And while murder is only down marginally, major crimes overall are down by 10%. Never too shy to clutch unto a well worn cliche, Williams says this year, the Department has 20/20 vision:
Chester Williams - Commissioner of Police
"Our main objective is always to reduce crime. When we compare our stats to 2018, we have a reduction in crime of a little under 10%. For us, that is an achievement worth mentioning. Yes, we would have wanted it to be better, but I'm sure that you're going to understand the complex situation within which some of the crimes are occurring, that are not in the reach to readily prevent based on law enforcement efforts. But, we try as best as we can to see how we can solve these crimes when they occur. 2019 was indeed challenging. It was a year where some heinous crime, but I must say that I am thankful that for every situation we encountered, our officers were always willing and prepared to respond and responded adequately in terms of bringing calm."
"Now that we're in 2020, we have a 20/20 vision of 2019, and so, we're now going to use that vision to see how we can enhance our efforts for 2020."
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