Crimes in 2008 were generally down last year from 2007, continuing a decrease from a spike in 2005, according to the Sweet Home Police Department’s annual report, released Monday.
Of three key indicators tracked by the department, only criminal mischief was up slightly, while burglaries and thefts were down.
Sweet Home had 214 criminal mischief reports in 2008, up from 202 in 2007. Five years ago, police received 120 reports; and 10 years ago, they…