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Police chief says special enforcement unit helped reduce violent crime; council calls for youth programs
Summary
The Goldsboro police chief reported a drop in Part 1 crimes and ShotSpotter alerts after establishing a Special Enforcement Unit; councilmembers urged more youth programming and school resource officers to address gang involvement among young people.
The Goldsboro Police Chief told the council the department's Special Enforcement Unit (SEU) and data-driven deployments coincided with a decline in several measured crime indicators over the past year.
"Our crime overall for the year actually went down 5%." the chief said, and cited a 43% drop in ShotSpotter (sound-sensor) alerts compared with 2023. The chief said those…
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