GALLIPOLIS — While some townships are showing a decline in criminal reports so far this year, many are nearing or exceeding last year’s totals, Gallia County Sheriff’s Department reports indicate.

Authorities expect to see a jump in certain criminal activity, such as theft, during the upcoming holiday season, which could push the crime rate of many townships above what was reported in 2005.

The breakdown by township and village appears as follows, with first with totals as of Aug. 31, 2006, and 2005 totals appearing in parentheses:

Huntington Township — Assault charges, 9 (18); aggravated menacing, 1 (3); menacing, 5 (12); criminal damaging, 10 (22); burglary charges, 9 (17); breaking and entering, 4 (8); theft, 20 (23); domestic violence, 9 (29); drug related, 2 (6).

Gallipolis Township — Felonious assault, 0 (2); assault, 3 (9); aggravated menacing, 1 (3); menacing, 7 (13); criminal damaging, 6 (21); burglary, 1 (12); breaking and entering, 3 (1); theft, 23 (45); domestic violence, 13 (16); drug related, 4 (16).

Walnut Township — Menacing, 4 (4); criminal damaging, 0 (14); burglary, 4 (4); breaking and entering, 0 (1); theft, 9 (8); domestic violence, 3 (7); drug related, 2 (0).

Harrison Township — Felonious assault, 0 (2); assault, 2 (6); menacing charges, 3 (6); criminal damaging, 5 (13); burglary, 3 (8); ; breaking and entering, 2 (8); theft, 8 (16); domestic violence, 2 (8); drug related, 3 (1).

Clay Township — Felonious assault, 0 (2); assault, 4 (9); menacing, 5 (6); criminal damaging, 14 (22); burglary, 7 (14); breaking and entering, 4 (12); theft, 20 (36); domestic violence, 7 (20); drug related, 1 (3).

Guyan Township — Aggravated assault, 0 (1); assault, 1 (2); menacing, 6 (2); criminal damaging, 5 (14); aggravated burglary, 0 (1); burglary, 9 (13); breaking and entering, 6 (7); theft, 18 (33); drug related, 2 (2).

Ohio Township — Felonious assault, 0 (2); assault, 2 (5); menacing, 3 (3); criminal damaging, (8) 11; robbery, 1 (0); burglary, 3 (11); breaking and entering, 3 (7); criminal trespass, 5 (6); theft, 12 (18); domestic violence, 1 (5); drug related, 3 (1).

Crown City — Assault, 0 (2); aggravated menacing, 0 (1); menacing, 3 (2); breaking and entering, 0 (2); theft, 1 (9); domestic violence, 2 (7); drug related, 1 (5).

Vinton — Assault, 1 (5); aggravated menacing, 0 (1); menacing, 1 (8); criminal damaging, 2 (1); burglary, 2 (1); breaking and entering, 2 (0); theft, 7 (10); drug related, 2 (2).

Morgan Township — Felonious assault, 0 (1); assault, 2 (7); aggravated menacing, 2 (1); menacing, 4 (11); criminal damaging, 0 (17); robbery, 0 (1); burglary, 6 (14); breaking and entering, 8 (5); theft, 21 (16); domestic violence, 3 (6); drug related, 1 (0).

Cheshire Township — Felonious assault, 2 (1); assault, 3 (5); aggravated menacing, 1 (0); menacing, 5 (7); criminal damaging, 7 (14); aggravated robbery, 1 (0); burglary, 8 (9); breaking and entering, 3 (2); criminal trespass, 4 (2); theft, 21 (19); domestic violence, 3 (5); drug related, 1 (2).

Raccoon Township — Aggravated assault, 0 (1); assault, 5 (12); aggravated menacing, 1 (3); menacing, 4 (11); criminal damaging, 12 (14); aggravated robbery, 2 (0); aggravated burglary, 0 (1); burglary, 2 (5); breaking and entering, 9 (7); theft, 23 (33); domestic violence, 8 (7); drug related, 5 (4)

Rio Grande — Felonious assault, 0 (1); assault, 2 (4); aggravated menacing, 0 (1); menacing, 6 (7); criminal damaging, 5 (8); burglary, 0 (2); breaking and entering, 4 (3); criminal trespass, 3 (3); theft, 17 (28); domestic violence, 2 (6); drug related, 4 (2).

Centerville (Thurman Village) — Assault, 1 (1); aggravated menacing, 1 (0); criminal damaging, 2 (2); burglary, 1 (1); breaking and entering, 0 (1); theft, 2 (5).

Springfield Township — Felonious assault, 2 (1); assault, 9 (31); aggravated menacing, 1 (3); menacing, 16 (50); criminal damaging, 47 (44); aggravated robbery, 0 (2); robbery, 0 (1); burglary, 15 (34); breaking and entering, 23 (24); theft, 80 (117); domestic violence, 22 (40); drug related, 5 (15).

Addison Township — Assault, 13 (9); aggravated menacing, 0 (2); menacing, 5 (18); criminal damaging, 12 (23); aggravated burglary, 0 (1); burglary, 9 (14); breaking and entering, 7 (11); theft, 32 (41); domestic violence, 13 (26); drug related, 5 (6).

Greenfield Township — Menacing, 1 (2); criminal damaging, 8 (8); burglary, 2 (5); breaking and entering, 3 (5); theft, 12 (17); domestic violence, 0 (2); drug related, 0 (1).

Perry Township — Assault, 2 (6); menacing, 1 (15); criminal damaging, 9 (5); aggravated burglary, 1 (0); burglary, 3 (6); breaking and entering, 6 (3); theft, 22 (20); domestic violence, 4 (4); drug related, 1 (0).

Green Township — Felonious assault, 1 (4); assault, 20 (50); aggravated menacing, 3 (9); menacing, 30 (49); criminal damaging, 41 (65); robbery, 0 (2); aggravated robbery, 1 (0); aggravated burglary, 1 (1); burglary, 18 (37); breaking and entering, 12 (24); theft, 98 (203); domestic violence, 43 (64); drug related, 29 (25).