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Redding police: violent and property crimes fell in 2024, but arrests, repeat offenders and jail capacity remain concerns
Summary
Police Chief Barner presented 2024 year-end statistics showing reductions in violent and property crime compared with 2023, while arrests and bookings rose and a small group of repeat offenders accounted for a large share of arrests.
Redding Police Chief Barner told the City Council that year-end 2024 statistics showed declines in both violent and property crime compared with 2023, while arrests, bookings and some enforcement metrics increased — a combination officials tied to proactive policing, repeat offenders and limited court and jail capacity.
Chief Barner said the department logged a notable set of figures for 2024: seven homicides; 88 rapes; 95 robberies; 405 aggravated assaults; 186 burglaries; about 1,100 larceny reports; and 233 motor-vehicle thefts. Barner said arrests and some enforcement activity rose — including an increase in misdemeanor arrests and citations — even as the overall counts of violent and property crimes fell by roughly 21% from 2023 to 2024.
Barner said the department responded to a large volume of calls and noted…
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