The report by the Phoenix Police Department includes statistics on violent crimes, property crimes, gun crimes and officer-involved shootings. abc15
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Police Department has released its report on crime statistics for the first half of 2023.
According to the report, overall violent crime is down 2% and overall property crime is down 19% in comparison to data from the first six months of 2022. Officer-involved shootings are up 38.5%, with 18 officer-involved shootings in the first six months of 2023 and 13 in the first six months of 2022. The department reports a total of 21 officer-involved shootings year-to-date, with 16 of the suspects involved being armed with a firearm or replica firearm. Twelve of those individuals were prohibited possessors, according to the department.ABC15 tracks officer-involved shootings across the Valley. The map below shows shootings involving Phoenix officers, as well as police agencies around the Valley.
According to the report, the department began Integrating Communications, Assessment and Tactics Training in April 2023 in response to an increase in calls involving individuals who are experiencing a mental health crisis, contemplating suicide, or are armed with weapons. The department says that 250 employees have been trained and it is anticipated that all employees will be trained by August 2024.
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