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Montgomery mayor cites falling crime, urges 911 upgrades and recruitment as council readies budget
Summary
Mayor told the council overall crime is down and highlighted increased arrests and weapons seizures, while council members pressed for improvements to the 911 system and for funding to be included in the next budget.
Mayor (speaker 6) opened the meeting by framing public safety as a top priority and offering a slate of statistics he described as signs of progress: "Overall crime in Montgomery is down 15%... nonviolent crime is down more than 25% and violent crime has decreased by 12%," he told the council. He also said arrests have risen — "officers are doing this job at a very high level, making nearly 50% more arrests compared to 2025" — and that the city has removed "more than 700 weapons off the streets so far this year."
The mayor said those gains do not eliminate the need to invest in prevention and response. He said the administration is preparing a…
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