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DeKalb police cite 29% drop in homicides in 2025 while aggravated assaults tick up
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Chief Greg Padrick reported a 29% reduction in homicides for 2025, a roughly 2% rise in aggravated assaults (69 more incidents), declines in robbery categories, and growth in sworn staffing from about 536 to 580 officers.
DeKalb County Police told residents at an East Precinct town hall that homicide reports fell by 29% in 2025 while other major-crime metrics showed mixed results.
Chief Greg Padrick said authorities recorded 69 more aggravated assaults in 2025 than in 2024, a rise he attributed in part to multiple drive-by shooting incidents and to domestic-violence cases now counted as aggravated assaults when strangulation is involved under state law. "Aggravated assaults went up by 2% — we had 69 additional aggravated assaults in 2025 compared to 2024,"…
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