The City of Santa Barbara's latest police statistics show some positive trends regarding crime rates.
Sergeant Riley Harwood says robberies are down 40 percent year-over-year so far in 2014, and that continues a trend started in 2012.
Other forms of thefts—including those from vehicles—are also lower than last year.
However, the department says aggravated assaults have been on the rise, and this year is on track to be among the highest recorded.