The Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office data show the following changes in crime reports from 2013 to 2016.Part 1 crimes: Person92 total reports in 2016.

Assault2013 2016 Pct.

66 69 5%

Attempted murder2013 2016 Pct.

0 3 N/A

Assaults on police2013 2016 Pct.

0 6 N/A

Attempted suicide2013 2016 Pct.

5 10 100%

Suicide 2013 2016 Pct.

5 9 80%

Menacing 2013 2016 Pct.

11 12 9%

Sexual assault2013 2016 Pct.

1 6 500%

Child abuse 2013 2016 Pct.

8 10 25%

Sex assault on a child2013 2016 Pct.

0 10 N/A

Part 1 crimes: Property313 total reports in 2016

Aggravated motor vehicle theft 2013 2016 Pct.

12 10 16%

Arson2013 2016 Pct.

2 3 50%

Burglary 2013 2016 Pct.

40 45 13%

Theft2013 2016 Pct.

79 119 51%

Part 1 crimes: Society84 total reports in 2016

Drug felonies2013 2016 Pct.

38 76 100%

Weapon law violations 2013 2016 Pct.

12 8 33%

Part 2 CrimesFraud 2013 2016 Pct.

18 39 117%

Damaged property 2013 2016 Pct.

54 91 69%

Trespass 2013 2016 Pct.

17 39 129%

Disturbing the peace 2013 2016 Pct.

4 7 75%

Criminal mischief2013 2016 Pct.

38 51 34%

Traffic crimesDUI2013 2016 Pct.

67 26 -61%

DUR2013 2016 Pct.

50 39 -22%

Eluding2013 2016 Pct.

2 1 -50%

Motor vehicle accidents2013 2016 Pct.

1 39 3,800%

Total traffic stops2013 2016 Pct.

2,400 1,639 -32%

Source: Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office