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Glynn County police report lower overall violent crime but uptick in aggravated assaults and overdose fatalities
Summary
At a Sept. public-safety strategy session, Glynn County police presented year-to-date data showing an overall decline in violent crime but a sharp rise in aggravated assaults and overdose deaths tied to fentanyl; department leaders also described expanded traffic enforcement, a new Citizens Academy and ongoing recruitment challenges.
Glynn County Police Chief Scott Edner told county leaders at a public-safety strategic review that overall violent crime is down this fiscal year but that certain categories — especially aggravated assault and overdose fatalities — have risen.
“Fatalities have gone up from 10 to 14, which is a 40 percent increase,” Chief Scott Edner said, referring to overdose deaths captured in department response data. He and other department presenters tied the increase mainly to fentanyl, which staff said is increasingly being found mixed with other drugs.
Edner presented call-volume and crime-trend figures comparing July 2022–June 2023 with July 2023–June 2024. The police department reported roughly a 10% increase in calls for service across those periods…
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