Police plan to look at progress in these hotspots every 60 to 90 days and, if they have managed to thwart crime in the targeted areas, look for another problem area.
Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown and Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall hold a news conference on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, to announce an update to the city’s crime control plan.Salt Lake City police aim to slash violent offenses in Utah’s capital by flooding crime-prone areas with additional patrols.
In June, police leaders in each of the city’s three patrol zones were tasked with driving down crime in a specific area. By boosting the number of officers in those areas, police said they have been able to sharply reduce violent crime.focused on the area between 200 North and South Temple from 700 West to 1000 West. Violent crime in August was down 33% in this region from August 2021.
Last month, officers started concentrating on even smaller areas within the three focus zones in an effort to deter crime. The department declined to specify these locations. He said blitzing small areas with additional officers is more progressive than the “broken windows” policing approach that the Pioneer Park Coalition promoted last week inThe coalition argues that targeting low-level offenses will prevent more serious crimes. Brown said his department’s new tack aims to stop crime before it happens.
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