Mapping crime: How many burglaries have been reported in your neighborhood this month?

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MANCHESTER, NH – Moira Philbrook has heard through the grapevine that her East Side neighborhood has been targeted by burglars. She thought that, beyond the grapevine, it would be important for someone to share that information publicly, to make sure everyone is paying attention.

“Word on the street is that there have been upwards of 20 break-ins in our neighborhood in the past month, let’s say between Bridge and Webster, up to Belmont. I support the police scanner being scrambled, but I think people need to be aware of this so that they are alert and vigilant,” wrote Philbrook.

I took her request to heart and asked Manchester Police Public Information Officer, Lt. Brian O’Keefe, about it. He said, according to the police department’s statistician, the city averages 20-30 burglaries a month.

He wasn’t surprised at the word on the street in Philbrook’s neighborhood.

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“The area specified did get hit over the last month, so the numbers are not surprising. As far as ‘warning’ the public or making them aware, every day people should be vigilant. ‘See something, say something’ is not just a catchphrase. We really want people to call when they see someone suspicious,” O’Keefe said.

 Manchester Police Chief Nick Willard was scheduled to release the department’s Q2 crime reports today during a noon meeting at police headquarters. We’ll bring you city-wide crime updates as soon as they’re available. You can see charts for Manchester Police Q1 “Part 1” crime data and comparisons with 2016 and 2015 at the end of this post. Crime data on the Manchester Police website has not been updated since 2014.

For the record, we’re including a glossary of Part 1 versus Part 2 crimes:

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PART l

• Criminal homicide
• Forcible rape 
• Robbery 
• Aggravated assault
• Burglary (breaking or entering)
• Larceny-theft (except motor vehicle theft)
• Motor vehicle theft Arson

Part II

• Other assaults (simple)
• Forgery and counterfeiting
• Fraud 
• Embezzlement
• Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing
• Vandalism
• Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.
• Prostitution and commercialized vice
• Sex offenses 
• Drug abuse violations
• Gambling
• Offenses against the family and children
• Driving under the influence
• Liquor laws
• Drunkenness
• Disorderly conduct
• Vagrancy

All other offenses

• Suspicion
• Curfew and loitering laws (persons under age 18)
• Runaways (persons under age 18)

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In the meantime, we did a search of local crime data using CrimeMapping.com, entering “burglary” and the geographic area of Bridge Street within a half-mile search radius. CrimeMapping returned 56 burglaries within the past month (Nov. 13-Dec. 10).

We’ve compiled the list of burglary reports below in descending chronological order. If you’d like to search your neighborhood for a specific category of crime, or overall crime reports, it’s pretty easy. Start here.

Below is an analysis of when the 56 burglaries reported via Manchester Police Department took place – Friday appears to be the busiest day, followed by Saturday, Monday and Sunday, which leads us to this pro-tip: Weekends are ripe for burglars, so make sure you lock your home and cars, activate alarms or security systems, and let a trusted neighbor know to keep an eye out on your property, should you have travel plans or expect to be away from home for an extended period of time.