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Mayor cites drop in crime, rising emergency calls and department responses
Summary
The mayor reported a 7% reduction in violent and property crimes for 2024, 55,082 police calls for service in 12 months, and more than 6,000 fire department responses, attributing results to training and department cooperation.
Unidentified Speaker (Mayor of the Town of Clayton) told attendees that public safety remains the town’s top budget priority and said the town has recorded a 7% reduction in violent and property crimes in 2024. “7% reduction in violent and property crimes,” he said.
The mayor reported 55,082 calls for service to the Clayton Police Department over a 12-month period and more than 6,000 Clayton Fire Department responses in the same timeframe. He attributed improvements to training, department coordination and investment in public safety resources.
The remarks were an update rather than a policy proposal; no new public safety ordinances, budget votes, or staffing decisions were announced at the event. The figures were presented by the mayor and were not independently verified during his remarks.
