Crime rate down in Palm Beach County in first half of 2014

Kate Jacobson at the Sun Sentinel reports, click title for link, on the latest statistics. From the article:

Palm Beach County crime dropped 1.5 percent from January to May of this year compared to the same time period last year, according to a report from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
The mid-year report measures crime data in all Florida counties, and compares the first six months in 2014 to those in 2013.
While crime overall went down, violent crimes, such as rape, murder and aggravated assault all increased this year compared to last.
From January 2013 to May 2013, there were 1,885 aggravated assaults, compared to the 2,092 in the same time period this year.
Burglary and larceny are down this year however — there were 128 fewer larcenies and 603 fewer burglaries reported in January to May of this year compared to last.