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Kennesaw council accepts April 2025 crime statistics; police report mixed trends
Summary
The council unanimously accepted the police chief's April 2025 crime report showing increases in certain crimes (intimidation and fraud) and decreases in others (narcotics offenses and simple assaults), along with activity statistics including 637 calls for service and 64 arrests for the reporting period.
The City of Kennesaw council on Monday accepted the Kennesaw Police Departmentreport for April 2025, which showed mixed trends across categories and provided activity counts for the month and year-to-date.
The police chief (unnamed in the transcript) reported that intimidation incidents are up 18 year-to-date and fraud offenses are up 18; simple assaults are down 17 year-to-date. Narcotics offenses were down 15 for the month and down 10 year-to-date. The department was dispatched to 637 calls for service and officers self-initiated 1,221 cases during the reporting period.
Other monthly figures presented included 541 traffic citations, 64 arrests, 92 auto accidents (six with injuries), eight hit-and-runs (no hit-and-run injuries reported), and two incidents of a person struck by a vehicle with injury. After a brief opportunity for questions, Councilmember Byers moved to accept the report, Councilmember Jones seconded, and the council approved the report by unanimous voice/hand vote.
Decision: Council accepted the April 2025 crime statistics as presented; no further action was taken.
