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NOPD reports crime declines, calls for realistic overtime funding and reviews ShotSpotter pilot
Summary
NOPD presented year-to-date declines in homicides, nonfatal shootings and carjackings, described a Fifth District ShotSpotter pilot that detected 482 events and yielded shell-casing evidence, and asked the council to fund overtime at realistic levels tied to staffing needs rather than leave overtime at zero in the adopted baseline.
NOPD leaders told the council that many crime categories are down year over year and that place-based enforcement and community programs contributed to localized reductions. The department reported 98 homicides year-to-date (vs. 104 at the same point last year) and cited double-digit declines in several shooting metrics and carjackings.
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