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Mayor: public safety is top priority as West Palm Beach reports crime declines, a new police contract
Summary
Mayor Keith James said public safety is his administration's top priority, citing crime decreases, prostitution operations that led to arrests, and a recently approved contract with the Fraternal Order of Police that included 22% pay increases for officers and certain sergeants and lieutenants.
Mayor Keith James said "public safety is job number 1" and reported a drop in overall crime and in several violent-crime categories during his Jan. 30 State of the City speech.
The mayor told the audience the city recorded a 12% decrease in overall crime and said violent crime declined 8.2% in 2023 and 14% in 2024. He linked the trends to investments in personnel and technology and to targeted enforcement and community…
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