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APD reports lower crime in Wards 5 and 7 in 2024, outlines summer crime plan and allied-agency deployments
Summary
The Annapolis Police Department told the Public Safety Committee that Wards 5 and 7 ranked in the lower half for several crime categories in 2024, described a Thursday–Sunday summer crime deployment, recent shootings under investigation, partnerships with county and state law enforcement and internal-affairs activity.
Annapolis Police Department leaders told the Public Safety Standing Committee that Wards 5 and 7 were in the lower half of the city's wards on several 2024 crime measures but described recent shooting incidents and an augmented summer crime plan that focuses patrols and allied-agency support on high-risk corridors.
An unnamed APD chief opened the presentation and said the department had to "mitigate some recent violence" and reported two critical shooting cases over a recent weekend; detectives have investigative leads but the chief cautioned against disclosing specifics that could harm investigations. "One's critical and... could transition very quickly into a homicide investigation," the chief said.
Captains Lamar Howard and Guy Thacker provided ward-level crime breakdowns and described trends. Captain Howard said Ward 5 had no…
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