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Amarillo police report year-end crime declines; staff and engineers detail fatal crash locations and signal-timing limits
Summary
Police reported a 12.5% overall decline in Part 1 crimes from 2023 to 2024 and noted license-plate-reader recoveries for stolen vehicles; city staff later presented controlled-intersection fatality data and a public-works briefing on MUTCD timing standards that limit yellow and all-red adjustments.
The Amarillo Police Department told the City Council the city—s Part 1 crimes fell 12.5 percent from 2023 to 2024, while the department credited technological tools for a sharp rise in recovered stolen vehicles. Later in the meeting city traffic and public-works staff presented a 14-month review of fatal crashes at controlled intersections and described the limits of adjusting signal timing.
Why it matters: Council members said they want to address fatal crashes and street racing with both enforcement and engineering. Staff described specific engineering constraints that affect how quickly signal timings can be changed and urged a data-driven approach to adjustments.
Police data: Chief Johnson said Amarillo—s authorized police strength is 378 officers and that the department currently has 336 sworn officers with 32 vacancies. He reported part 1 index crimes fell 12.5 percent year over…
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