Cedar Rapids’s crime stats show drops in shots fired, burglaries, and thefts from vehicles from January to March.
The number of shots-fired incidents this year are nearly the same as last year at this time, but it’s less than half as much as the five-year average (63% lower).
Homicide remains below the five-year average as well, with a 33% decrease in incidents. This includes the death of Brittany Hopkins, reported on February 28, and the double homicide of Rita and Alan Martin on March 6…