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Police chief: robberies rose in 2024 under new NIBRS reporting; motor vehicle thefts fell
Summary
Police Chief Steven Shaw told the Public Safety Commission that transition to the NIBRS system produced a fuller accounting of offenses: robberies rose from 22 in 2023 to 40 in 2024 (27 cases involved shoplifting that escalated), three homicides were reported in 2024, and motor vehicle thefts fell 30% (191→133). He also announced a March 25 groundbreaking for a new police annex.
Police Chief Steven Shaw presented the Desert Hot Springs Police Department’s 2024 annual report to the Public Safety Commission on March 13, explaining that the department’s conversion to the NIBRS reporting system captures multiple offenses per incident and affects year‑to‑year comparability.
Shaw said reported robberies rose from 22 in 2023 to 40 in 2024, an 81% increase driven largely by shoplifting incidents that escalated into robberies when force or fear was used. “We saw an…
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