County: external evaluators see declines in violence in pilot beat, figures not specified

Jul 10, 2026

Sharita Sutton said external evaluators report a reduction in violence over three years in the program's pilot area (Police Beat 22), but she did not provide specific numbers for the decline in homicides or shootings.

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Sharita Sutton told the radio audience that the program's pilot area has seen a decline in violence over the past three years and that outside evaluators go into the neighborhoods to review data and speak with residents. "We have external evaluators that go out and and that look at the data, look at talk with the neighbors," she said, describing how impact is assessed.

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