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Friends,
We are making significant progress in our efforts to prevent violence and make Little Rock a stronger, safer City. Through the first four months of 2025, violent crime is down nine percent compared to a five-year average, with overall crime down close to 20 percent.
Our holistic violence prevention strategy keeps residents and visitors safe as we work tirelessly to change the perception of crime in Arkansas's capital city. Still, there's much more work to be done.
With summer approaching, we cannot lose the momentum generated by the hard work of the Little Rock Police Department and our prevention, intervention and treatment team. This comprehensive approach to crime prevention is making a real difference.
This summer, we will put a special emphasis on the innovative and productive ways we are working to eliminate violent crime, and we will employ new strategies to stop the unsafe, illegal activities that could potentially lead to violent crime.
That includes the practice of caravanning and reckless driving. During the summer months, LRPD receives a higher number of reports about these kinds of activities. They are not just a neighborhood nuisance. This behavior is dangerous and it puts lives at risk.
Anyone who engages in street racing, impeding traffic through carvanning, driving in a way that damages property, or speeding through neighborhoods should expect to receive a traffic citation at minimum. Vehicles could also be impounded, depending on the circumstance.
LRPD is mobilizing additional officers on weekends to enforce our traffic laws, and violators will be caught and prosecuted.
As we approach summer, this is just one of the multiple strategies we will use to reduce crime. We are eager to share more details about our strategy for a safer summer and a stronger city later this month.
In the meantime, we know there is more work to do, and more than ever, we appreciate the LRPD, our City Departments that focus on prevention, intervention and treatment, and all community stakeholders who are making Little Rock a safer, stronger city.
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