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Selma Police chief tells council crime and collisions fell sharply in 2025; department highlights guns seized and community programs
Summary
Chief Alcarez told the council the Selma Police Department saw dramatic reductions in major crime and traffic collisions over three years, seized dozens of firearms and reported no homicides or fatal collisions in 2025 while detailing staffing, dispatch, investigations and community outreach.
Chief Alcarez presented the Selma Police Department’s 2025 annual report to the City Council on June 2, saying major crime and collisions were down substantially and highlighting enforcement, investigations and community programs.
Key statistics the chief cited included a 55% reduction in crime over the past three years, a 42% drop in traffic collisions in that same period, and the seizure of more than 220 firearms over three years. For 2025 specifically, he reported no homicides and no fatal traffic collisions — a first in more than a decade — and described nearly 44,000 calls for service handled by the department and its dispatch center (about 34,000 directly for Selma and additional calls for a neighboring jurisdiction). He said patrol made roughly 1,400 arrests in 2025, including nearly 100 DUIs.
Alcarez credited proactive policing, code enforcement, a strengthened records and property-and-evidence operation, and community outreach for the trends. He described a recent case in which officers seized 68 firearms as part of a single multi-agency investigation, and said the department has added two school resource officers (one at Abraham Lincoln and one at the high school).
The chief also recognized individual awards and program support: officers and support staff received internal awards, the Selma Police Foundation helped purchase a K9, and a memorialization program honors an officer who died in the line of duty.
Council members thanked the department and noted the statistics illustrate improved public safety and community confidence. The full annual report was posted on the city website and is available through the Police Department page.
The presentation did not include proposed budget changes; the chief framed the report as an overview of 2025 metrics, personnel recognitions and program successes and asked the council to continue support for staffing and community partnerships.
Provenance: Chief Alcarez presented the report to council during the special presentations portion of the meeting and responded to council praise and questions.
