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Yuma Police report reduced gun‑violence calls at targeted hot spot after year‑long program
Summary
Yuma Police presented first‑year results of a hot spot policing program, reporting that gun‑violence calls and reports taken in the targeted Arthur Tonglen hot spot remained flat while citywide gun‑violence cases rose. The department plans a second phase to bring social services and nonprofit partners into the area.
Chief Garrity, Yuma Police Department, and Lieutenant Robbie Wright presented the police department’s first‑year results for a hot spot policing program to the Yuma City Council on March 19.
The department said it defined “gun violence” internally as calls for service where a firearm was used and there was victimization or physical evidence. Lieutenant Robbie Wright told the council the intelligence unit mapped 107 gun‑violence cases in 2023 and identified two recurring hot spots — Carver Park and the Arthur Tonglen area — and that the department concentrated resources on the hotter Arthur Tonglen hot spot in 2024.
Wright said the department deployed a mix of tactics — 15 minutes of high‑visibility patrol at random intervals every two hours (about three hours of focused patrols per 24‑hour period), community engagement by officers on foot and bike, and both overt and covert cameras and license‑plate readers on public property — to deter crime and gather…
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