ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Englewood Police Department tracks crime stats through the year, measuring trends and responding to them. Denver7 is taking a look at those trends and sharing the takeaways for residents to know.

Preliminary data shows there's been a 52% reduction in car thefts compared to last year. Division Chief David LeClair said community involvement has been significant is lowering the number of these crimes.

"Not leaving your vehicle unattended while it's unlocked or keys in the car, anti-theft device, like a steering wheel lock — we've seen a lot of that," LeClair said.

He said technology has also revelaed certain areas where car thefts appear to be happening most, so the department places officers to patrol those areas as a deterrent.

There was also a 40% drop in burglar

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