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PBSO presents 2024 District 8 report to Wellington council; calls up, crime index down
Summary
Lieutenant Matthew Lavinia told the Wellington Village Council that District 8 handled 91,703 calls for service in 2024 and that the local crime index fell 25% from 2023 to 2024. He outlined enforcement results, community-policing initiatives and next steps including school‑zone camera enforcement.
Lieutenant Matthew Lavinia of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office presented the District 8 annual report to the Village Council on Aug. 26, reporting 91,703 total calls for service in 2024 and saying the crime index fell "25% from 2023 to 2024."
The presentation emphasized a mix of proactive policing and community engagement: self-initiated activity accounted for 74,167 of the calls, an increase Lavinia attributed to deputies' proactive enforcement. He said residential burglaries fell, major-crime totals dropped from 757 in 2023 to 570 in 2024, and arrests…
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