• Click through this gallery to see which crimes are on the rise and decline in Laredo for 2016, according to LPD's annual report.
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Click through this gallery to see which crimes are on the rise and decline in Laredo for 2016, according to LPD's annual report.
Click through this gallery to see which crimes are on the rise and decline in Laredo for 2016, according to LPD's annual report.
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Aggravated sexual offense

Number of crimes (2016): 148
Number of crimes (2015): 133

Percentage change: Up 11 percent

Aggravated sexual offense

Number of crimes (2016): 148
Number of crimes (2015): 133

Percentage change: Up 11 percent

Photo: Florian Gaertner/Photothek Via Getty Images
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Homicide

Number of crimes (2016): 12
Number of crimes (2015): 11

Percentage change: Up 9 percent

Homicide

Number of crimes (2016): 12
Number of crimes (2015): 11

Percentage change: Up 9 percent

Photo: Ulysses S. Romero /Laredo Morning Times
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Burglary (no force)

Number of crimes (2016): 364
Number of crimes (2015): 344

Percentage change: Up 6 percent

Burglary (no force)

Number of crimes (2016): 364
Number of crimes (2015): 344

Percentage change: Up 6 percent

Photo: Peter Dazeley / Getty Images
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Robbery

Number of crimes (2016): 160
Number of crimes (2015): 162

Percentage change: Down 1 percent

Robbery

Number of crimes (2016): 160
Number of crimes (2015): 162

Percentage change: Down 1 percent

Photo: Courtesy
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Burglary (w/force)

Number of crimes (2016): 605
Number of crimes (2015): 644

Percentage change: Down 6 percent

Burglary (w/force)

Number of crimes (2016): 605
Number of crimes (2015): 644

Percentage change: Down 6 percent

Photo: Courtesy Photo /Laredo Police Department
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Aggravated assault

Number of crimes (2016): 620
Number of crimes (2015): 669

Percentage change: Down 7 percent

Aggravated assault

Number of crimes (2016): 620
Number of crimes (2015): 669

Percentage change: Down 7 percent

Photo: Rafe Swan, Getty Image
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Vandalism

Number of crimes (2016): 1,694
Number of crimes (2015): 1,787

Percentage change: Down 8 percent

Vandalism

Number of crimes (2016): 1,694
Number of crimes (2015): 1,787

Percentage change: Down 8 percent

Photo: Courtesy
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Theft

Number of crimes (2016): 6,646
Number of crimes (2015): 7,286

Percentage change: Down 9 percent

Theft

Number of crimes (2016): 6,646
Number of crimes (2015): 7,286

Percentage change: Down 9 percent

Photo: Laredo Police Department
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Simple assault

Number of crimes (2016): 2,888
Number of crimes (2015): 3,215

Percentage change: Down 10 percent

Simple assault

Number of crimes (2016): 2,888
Number of crimes (2015): 3,215

Percentage change: Down 10 percent

Photo: Photo By Caspar Benson / Getty Images
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Motor-vehicle theft

Number of crimes (2016): 229
Number of crimes (2015): 311

Percentage change: Down 26 percent

Motor-vehicle theft

Number of crimes (2016): 229
Number of crimes (2015): 311

Percentage change: Down 26 percent

Photo: Ulysses S. Romero
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A man was airlifted to a San Antonio hospital after being shot Thursday in central Laredo, police said.

LPD and paramedics responded to the shooting at about 6:30 a.m. in the 100 block of East San Pedro Street.

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There, EMS crews said they found a 26-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his left thigh.

Crews rushed him to the Laredo Medical Center. He was later airlifted to the San Antonio Military Medical Center. LPD’s crimes against persons detectives are investigating the case.

To provide information on the case, call police at 956-795-2800 or Laredo Crime Stoppers at 727-TIPS (8477).