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Pampa police report: index crimes and crashes fall; department cites staffing shifts and improved response times
Summary
Police Chief Richburg told the commission the department saw declines in index crimes, arrests and motor vehicle crashes last year; staff shortages depressed some activity counts but response times and use-of-force metrics improved, he said.
Chief Richburg presented the Pampa Police Department’s annual report and credited officers and community partners for an overall decline in crime.
“We were a 106 arrests fewer than the year before,” Chief Richburg said, adding that department reports showed 3,672 traffic stops with a racial breakdown roughly matching local demographics. He told the commission index crimes were down by about 102 incidents…
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