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Sarasota Police present 2024 year-end review; highlight crime drops, new outreach programs
Summary
Sarasota Police Chief Rex Troche told the City Commission on March 17 that the department’s work helped produce a 21.8% drop in index crimes in 2024, and presented new community programs, training metrics and technology investments during a year-end review.
Sarasota Police Chief Rex Troche opened the department’s 2024 year-end report to the City Commission on March 17, noting “we dropped crime 21.8% this year,” and saying the two-year decline totals about 38 percent. Chief Rex Troche and division commanders presented departmental performance data, training and new programs and accepted formal recognitions for officers and civilians.
The presentation summarized declines in force incidents, a sustained reduction in total index offenses and several unit-level results: the Criminal Investigations Division reported clearing seven homicides in 2024; the strategic investigations unit recorded more than 100 arrests and seized significant currency, narcotics and firearms; and the community action team reported hundreds of arrests…
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