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West Melbourne police report 2025: crime down, staffing stable and new training initiatives
Summary
Police Chief and commanders presented the 2025 annual report highlighting declines in Part 1 and Part 2 crimes, full staffing, expanded traffic enforcement, crisis-intervention training, accreditation success and increased community services such as car-seat checks and drone support.
At the Feb. 3 council meeting the West Melbourne Police Department presented its 2025 annual report, summarizing staffing, crime trends, specialized units and community-focused programs.
Chief (speaker identified as 17 in the transcript) said the department had continued recruiting success (nearly 150 applicants in 2025) and by the meeting date had no unfilled sworn positions, with only five officers still in training or the academy. He said crime had trended downward: Part 1 crimes decreased by about 13.35% and Part 2 crimes by about 22.3% in 2025, which department leaders attributed to proactive patrol, targeted enforcement and community partnerships.
Commander DiGiorgio reviewed patrol activity: about 44,469 calls for service, increased traffic enforcement and expanded use of portable speed signs to collect data in hotspots. The department—s K-9 teams and drug-enforcement collaborations with federal partners assisted in narcotics investigations, including fentanyl cases.
Support-services and professional-standards briefings noted that the department achieved 100% compliance on the applicable accreditation standards during its most recent assessment and that records staff processed thousands of incidents and over 15,000 phone calls during the year. The department also reported expanded training such as crisis intervention team (CIT) courses (40 hours) and certification of car-seat technicians available to the public by appointment.
Commander Romano highlighted CID, SIU and SWAT activity: 307 investigations in 2025 with a roughly 45% clearance rate, 7 search warrants served by SWAT, assistance in regional investigations and heavy collaboration with federal partners on gang and narcotics matters. The department also reported roughly 100 drone calls and plans to add a smaller indoor-capable drone through a grant.
Council members praised the department—s recruiting and training work and asked follow-up questions about cost-sharing for expanded CIT training (Chief said Melbourne PD will host and coordinate, and the sessions will be offered to other Brevard agencies at minimal cost to West Melbourne).
