Criminal arrests and pre-trial commitments to jail in Connecticut have each fallen so far this year, according to the state Office of Policy Management.
Compared to the first six months of 2014, criminal arrests and pre-trial jailings were each down more than 9 percent, to 40,268 and 8,049, respectively, compared to the same six months last year, OPM said.
In addition, the total incarcerated population in Connecticut has fallen 3.2 percent from a year ago, to 16,025.
The agency said the numbers confirm that a trend of less violent crime is continuing or accelerating. FBI data for 2013 showed a 10 percent drop in violent crime, which was above the average national drop of 5 percent.
OPM said it expects Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s recently announced Second Chance Society initiatives to contribute to further declines in crime in the years ahead through efforts aimed at reducing recidivism.
