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Cobb reports 23% drop in crime; leaders seek to expand co-response mental-health programs
Summary
Chairwoman Lisa Cupid credited local police with a 23% drop in crime last year and urged expansion of co-response mental-health programs including PATH and CARES, with a goal of 24/7 coverage and wider use of citizen assistance teams.
Cobb County leaders said Wednesday that reported crime fell 23% last year and described plans to expand mental-health co-response and nonemergency assistance programs.
"We saw a 23% drop in crime. That's a historic drop in crime just last year alone," Chairwoman Lisa Cupid said, thanking the Cobb Police Department and calling public safety a countywide partnership.
Cupid described several programs designed to reduce law-enforcement contacts and…
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