Salt Lake City police chief, mayor unveil new 'Crime Control Plan,' along with new data showing decrease in overall crime vs. last year
SALT LAKE CITY — The latest version of Salt Lake City's"Crime Control Report" shows overall crime is down 9 percent this year.
While the data shows a decrease in crime, Mendenhall said that doesn't diminish the crime that is taking place on a day-to-day basis. This includes putting officers in areas in the city that are considered hot spots, or prone to violent crime. All three divisions, according to numbers released Monday, showed a decrease in crime in their focus areas by 28-71 percent.
SLCPD is offering a $5,000 hiring bonus for lateral officers, meaning officers who leave one geographical area to become employed in another.Bob Danielson with Alpha Munitions has been at his facility just off Paramount Avenue since 2018. They show that the area has had 461 crimes in 2022 as of September, compared to 433 as of this time last year.
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