Greg Gerber posted on July 26, 2010 09:33
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Crime in California's state parks has nearly tripled in the last decade, the Sacramento Bee reported.
The newspaper analyzed Department of Parks and Recreation data showing 62,575 crimes were reported in the parks last year, or about 170 a day. That compares to 65 a day in 1999. The good news is that serious and violent crimes remain rare in parks. There were 33 assaults in 1999 and 87 last year.
Records show park crime is more common near water and in the eight off-road vehicle recreation parks.
To read the complete story in the Sacramento Bee, click here.