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Podcast: Spartanburg City News
Episode: Discussing the 2021 crime stats report and the City's innovative approach to policing
Description: Last week, Spartanburg Police Chief Alonzo Thompson and department leadership gave a presentation on the latest report on crime statistics in our city. Mirroring a similar nationwide uptick in violent crime over the past year, Spartanburg saw an increase of 5.2 percent above our 10 year average, while the overall trend remains on a downward trajectory, dropping 14.5 percent over the past decade. Property crimes have also fallen in our city, dropping more than 19 percent in the past 10 years. Beyond those top-line numbers though is a much more compelling story about a police department doing things differently, pursuing a holistic strategy to not...