Kennesaw council accepts January 2025 crime report; consent agenda approved

The City of Kennesaw City Council unanimously approved the consent agenda and accepted the January 2025 crime statistics as presented, both actions passing on 5-0 voice votes.

Police Chief (name not specified) opened the presentation, saying, "we've been able to increase the list quite a bit, after working through a grant we've had with the U.S. Attorney's Office and Project Safe Neighborhoods." The chief reviewed group A offense trends and enforcement activity for January 2025.

The chief reported an increase in recorded intimidation cases by 9 compared with the same period last year and a reduction in simple assaults by 7. Drug- and narcotics-related cases rose by 12. Traffic and response figures the chief provided included 87 auto accidents, 17 accidents with injuries, nine hit-and-run incidents (one hit-and-run with injury), 695 dispatched calls, 576 traffic citations, 788 warnings and 86 arrests. The chief also reported a figure described in the presentation as "13 of 48" self-initiated activity cases.

Councilmember Jones moved to approve the consent agenda (11 items); the motion was seconded and approved by a unanimous voice vote. Later in the meeting, Councilmember Byers moved to accept the January 2025 crime statistics as presented; the motion was seconded by Councilmember Jones and approved unanimously.

The crime statistics presentation referenced ongoing work tied to a federal grant with the U.S. Attorney's Office and Project Safe Neighborhoods; council did not take additional directive action on the report. No additional data or department names beyond the chief's presentation were provided at the meeting.

With no further business, the council adjourned at 6:43 p.m.