Crime stats in Hays County show improvement

If you live in Hays County, you live in a county where the overall crime rate went down by 23 percent from 2010 to 2011.  Sheriff Gary Cutler says staying fully staffed was a major factor.  "Also our community outreach has really worked aggressively with our neighborhood watch programs, both in the field and through this updated technology, to better combat crime in our county." Cutler says the crime statistics show last year, burglaries decreased 14 percent, thefts went down 38 percent and assaults were down 11 percent.  He says he's pleased with the positive numbers, but he says it ...