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Hanford police report lower crimes and rarer use of force in 2025, officials say
Summary
Hanford Police presented a 2025 annual report showing declines in most Part I crimes and an officer use-of-force rate below 0.1%; staff credited staffing changes, alternate reporting and Measure H positions for improved response times and service delivery.
The Hanford City Council study session on April 7 opened with the Hanford Police Department's 2025 annual report, delivered by Captain James Lutz and Chief Huddleston, who outlined crime, enforcement and support-division trends across the department.
Captain James Lutz said most Part I crimes fell year‑to‑year: rapes declined about 38 percent, robberies about 53 percent, aggravated assaults about 19 percent, burglaries about 8 percent and thefts about 11 percent; arson incidents were down roughly 60 percent. Homicides increased by one incident, from five in 2024 to six in 2025.
Lutz also gave the department's use‑of‑force figures: "out of all those contacts, we use force under 1% of the time," he said,…
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