Kennesaw police present December, year‑end 2025 crime statistics; council accepts report
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Summary
The public safety chief presented December 2025 and year‑end 2025 crime statistics showing increases in drug offenses, fraud and larceny and an overall year‑to‑year increase; the council voted to accept the report unanimously.
The Kennesaw public safety chief presented December 2025 and year‑end 2025 crime statistics at the Jan. 20 council meeting; after the presentation the council voted unanimously to accept the report.
The chief recounted month‑to‑month and year‑to‑year comparisons. For December 2025 he reported drug offenses increased "by 11, to make 33"; fraud cases rose by six for the month and larceny increased by six. He also reported an increase in total offenses for the month (from 96 to 119, as presented). For the full year the chief said total incidents rose from 13,51 to 13,73 (as presented), with notable increases in drug and narcotics offenses and intimidation, while simple assaults decreased from 227 to 166.
The chief also reported operational figures including dispatch calls, officer-initiated actions, traffic citations and accident counts; some figures in the spoken record were not read clearly on the recording. After the presentation the mayor asked for a motion to accept the crime statistics as presented; the council approved acceptance by unanimous vote.
What the numbers show (as presented) - December 2025: drug offenses up by 11 to 33; monthly increases in fraud and larceny noted by the chief. - Year‑end 2025: an overall increase in reported incidents compared with the prior year; increases flagged in drug/narcotics offenses and intimidation; a reduction in simple assaults.
Numbers flagged as unclear in the transcript are noted in the provenance and clarifying details; reporting here follows the chief’s spoken summary rather than reconstructed records.
