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Toledo police report declines in shootings, outline foot‑patrol and drone pilot plans
Summary
The Toledo Police Department told the City Council public‑safety committee that several violent‑crime measures fell in the first quarter of 2025 versus 2024, and described staffing, internal‑affairs and program priorities including a drone pilot and summer foot patrols.
Toledo Police Chief Trendley told the City Council Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Committee that the department’s first‑quarter 2025 CompStat indicators show reductions in most tracked violent‑crime categories compared with the same period in 2024.
Chief Trendley said the department recorded a 60% reduction in homicides and a 38% reduction in persons shot. Shootings overall were down 16% and burglary, auto theft and theft from vehicles were down by 15%, 18% and 24% respectively. Robberies briefly rose before targeted enforcement; Trendley said the department’s interventions brought robberies to a 5% reduction as of the morning of the meeting.
The presentation noted staffing at “647 sworn,” which the chief said included 38 officers in the police academy. He…
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