Aggravated assault and battery cases jumped 62 percent in Oak Park in 2016 from the previous year, while motor vehicle theft dropped 13 percent, according to the state's annual Uniform Crime Reporting Index report, which is used to compile crime data. The Oak Park Police Department reported investigating 34 cases of aggravated assault and battery in 2016, up from 21 the year before, while the total number of motor vehicle theft cases investigated dropped to 80 from 92 a year earlier.
