Illinois State Police Release Yearly Statistic
The Illinois State Police have released crime statistics for Clark, Clay, Craw, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Lawrence, Marion & Richland Counties.
The reports is for 2009. Illinois State Troopers dealt with over 35,000 incidents which include 527 DUI arrests, 1333 criminal arrests and tickets and 1143 car accidents. Troopers also seized over 800 pounds of cannabis, 510 grams of cocaine, 6837 grams of heroin and ecstasy with a combined street value over 2.8 million dollars. Fatalies in these counties declined to 30 in 2009 down from 47 in 2008.
In 2010, Illinois State Troopers will continue to concentrate on traffic enforcement and safety education in an effort to make Illiniois roads safer.
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