Crime statistics for Sweet Home generally continued a downward trend, which has lasted for several years, in 2009.
Crime numbers spiked in 2004 and 2005 and have been declining since, according to Police Chief Bob Burford, while arrests have gone up in proportion.
The information is part of the Sweet Home Police Department’s Annual Report for 2009. The information also will be compiled by the FBI and released later this year as part of the…