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Duarte reports 23.2% drop in Part 1 crimes; city adds outreach coordinator, expands patrols
Summary
Duarte Public Safety Director Larry Bracida told the City Council the city’s Part 1 crimes are down 23.2% year to date compared with June 2024 and outlined targeted overtime patrols, business-watch efforts and the hiring of an outreach coordinator to address homelessness-related safety concerns.
Public Safety Director Larry Bracida told the Duarte City Council on June 24 that the city’s Part 1 crimes were down 23.2% year to date compared with June 2024, a decline he said compounds prior recent reductions: "We ended the year in 2024 with a 9 decline in our part 1 crimes" and an overall 15% reduction compared with 2023.
Bracida said the department will add directed overtime patrols in data-driven high-risk areas and expand patrol routes and time frames so deputies are visible during peak incidents. "If I'm gonna steal a car, or I'm not gonna have…
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