Plainfield police release 2015 crime statistics at 'Chat with Chiefs'
By VIKAAS SHANKER - vshanker@shawmedia.com The official report hasn’t come out yet, but Plainfield Police Chief John Konopek released the village’s annual FBI crime reporting data for last year’s “Part 1” offenses at a public meeting Wednesday night. Konopek presented the data during the quarterly “Chat with the Chiefs” public forum. According to the data, the crime index for the village, the total number of Part 1 offenses per 1,000 residents, rose from 8.64 to 9.16. Even at 9.16, Konopek said that the crime index is low, adding that all the categories are significantly less than years before 2014. “Obviously, we want all these numbers to be zero,” Konopek said. “We still remain one of the safest communities in the state.” Part 1 offenses include criminal homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault and aggravated battery, burglary, theft, motor vehicle theft, arson and human traffic offenses. Acc...