Raleigh police chief says many crime stats are seeing a downward trend
SHAUN GALLAGHER GOES IN-DEPTH
ON THESE TOPICS COMING UP AT
10, 30 ON NEW TONIGHT, RALEIGH
POLICE JUST LAUNCHED A NEW
SUMMER SAFETY PLAN. CHIEF VOICE
SAYING WITH MORE VISITORS IN
TOWN AND KIDS OUT OF SCHOOL,
THEY WANT TO MAKE THE STREETS A
SAFER PLACE. WRAL'S AARON
THOMAS IS JOINING US NOW LIVE
OUTSIDE RALEIGH POLICE IS
DOWNTOWN LOCATION. AARON
RALLIES, CHIEF SAYS VIOLENT
CRIME APPEARS TO BE GOING DOWN.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. AND CHIEF
VOICE, HE DEFTLY SHARED A LOT
OF NUMBERS AND HE'S HOPING TO
CONTINUE THAT TREND. BUT AS
IT RELATES TO THIS SUMMER,
PLANNING SAYS THERE'S 3 GOALS
AND MY NUMBER ONE IS REDUCING
VIOLENT CRIME, TOO, GETTING
ILLEGAL FIREARMS OFF THE
STREET. AND THEN THAT 3RD ONE
IS HOLDING REPEAT OFFENDERS
ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS.
>> RALEIGH'S LATEST ADDITION,
GIBSON PLAY PLAZA IS A HIT FOR
FAMILY. IT'S A GREAT DEAL TO
TAKE THE KIDS OUTSIDE. NO
SCREEN TIME. THEY'RE NOT SURE
THE DOORS. THIS IS THE PERFECT
PLAY AREA. PERFECT AND SAFE.
>> 2 IMPORTANT FACTORS FOR
MOTHER TRACY SPRUILL. I FEEL
EXTREMELY SAFE. WE LIVED IN
MANY CITIES OVER THE COURSE
OF HAVING THESE KIDS AND
USUALLY BEING ONE PARENT WITH 2
SMALL KIDS THIS IS THE SAFEST I
FELT IN ANY CITY THAT WE'VE
LIVED IN ALONE, FOLKS BE ABLE
TO COMB.
>> ENJOY THEMSELVES AND NOT
HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT. YOU KNOW,
IT'S SOMETHING GOING TO HAPPEN
TO THEM. WAS POLICE CHIEF RICO,
BOYCE ANNOUNCED THE ROLLOUT OF
A NEW SUMMER PLAN TO KEEP
CRIMES AT A MINIMUM, YOU CAN
SEE THE AREAS OF FOCUS LISTED
HERE, LOCATIONS THAT GET HIGH
FOOT TRAFFIC. SO IT'S ALL ABOUT
BEING INTENTIONAL IN FOCUS IN
ON ALL THOSE VIOLENT CRIMES
THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL
SAFETY OF OUR CITY. HE SHARED
UPDATING CRIME STATISTICS, BUT
THE RALEIGH CITY LEADERS THERE
APPEARS TO BE A DECREASE IN
AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS AND STOLEN
VEHICLES. HOMICIDES REMAIN
STEADY FROM 2024.
>> AND THE CITY SEEN AN
INCREASE IN ROBBERIES EVEN WITH
KNEW AND CURRENT INITIATIVES.
TRACIE SPRUILL SAYS YOU CAN
NEVER BE TOO SAFE. USE TO LOCK
OUR DOORS BECAUSE YOU JUST WANT
TO BE VIGILANT.
IN SUMMER PLAN A RUN THROUGH
AUGUST, 30TH AND OF COURSE OUR
PD. THEY WILL GO OVER WHAT'S
WORKING IN WERE OUR THERE COULD
BE AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT.
YOU CAN GO OVER TO WRAL DOT COM
TO SEE THESE OTHER STATISTICS
IN AREAS THAT RALLY WANTS TO
MAKE SURE THAT THIS PLACE STAY