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Citrus Heights police report 6% drop in overall crime in 2025, highlight dispatch, drones and stolen-vehicle recoveries
Summary
Police Chief Alex Turkot told the City Council that total crime fell 6% in 2025, with declines in violent and property crimes, while the department pointed to technology, proactive patrols and community programs driving improvements.
Chief Alex Turkot presented the Citrus Heights Police Department's 2025 annual report to the City Council on April 8, saying the department recorded a 6% decline in overall crime from the previous year, with crimes against persons down 7% and crimes against property down 8%.
Turkot said the department handled roughly 84,000 calls for service in 2025, including about 32,000 911 calls and 118 text-to-911 incidents. He told the council that proactive policing, a rebuilt communications center and technology investments contributed to the improvements.
"From 2007 to today we've dropped crime about 54.5% in our history," Turkot said, adding that the department achieved what he called the lowest year for crime in its records. He also highlighted an array of operational outcomes: motor and proactive patrols, abatement of problem properties, more than 3,000 animal-services calls handled by a small team, and success in traffic enforcement.
The chief described the department's use of new tools and units: a drone team that conducted 633 flights and 91 flight hours in 2025 (an increase of 86% and 160%, respectively), a real-time information center that aided more than 170 cases and helped identify more than 100 suspects, and an "impact unit" that executed 89 search warrants and made 97 arrests.
Turkot said the general-investigations unit reviewed more than 1,300 cases and that the department's clearance rates increased relative to prior years. He also noted a roughly $800,000 estimated narcotics seizure total tied to multiple operations.
Council members pressed for details. Council Member Nelson asked how many drone operators are currently available; Turkot said about six operators are operational, a mix of sworn officers and volunteers, with plans to expand.
Several council members praised the department's work while emphasizing continued focus on traffic fatalities and problem properties. The presentation concluded with a pledge from city staff and council to continue supporting public-safety staffing and technology investments.
What happens next: the report was received as an informational presentation; no formal council action was required.
Sources: Presentation to Citrus Heights City Council, April 8, 2026; Chief Alex Turkot (police chief).
