Crime numbers down in Fallbrook command

Crime numbers are down this year overall in the Fallbrook area, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Dept. The information is based on a recent report by ARJIS (the Automated Regional Justice Information System), a division of the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), which does crime analysis for the region.

“Violent crime is down 25 percent in the Fallbrook area in the first 10 months, compared to the same time period last year,” said Lt. Todd Richardson, commander of the Fallbrook Sheriff’s substation. Violent crimes include aggravated assault (down 29.1 percent), robbery (d...