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DeSoto quarterly crime report: overall Group A crimes dip but vehicle thefts spike in one district
Summary
Police Captain Grady Kirkland reported a 3.9% drop in Group A crimes citywide from Q2 2024 to Q2 2025, but District 2 saw a rise — largely driven by motor‑vehicle thefts linked to out‑of‑city actors. Captain Kirkland and council discussed staffing constraints and business‑contact outreach.
Police Captain Grady Kirkland presented second‑quarter 2025 Group A crime statistics, reporting an overall decrease in Group A crimes compared with the same period in 2024 but an uptick in motor‑vehicle thefts concentrated in District 2.
Kirkland said DeSoto reported 447 Group A crimes in Q2 2025 versus 465 in Q2 2024 — a decline of about 3.87%. The reduction was citywide except for District 2, where reported crimes increased from 130 to 173. Kirkland attributed the District 2 increase largely to motor‑vehicle thefts (which rose from 13…
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