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Summit police present year‑end stats: calls steady, stolen vehicles and burglaries drop while larcenies tick up
Summary
Police Chief Sigorski told council Summit was on pace for roughly 50,000 calls for service in 2024 and reported notable reductions in motor vehicle thefts and burglaries after license‑plate‑reader deployment, even as larceny counts rose; council pressed for focused speeding campaigns and clearer public reporting of enforcement results.
Summit Police Chief Sigorski presented a year‑to‑date report for 2024, telling council the department handled roughly 49,620 calls for service through Dec. 12 and was on pace to reach about 50,000 by year end. The presentation highlighted mixed crime trends: a small increase in violent crimes to 14 incidents (from lower annual totals historically), a decline in motor vehicle thefts to 11 incidents, and a fall in burglaries from 39 in 2023 to 17 in 2024. At the same time the department reported…
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