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Ypsilanti police report shows mixed crime trends; department cites recruitment hurdles
Summary
At its Dec. 18 meeting, the Ypsilanti Police Advisory Commission heard a monthly report showing declines in some offenses alongside increases in larceny and traffic crashes and was told recruitment is constrained by a roughly 50% first‑attempt failure rate on the state physical agility test.
The Ypsilanti Police Advisory Commission on Dec. 18 reviewed monthly crime statistics and recruitment updates from department leaders, who said some offenses fell while others rose and that staffing remains constrained by state testing standards.
Lieutenant (name not provided) reported category‑by‑category changes: robberies rose from 1 to 3, aggravated and non‑aggravated assaults fell (22 to 18), burglaries fell by half (6 to 3), general larceny increased (5 to 17) and traffic crashes increased from 72 to 85. The lieutenant also said hazardous traffic…
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