Tacoma police Chief Avery Moore presented a report on crime data to the City Council on Nov. 1.
ByTACOMA, Wash. — The president of Tacoma’s police union wrote a letter to the Tacoma City Council, saying the city is facing unprecedented crime, but a recent update on violent crime from the Tacoma police chief that said crime had gone down was misleading.That report“I’m very proud of what we did in just 90 days,” Moore told the City Council.
Betts said crime was still at unacceptable rates, with a record year for homicides, business owners facing financial losses from property crime, and too many shootings, aggravated assaults, drive-by shootings and shots fired in vulnerable neighborhoods.“The truth is that when officers report to work, they commonly face 50 or more pending 911 calls and this crushing demand for police services leads to the inevitable truth of delayed response times,” said Betts.
The union president said the department should be completely transparent and comprehensive when answering questions from the City Council and the public.
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