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Kalamazoo police report shows drop in shootings, highlights gun-recovery and community programs
Summary
Assistant Chief Victor Green and Inspector Chuck Mason told the Citizens Public Safety Review and Appeal Board that Part 1 crimes and shooting victims fell in 2024; they described targeted enforcement, use of NIBIN for shell-casing analysis, a citizen academy and a church-based gun amnesty program.
Assistant Chief Victor Green and Inspector Chuck Mason told the Citizens Public Safety Review and Appeal Board that overall Part 1 crimes and shooting victims declined in 2024, and they outlined enforcement and community programs aimed at reducing gun violence.
Inspector Chuck Mason, who leads the Office of Professional Standards, told the board the city saw a 12% drop in Part 1 crimes from 2023 to 2024 and that shooting victims fell to 53 in 2024 from about 80 the prior year. Mason said the city recovered hundreds of firearms in recent years and that, “as of this week, we’ve seized 56 guns off the streets of Kalamazoo this year.”
Mason described how the Kalamazoo Police Department uses targeted intelligence and technology, rather than broad enforcement, to focus on…
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