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Mayor cites falling crime rates, 600-plus illegal firearms seized and urges tougher bail for repeat offenders
Summary
The mayor reported year-over-year drops in crime and more than 600 illegal firearms seized, credited partnerships for progress and called for state-level changes to bail and bond laws to keep repeat offenders off the streets.
The mayor of Montgomery said overall crime is down nearly 16% year over year and credited police, investigators, community partners and faith leaders with improvements while urging further action on accountability and judicial policy.
Speaking at a press conference, the mayor gave detailed year-over-year figures: “overall crime is down, almost 16%. Violent crime is down nearly 25%. Non violent crime is down nearly 14%.” He added that homicides are down “about 7 and a half percent” and nonfatal…
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