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CHIEF’ S MESSAGE
On behalf of the employees of the Arlington Police Department, I am pleased to share our 2024 Annual Report.
As we reflect on the past year, I am proud of the progress we’ ve made in strengthening the safety and well-being of our community. It has been a year marked by both achievements and challenges, but together, we have remained resilient and focused on our mission to serve with integrity, professionalism, and transparency.
Our dedicated efforts to build trust, foster collaboration, and address crime head-on have allowed us to make significant progress toward our strategic planning goals. In 2024, we expanded our Real Time Crime Center, providing officers in the field with better, real-time intelligence that helps us locate suspects more quickly and solve cases. We also developed an Unmanned Aircraft System( UAS) as a First Responder program that enables the department to handle and clear lower-risk service calls. Additionally, it provides vital information to responding officers on the ground, leading to safer outcomes. Our community is already seeing a return on those investments. Overall crime was down five percent in 2024.
I am excited for the future we are shaping. As we move forward, our focus remains on collaboration, innovation, and creating lasting positive change within our community. We remain dedicated to adapting, learning, and continuously improving our practices to meet the evolving needs of the City of Arlington.
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