Hemet police Chief Michael Arellano shared a report with the Hemet City Council Tuesday, March 12, that the city’s violent crime rates and property crime rates in 2023 went down and are now close to the national average. Arellano said the Hemet crime statistics, in comparison with previous years when the rates were higher, will soon be available for review on the city website in the near future.He said that the department received 72,897 calls in 2023, including 70,530 emergency calls, and officers made 2,571 arrests, which is a lower number than the arrests in 2022.
“That might be good,” he said.Arellano explained to the council that the reduction of crime rates last year was due to several changes in the department’s beat assignments, additional FLOCK cameras, a departme
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Hemet police Chief Michael Arellano shared a report with the Hemet City Council Tuesday, March 12, that the city’s violent crime rates and property crime rates in 2023 went down and are now close to the national average. Arellano said the Hemet crime statistics, in comparison with previous years when the rates were higher, will soon be available for review on the city website in the near future.He said that the department received 72,897 calls in 2023, including 70,530 emergency calls, and officers made 2,571 arrests, which is a lower number than the arrests in 2022.
“That might be good,” he said.Arellano explained to the council that the reduction of crime rates last year was due to several changes in the department’s beat assignments, additional FLOCK cameras, a departme
