Map Depicts 2006-2008 Burglaries

The FSR Safety Committee created a map depicting vehicle and home burglary locations as reported to SAPD dispatchers January 2006 through October 2008. The map plots reported crime locations only and does not represent the outcomes of official investigations.

The dark blue "pin" icons reflect the spate of vehicle burglaries which occurred January 9, 2006.

The red pins indicate vehicle burglaries reported overnight December 17, 2007 and green marks the locations of last month's vehicle burglaries on October 16.

The light blue or turquoise pins indicate single incidents of vehicle break-ins reported over the three year period, while the house icons point to individual home burglaries (including the community center) also reported 2006 to date.

Significantly the graphic reveals last month's vehicle burglaries (green) occurred throughout Finesilver Ranch, indicating the burglars had time to case most of the neighborhood. This is a change from the 2006 and 2007 incidents (blue and red respectively) when thieves seemed focused on one side of FSR at a time.

The information was provided to SAPD community policing officers, Blue Armor officials, and Cellular on Patrol neighborhood watch members. Unfortunately, there is slim likelihood of catching thieves in the act. The Safety Committee's stance echoes the SAPD position: The best guards against vehicle burglaries are to raise community awareness of the threat, to present an active, involved network of neighbors to ward off criminal elements, and to remove valuables from vehicles if they must be parked outside.

SAPD reminds San Antonians of their vulnerability to such crimes, regardless of where they live, work, shop, eat, or play with this straightforward motto: "Leave it, lose it."