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Roanoke police report sharp year‑to‑date drops in shootings and homicides, crediting new strategies
Summary
Chief Scott Booth told Roanoke City Council that gun‑related homicides fell from 22 to 6 year‑to‑date and nonfatal shootings from 44 to 15, attributing declines to zone accountability, group‑violence intervention, RESET rapid response, partner services and earlier detective response. Council asked about sustainment and clearance rates.
Chief Scott Booth told Roanoke City Council on Sept. 3 that the city has seen substantial year‑to‑date declines in gun violence compared with the same period in 2023. “We have had 6 [gun‑related homicides] so far this year compared to 22 in 2023,” Booth said, and reported 15 nonfatal shootings versus 44, figures he described as a roughly 65% and 55% reduction, respectively.
Booth credited the reductions to several coordinated strategies: assigning captains as place managers for four high‑risk quadrants, a…
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