Houston largest city to report a drop in violent crime in 2022, data from police group shows
Houston Police Department narcotics officers served a warrant at a house on the 8900 block of Lockwood Drive on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, in Houston.Houston experienced a nearly double-digit decrease in violent crime in 2022, and new data released Thursday showed the city was the largest major metropolitan area in the country to report a drop in the most serious offenses.
The chiefs association is a nonprofit organization made up of law enforcement leaders from the largest cities in the U.S. and Canada. The Salt Lake City-based group conducts research, crafts policy and serves as a lobbying organization.by Police Chief Troy Finner earlier this month. The police department on Thursday didn't respond to a request for comment about the association's statistics,and lockdown at a high school in west Houston.
According to the association, San Antonio reported more violent crime than any other city except New York, and had the most reported violent crime per capita, with 26 reports of violent crime for every 1,000 residents. San Antonio reported a 43 percent increase in homicides, from 161 in 2021 to 231 in 2022, according to the association.
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