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(KAIR)--A reduction in crime for the city of Atchison.
That word from the Atchison Police Department in the 2016 Annual Report.
“Every year we come out with an annual report describing our activity from the year before as far as statistic go,” said Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson.
He told MSC News, crime is down eight percent in Atchison from last year with the number of total criminal cases being reduced from 1,615 in 2015 to 1,490 2016.
The number of adult arrests is also down from 784 last year to 735 this year.
The report also notes no homicides or traffic fatalities occurred in 2016.
Improvements to the police department include new protective vests purchased for all officers along with new light bars for all vehicles and a completed remodel at the animal control facility.
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