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DeKalb police present 2025 annual report: homicides fall below 100, clearance rate 76.9%
Summary
The DeKalb County Police Department told the IRPS committee it recorded 91 homicides in the year (first time below 100 in many years), reported a 76.9% homicide clearance rate and outlined staffing gains, a real-time crime center expansion and an enlarged victim-witness advocate program.
The DeKalb County Police Department presented its 2025 annual report to the IRPS committee, highlighting organizational changes, community outreach and crime trends.
The department said it upgraded its mission statement and expanded its real-time crime center to additional shifts with plans for 24/7 operations. The report noted a staffing increase in sworn officers of about 9% year-over-year…
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