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Waco Police outline summer violence strategy: data-driven patrols, TAG collaboration and emphasis on nonfatal shootings

5022996 · June 18, 2025
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Police leaders reported citywide declines in several crime categories year-to-date and described tactics for the summer: directed patrols, prioritizing nonfatal shootings, weekly gun-crime intelligence meetings, and continued partnership in a regional TAG (anti-gang) center.

Waco Police Department leaders briefed the City Council on their summer strategy to prevent violent crime, emphasizing data-driven deployments, sustained investigations, and regional partnerships.

Chief Victoria (Waco Police Department) said that under the department’s transition to FBI NIBRS reporting, the city is down 3% in crimes against persons, 14% in crimes against property and 10% in crimes against society year-to-date, and she stressed that “crime is still at a historic low in the city of…

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