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Police chief reports declines in auto theft and robbery, nine homicides so far this year
Summary
The police chief briefed the Public Safety Committee on departmental statistics showing declines in auto thefts and robberies, reported nine homicides to date, and said the department's clearance rate remains above national averages; the committee asked for more briefings and accepted an offer to observe canine training and ride-alongs.
Interim Police Chief Trigg presented the department's monthly crime data to the Public Safety Committee, reporting that auto thefts and robberies are trending down compared with last year and that the department is seizing firearms to reduce violent crime.
On shootings and homicides, the chief said the department recorded 11 people-shot incidents in 2025 on the slide shown and that homicides currently total nine, noting several recent clustered incidents accounted for multiple victims. "Each one of these has a story," the chief said, and he praised investigators for working to provide accountability for victims' families. He also told the committee that the department's homicide clearance rate remains well above national averages and emphasized the department's increased staffing and visibility as a factor in declining robbery numbers.
Committee members thanked the chief and linked the data discussion to broader policy work, including the K9 policy review and other studies under way (use-of-force, traffic study). Members asked for continued updates and accepted the department's offer to provide more detailed briefings, training demonstrations and opportunities to observe canine training and ride-alongs.
The presentation concluded with the committee moving on to the next agenda items and scheduling future briefings to follow up on both the K9 policy recommendations and crime-statistics trends.
