ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) – Albany’s Public Security Committee says crime statistics reveal an general drop within the fee of most violent crimes within the metropolis.
The Public Security Committee is beginning a brand new month-to-month assembly to debate public security issues, together with crime statistics launched by the Albany Police Division.
From August 2023 to July 2024, the variety of reported homicides was 20, in comparison with the 15 reported homicides from August 2024 to July 2025. The downward development stays true as nicely for aggravated assaults and armed robberies, as each have fewer reported crimes from 2023 to 2025.
Metropolis officers credit score this to the elevated use of know-how on the APD, serving to them remedy crimes quicker and extra typically than up to now.
Albany Police Chief Micahel Persley stated, “With Know-how being round, now we have instances the place right here’s the image of the car and that is the best way it traveled, you observe that path and we’ve been in a position to get better autos which might be linked to crimes that we in all probability wouldn’t have earlier than.”
A number of the know-how they’re referring to is the Flock Security RAVEN system, which makes use of a community of acoustic sensors and AI to detect, find, and alert regulation enforcement to gunshots in real-time, typically earlier than 911 calls are obtained.
Persley believes it’s necessary for the general public to concentrate on these methods and statistics in an effort to make extra knowledgeable choices.
Group Advocate, Blythe Henderson, says that to her, police transparency means giving public entry to all the knowledge and never permitting one outlet to regulate the narrative.
Police transparency means the general public has entry to the complete reality, not a selective narrative that protects establishments. In my view, you possibly can solely maintain energy accountable with openness and reality,” stated Henderson.
These conferences will occur each fourth Monday of every month. Additionally they function a chance to debate future security initiatives in hopes of getting these authorised shortly to make town safer.
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