FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Monday Fort Wayne Police Department Chief Steve Reed and Mayor Tom Henry presented data from 2017.
Notable numbers include overall crime down 5 percent, homicides down 14 percent, and rape/sexual assaults up 43 percent. The full list can be found below.
.@MayorTomHenry, @FortWaynePolice Chief Steve Reed Recap 2017 Public Safety Efforts. https://t.co/xcbmuZqkAd pic.twitter.com/NbuCqb3AYW
— Fort Wayne, Indiana (@CityofFortWayne) January 22, 2018
2017 Public Safety Recap:
- Officers responded to over 157,000 calls for service
- The FWPD’s 62nd recruit class graduated along with the 18th lateral class putting 33 new officers on the street to serve and protect the City
- Robberies decreased by 27 percent
- Burglaries were down nearly 23 percent
- Vice and narcotics-related arrests were up 87 percent (913 compared to 436 in 2016)
- Drug raids were up 53 percent (103 compared to 67 in 2016)
- Adult arrests were up 7.9 percent
- Juvenile arrests decreased by 8 percent
- Non-fatal shootings were down by 20 percent
- Human trafficking was down 50 percent
- Vehicle thefts were up by 28.5 percent
- Arsons increased by 38 percent