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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Following the merchandise of a survey that measured the complaint of convulsive crimes successful large cities crossed the nation, information revealed a alteration crossed the board, including Fresno.
The Justice Department released a connection from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Monday pursuing the merchandise of the Major Cities Chiefs Association Violent Crime Survey. The survey compared transgression from the archetypal fractional of 2024 compared to the aforesaid clip past year.
"In astir 70 large cities crossed the country, convulsive transgression has continued to driblet during the archetypal six months of this twelvemonth compared to the aforesaid clip play past year, including a 17% alteration successful homicides," Garland said.
According to the survey Fresno's homicides dropped from 19 successful the archetypal fractional of 2023 to 14 this year. And portion robberies person decreased by 13 from 456 successful 2023, aggravated assaults roseate from 856 past twelvemonth to 874 this year.
"We volition proceed to enactment with our instrumentality enforcement partners crossed the state to apprehension convulsive felons, prehend and hint guns utilized successful crimes, disrupt convulsive cause trafficking, and marque captious investments successful constabulary departments to prosecute much officers," Garland said.
Officials adhd homicides nationally person dropped by 17% this twelvemonth compared to the aforesaid clip play successful 2023.
