Houston's murder rate down compared to last year, HPD Chief Finner says

Finner gives credit to Mayor Turner's"One Safe Houston" initiative and the hard work of his department for the significant reduction in crimes across the city.

The chief addressed city council members Wednesday and said data shows the city's murder rate is down more than 17% compared to last year. Other violent crimes like robberies, aggravated assaults and human trafficking have also seen a double-digit decrease percentage compared to last year, though the number of reported rape incidents has increased by 1.8%, Chief Finner said.

As for non-violent crimes, the city has seen an increase of 15.1% in reported auto thefts, partly due to the theft of firearms from vehicles, the chief said. This year alone, approximately 3,000 firearms have been reported stolen from vehicles, Finner reported. recently updated its pursuit policy and Finner said since then, the department has reported 40% fewer pursuits, 35% fewer collisions and 35% more pursuit terminations.

"Individuals commit crimes in those vehicles," Chief Finner said."We can't just abandon pursuits, but we are working smarter. We are bringing more management to those pursuits." Finner gives credit to Mayor Sylvester Turner's"One Safe Houston" initiative and the hard work of his department for the significant reduction in crimes across the city. KHOU would like to send you push notifications about the latest news and weather.

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