Palm Springs PD in need of more officers amid crime reduction reports
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – At the Palm Springs "State of the City," Mayor Ron deHarte announced the Palm Springs Police Department is making significant strides in crime rates.
deHarte attributed new technology, with Flock cameras and drones, to the departments success in crime-solving rates. He said that technology will continue to expand in the future, and how they have the numbers to back up their success.
Some of the significant reductions are a 32% for burglary, 20% larceny theft and 50% vehicular homicide.
While these categories and more are down, PSPD reports sex offenses are up by four from last year which is an 8% increase. Additionally, the department is handing out more hazardous traffic violations, at an increase of 400 to 1,500.
Stay with News Channel 3 to hear what the main concerns are for the department in the next year and their plans to maintain reduced rates.
All crime rates from PSPD:
- Homicide decrease 25%
- Vehicular Homicide decrease 50%
- Sex Offenses increase 8%
- Robbery decrease 3%
- Assault decrease 8%
- Burglary decrease 32%
- Larceny Theft decrease 20%
- Motor Vehicle Theft decrease 12%
- Arson decrease 40%
- Total Part 1 Offenses decrease 17%
