FBI compares first halves of 2016, 17; violent crime reports increase in Amherst

AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — In a report looking at the first halves of 2016 and 2017, various types of crime reports in the Town of Amherst increased last year.
The FBI released their Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report data for this past year. The list adds up offenses reported to law enforcement officers in certain communities.
According to the report, there were 63 violent crimes reported in Amherst in the first half of last year, but only 45 during the first half of 2016.
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