Woodstock Police officials said both violent and non-violent crime was down during 2015.
Figures released this week show murder, rape, aggravated assault and robbery cases dropped by nearly 19 percent last year, while overall Part 1 crimes (murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny from auto and larceny other) showed a 14 percent decline, dropping by 97 cases.
Police responded to 39,342 calls for service, a drop of four percent compared to 2014, making 1,313 arrests. They said that included 224 for drug offenses.
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