Violent crime in Uptown is down 5% year to date and property crime is down 7%, leaders at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department announced Monday night at a city council meeting.
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Arrests are up 5%.
However, commercial and residential burglaries and robberies continue to be a challenge.
There have been positive results from several operations underway in Uptown.
Operation Trio is a targeted effort in highly populated areas, including the transit center and Romare Bearden Park.
It’s yielded 107 arrests and 14 seized firearms.
Officers are making home visits to repeat offenders, particularly leading up to the Fourth of July and New Year’s Eve, as part of the Juvenile Accountability and Diversion Empowerment Program (JADE)
“We plan on repeating that rollout for New Year’s Eve where we make home visits to repeat offenders’ homes,” said Dep. Chief Jackquelyn Bryley. “We have conversations with the parents. We have conversations with those juveniles and express our interest in them not coming Uptown to engage in any kind of criminal activity.”
CMPD is also curbing street racing after a new law that went into effect on Dec. 1, 2023, which increased penalties.
There have been:
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41 street races this year.
CMPD also addressed loud mufflers.
Officers have responded to 16 complaints so far this year compared to a high of 31 in 2021.
Authorities said it’s the type of crime officers must witness to cite someone.
CMPD will be working with the DMV, because mufflers are an inspection issue.
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