August 16, 2013 The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch Page 9 . . Boardwalk Data Report Detailed FROM PAGE 8 Susquehanna Bank near 94th Street and was able to elude police. No arrests have been made. At the Mayor and City Council meeting on Tuesday afternoon, City Manager David Recor presented a report of crime statistics on the Boardwalk from 2010 to present in the summer months prepared by OCPD Crime Analyst Brandon Riem. The report was presented to the Police Commission the day prior. “In the tabulated data, you can see crime is significantly down dating from 2010,” Recor said. However, the data presented only included May and June of 2013. Through May and June 2013, incidents were totaled at 256, compared to 250 in May and June of 2012, 298 in May and June 2011 and 275 in May and June 2010. In June specifically on the Boardwalk, there were 213 incidents reported, including 64 thefts, 41 drug violations and 11 weapon violations. In June 2012, there were 193 incidents, including 66 thefts, 24 drug violations and five weapon violations. Councilman Brent Ashley took exception to how the Boardwalk statistics were presented at the meeting, reminding the Mayor and Council this does not reflect any fluctuation in the visitor count. Ashley cited a “13-percent” decline in crowd totals needed to be included in the report. Ashley has previously said logic would indicate crime numbers would be down if less people are coming to Ocean City. The July monthly average population in Ocean City, according to demoflush, was 305,112 with the first weekend in July (holiday) down 2.3 percent from the previous year, and subsequent weekends down 1.5 percent from 2012, up 1.7 percent from 2012 and down 4.2 percent from 2012, respectively. Council Secretary Mary Knight, chairwoman of the Tourism Commission, said a new tourism metric documenting vital statistics is in the works. “We have been working very diligently on some new statistics, how to gauge who’s in town, who’s not in town, compared since 2011, we might be able to look back to 2010,” Knight said. Tourism Director Donna Abbott will present that report at the next work session on Aug. 27. “It is not perfect but it will provide a lot of information of who’s in town, who’s not in town, it considers other things such as weather, Demoflush and revenue collected from parking. It has a lot of information. The one thing we are missing and we are having a hard time getting is zip codes collected from our hotel industry, so once we are able to get that it will give is a good picture,” Knight said. Happy Hour 3-6 p.m. MONDAY-THURSDAY Duck Parties Start 4-9 p.m. Friday 8/16 Bo Dickerson Band Saturday 8/17 The Klassix Sunday 8/18 Nathan Pinchak Wednesday 8/21 Rock The Dock With DJ Batman 5-9 p.m. Thursday 8/22 Acoustic Thursday 6-9 p.m. www.mrducksbar.com 311 Talbot Street • 410-289-9125 Open 7 Days A Week At 11 a.m.