.
Kitchens said 2020 was the second year in a row to have a significant drop in the city’s crime rate.
According to the annual report, there were 3,558 crimes recorded by the Leavenworth Police Department in 2020 compared to 4,029 crimes in 2019.
Kitchens said crimes nationally are categorized into Part 1 and Part 2 crimes. Part 1 crimes are murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary and theft. Part 2 crimes are all other crimes.