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Paramount reports 10% drop in overall Part I crimes in 2025, but violent incidents rose
Summary
Sheriff's representatives told the council that overall Part I crimes fell 10% in 2025, but crimes against persons rose 17%, with homicides increasing to three; staff described pilot programs such as FAST Deputy and a CARFAX Driver Exchange to improve response and efficiency.
Paramount — Captain Dan Holguin presented the city’s 2025 annual crime report on Feb. 10, telling the City Council that overall Part I crimes declined 10% compared with 2024 even as violent crime indicators increased in several categories.
Holguin said the department recorded 1,535 Part I incidents in 2025 compared with 1,702 in 2024, a 10% decrease. He noted, however, that crimes against persons rose 17% — from 275 incidents in 2024 to 322 in 2025 — and that the city recorded three homicides in 2025 compared with one the prior year. “We had 3 in 2025…
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