Sean C. Morgan
Based on crimes tracked by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, the crime rate in Sweet Home increased substantially from 2017 to 2018, thanks to a big bump in the number of theft reports.
Based on data in the FBI Uniform Crime Reports, Sweet Home saw a decrease in violent crime, from 2.2 per 1,000 population to 1.6 per 1,000, but an increase in property crimes from 40.3 per 1,000 to 51.3…