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Chief Chris Vallejo: Topeka crime down nearly 10% in 2025, department releases annual report
Summary
Topeka Police Chief Chris Vallejo presented the department's 2025 annual report, saying overall crime fell almost 10% versus a five-year rolling average, with violent crime down about 4.5% and property crime down roughly 10.5%; he credited targeted enforcement and community policing.
Chief Chris Vallejo, of the Topeka Police Department, presented the department's 2025 annual report at a city press conference, saying the department posted an overall crime decline of nearly 10% compared with a rolling five-year average. "Overall crime rates were down almost 10% with violent crimes down almost 4 and 1/2% and property crimes at about 10 and 1/2% drops," Vallejo said.
Vallejo described the report as a comprehensive "CEO-style" overview designed to help residents who open it understand what the department does, how it operates and who is involved. He stressed…
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