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Lafayette Police chief presents 2024 annual report; calls for continued focus on e-bikes and traffic safety
Summary
Chief Jamie Williams presented the Lafayette Police Department’s 2024 annual report, citing a 30% increase in calls for service year-over-year, a 47% rise in traffic citations and continued low overall crime rates relative to county and state; the department highlighted traffic safety, e-bike enforcement and community outreach as 2025 priorities.
Lafayette Police Chief Jamie Williams presented the department’s 2024 annual report to the City Council Monday, reporting year-over-year increases in calls for service and traffic citations while saying overall crime remains lower than regional averages.
Williams told the council the department recorded 15,609 calls for service in 2024 and said calls rose 30% compared with the prior year; traffic citations increased by 47%. Williams said overall crime as recorded in the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report…
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