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Newcastle police report shows declines in several property-crime categories in 2024; department highlights community programs
Summary
Police Chief presented quarterly data to the council showing reductions in some crime categories and described community outreach and enforcement efforts, including Flock camera assistance and a $3,000 speed‑enforcement equipment grant.
The Newcastle Police Department told the City Council on Feb. 18 that several measured crime categories fell in 2024 compared with recent years, while the department described outreach, training and investigative efforts carried out in the fourth quarter.
Chief’s summary and key statistics Chief Kudji Hero presented quarterly and annual statistics compiled with a crime analyst from the King County Sheriff's Office. He reported a decline in “crimes against property” to 381 total reported incidents in 2024 — the lowest count since the department began the current reporting snapshot — and noted vehicle thefts declined from 84 in 2023 to 62 in 2024. Chief Kudji Hero: “We worked hard on doing area checks and patrols to see if we can get that down… vehicle thefts, we…
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