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Police report: park crimes largely down but assaults at parks flagged; park ranger staffing near budgeted level
Summary
Lieutenant Williams reported declines in several park crime categories compared with last year, including homicides and robberies, but said assaults in parks are ‘up about 18%.’ Park ranger staffing stood at 17 fully trained rangers of a budgeted 20; one new hire starts Monday and two applicants are in background checks.
Lieutenant Williams of the Police Department told the Parks, Recreation and Arts Commission on Oct. 27 that crime at city parks has fallen in several categories this year, while assaults at parks are an area of concern.
Williams said homicide at parks declined from one incident at the same time last year to zero this year. She reported declines in robbery, vehicle burglary, larceny and auto theft and provided numerical comparisons during the presentation: robberies were…
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