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Police report: 2024 calls rise; child-abuse reports and training highlighted
Summary
Police staff reported 75,918 calls for service in 2024 (a 2.4% rise from 2023), cited a rise in child-abuse reports, noted declines in weapon-involved cases, described training and community engagement, and reviewed staffing and false-alarm trends tied largely to IU dorms.
Police department staff reported that calls for service for 2024 ended at 75,918, an increase of 1,778 calls (2.4%) from 2023.
Presenters said one category with a notable increase was child-abuse reports; staff cautioned that some of the rise may reflect better reporting rather than a change in incidence. Staff also reported that weapon-involved cases declined “considerably” year over year: the department recorded 360 cases for the year, including 191 incidents in which a firearm was used and 42 in which a firearm was fired.
Hate-crime reporting for the period that ended Dec. 31 showed no incidents in the final reporting period and two incidents recorded for the entire year. Nuisance calls — mainly disturbances, intoxication and vandalism — remained consistent with prior months, staff said.
Training and community engagement…
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