Toledo police give update on city crime statistics [Video]

Many types of crimes in Toledo, except for persons shot and homicides, saw a decrease in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period the year prior.

TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo officials provided a mid-year crime statistics update during a press conference Tuesday, in which they noted that, in the first half of 2024, multiple types of crime saw a decrease over 2023 — except for persons shot and homicides.

Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz said the homicide numbers showed an increase because they were higher on June 30, 2024, than the same day the year prior when the quarter ended. However, as of July 30, 2024, there were the same number of homicides in 2024 as in 2023. In total, Toledo police have counted exactly 20 homicides as of Tuesday.

“There’s some context for some of the higher profile (categories),” Kapszukiewicz said.

Additionally, the persons shot categories, which saw an increase in …