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Table 1 Summary Continued

1 Year Crime Comparison Continued

A sample of notable increases in 2022 from 2021 include the theft of motor vehicle parts and
accessories (+133%), robbery (+58%), burglary (+36%), intimidation (+32%), theft from a building
(+31%), shoplifting (+17%), aggravated assault (+16%), simple assault (+15%), and motor vehicle theft
(+13%).
Additional Data Notes on Table 1

The increase in theft of motor vehicle parts and accessories noted in 2021 and 2022 is a result of the
increase in catalytic converter thefts. For more information on this topic, please see page 33 of this
report.

The increase in pornography/obscene materials noted in 2021 is a direct result of an EPD detective from
the CIU being assigned as the EPD affiliate of the Massachusetts State Police Internet Crimes Against
Children (ICAC) Task Force. In this role, the detective is assigned cases received from tips about crimes
against children that are occurring on the internet with a nexus to Everett. The ICAC Task Force targets
predators who are seeking to exploit and victimize children through the use of computers and the
Internet. The ICAC Program is a national network of 61 coordinated task forces representing over 3,000
federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies. To contact the MSP ICAC please
go to: https://www.icactaskforce.org/TaskForceContacts, and click on Massachusetts.

The decrease in identify theft noted in 2021 and 2022 is a result of the decrease in reported identities
stolen and used to file unemployment claims. In 2020, there was a nationwide increase in
unemployment claims filed as a result of the pandemic. Throughout 2020 this claims system was
hindered by fraud. See page 34 of this report for more information.

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