THERE WAS A 14 PERCENT INCREASE IN VIOLENT CRIME LAST YEAR IN ALBUQUERQUE. THAT ACCORDING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL, CITING A-P-D’S ANNUAL REPORT. IT ALSO SHOWS THE NUMBER OF TIMES OFFICERS USED THEIR WEAPONS AGAINST PEOPLE DROPPED BY A THIRD.
WHILE OVERALL VIOLENT CRIME INCREASED TO ITS HIGHEST LEVEL IN SEVEN YEARS, THE NUMBER OF MURDERS INVESTIGATED BY A-P-D FELL TO 30…THE FEWEST IN RECENT MEMORY.
