As crime drops, Cheney’s police department is at 98 percent of budget, new officer coming
After a 12.37 percent increase in 2014, crime activity in Cheney resumed a downward trend last year, according to end-of-year figures released by the Police Department.
Uniformed Crime Report (UCR) data indicated a drop in nine of 11 offense categories tracked, including significant declines in assaults (30.26 percent), burglaries (33.33 percent) and domestic violence (12.80 percent). While motor vehicle thefts were up slightly from 16 to 17, the largest increase was in drug offenses — up 214.29 percent from seven to 22, most of which were juvenile arrests, Cheney Police Department Cmdr. Rick...
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