THE SANTA FE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS REPORTING A BIG DROP IN PROPERTY CRIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR. SPOKESPERSON CELINA WESTERVELT TELLS US PROPERTY CRIMES HAVE HIT A 14 YEAR LOW, DOWN NEARLY 20 PERCENT FROM 2012 TO 2013. SHE SAYS AUTO BURGLARIES SAW A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE FROM LAST MONTH TO DECEMBER OF 2012. SHE SAYS THE NUMBER WAS CUT IN HALF.
THE YEAR-END PROPERTY CRIME TOTAL COMES TO JUST OVER 16-HUNDRED CASES, THE LOWEST NUMBER SINCE 1999.
