{"id":45388,"date":"2015-01-22T12:30:29","date_gmt":"2015-01-22T17:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=45388"},"modified":"2025-01-22T19:17:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T00:17:45","slug":"mayor-henry-fwpd-highlight-reduction-crime-overall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2015\/01\/22\/mayor-henry-fwpd-highlight-reduction-crime-overall\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Henry and FWPD highlight reduction in crime overall"},"content":{"rendered":"

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News release from the City of Fort Wayne:<\/p>\n

Mayor Henry and FWPD highlight public safety successes and commitment to open communication<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(January 22, 2015) – Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry and Fort Wayne Police Department leaders today provided a progress report to the community that the City of Fort Wayne experienced an overall reduction in crime of more than 14 percent in 2014, highlighted by a 62.5 percent reduction in the number of homicides. Robberies and burglaries were also down more than 20 percent as compared to 2013 numbers.<\/p>\n

Mayor Henry and law enforcement officials were joined by members of the Mayor’s Roundtable on Public Safety to recap public safety successes in 2014 and look ahead to initiatives in 2015.<\/p>\n

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Highlights of public safety efforts in 2014<\/strong>:<\/p>\n