SOME CRIMES ARE DECREASING IN THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO. BUT WORD IS WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO. WHEN MAYOR TIM KELLER TOOK OFFICE AT THE START OF 2018, HE MADE CRIME A PRIORITY. HE SAYS RECENT CRIME STATISTICS SHOW PROPERTY CRIMES … INCLUDING THEFT AND AUTO BURGLARIES ALONG WITH ROBBERIES AND ASSAULTS … ARE DOWN … BUT VIOLENT CRIMES ARE UP.
WE’VE HAD 66 MURDER THIS YEAR AS WELL AS AN INCREASE IN RAPES AND SHOOTINGS THAT WERE NOT DEADLY. KELLER EXPECTS THEY’LL HAVE 100 MORE OFFICERS AT APD BY THE END OF THE YEAR … AS HE PROMISED.
