Crime in Beadle County trended upward in 2013. States Attorney Mike Moore says case filings for high level misdemeanor and felony crimes were up from 2012…
Moore says there is nothing to indicate a particular reason for the increased case filings…
Moore says drug violations and thefts were up last year too..
Moore says crime stats are kept based on number of arrests, cases pending and convictions. Those numbers are used in preparing grant applications for state and federal funds.