PITTSBURGH — Donna Williams coordinates a neighborhood watch in Carrick.
According to a recent FBI crime report, Carrick had the most burglaries in Pittsburgh last year -- 122.
She has a message for the bad guys.
"If you are out there, be careful -- you may be spotted and not even know it," she said.
Channel 11's Dave Bondy spent hours crunching the numbers in the 130-page government report.
The report shows that overall crime in the city was up only a small percentage in 2012.
According to the data, Homewood had the most violent crime in the city with 216 reports, up slightly from 2011.
Councilman Ricky Burgess represents Homewood.
"Homewood does have its disproportional share of homicides or violent crime, and it gets blamed for every crime in the city of Pittsburgh. And that's really unfortunate when there is crime throughout the city," he said.
The Central Business District led the city in robberies, with 93.
Vandalism is a major problem in the South Side Flats.
The neighborhood had 214 cases last year, the most in any city neighborhood.
Councilman Bruce Kraus admits there are problems but said statistics don't tell the whole story.
"I'm not a fan of relying solely on statistics, because you can juggle numbers to either be favorable or unfavorable," he said. "But I'd be lying to say I'm not concerned about some of the crime stats I have seen."
City leaders and police said cutting crime is not about making arrests. It is also about community involvement, like with neighborhood watch groups and creating activities to keep young people out of trouble.
The Pittsburgh Police Department had no comment.
To find out neighborhood ranks, you can read the entire report here.
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