Police officials say data-driven enforcement is making a difference in reducing crime in Tacoma.
Data-driven enforcement is making a difference in reducing crime in Tacoma .The latest results of the Tacoma Police Department Violent Crime Reduction Plan were presented Tuesday during a city council study session.Police Chief Avery Moore said between July and Dec. 2023, there was a nearly 19% decrease in violent street crimes — murder, robbery, and aggravated assault — compared to the same period in 2022."We’re down 40% year-to-date in homicides," Moore reported.
"This is good evidence that the crime plan is having the kind of effect that we hoped that it would. Not only is violent crime going down, but citizen calls for service related to violent crime are also going down," said Smith. An important part of the plan includes officers conducting hot spot patrol treatment at known locations where crime is highest. Researchers said hot spot patrol areas saw violent crimes decrease by more than 13% compared to the previous year.
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