The Milwaukee Police Department released numbers reflecting the efficacy of the Neighborhood Crime Initiative.
There's good news.
Deputy Police Chief Brian O'Keefe said shootings are down 15 % compared to this time last year city wide, not just in the most-violent areas targeted by the extra patrols. Police have not identified the specific neighborhoods affected by the initiative.
"Their (NSI officers') presence has had a nice deterrent effect. With shootings down city wide, it doesn't look like we're displacing crime into other areas," O'Keefe said.
He also said the number of firearm seizures were up 20% from the year before, thanks in part to boosted training for officers on how to deal with armed defenders.
The department released the following numbers for the program's fourth week, which ended Sunday:
*137 people arrested
*15 firearms recovered
*42 drug charges
*104 traffic warning
*17 curfew violations, and two parental warnings
*27 loud music citations
*57 parking citations
*1 citation for public drinking
Why doesn't the department release the SPECIFIC numbers for violent crimes -- armed robberies, non-fatal shootings, and homicides?
That's become a pattern.
Especially with shootings down 15%, I don't understand why the number isn't among the other figures.
I also don't get why the numbers for homicides and armed robberies aren't released.
I'm glad that the Neighborhood Crime Initiative has had a "nice deterrent effect."
So let's see all the numbers.
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