WSPD statistics show violent crime in Winston-Salem declining [Video]

NEW AT FOUR. VIOLENT CRIME IS DOWN IN THE CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM. TODAY, WXII 12 JOSHUA DAVIS SPOKE WITH THE POLICE CAPTAIN ABOUT WHAT STRATEGIES THE DEPARTMENT IS USING TO PREVENT CRIME. JOSHUA. CAPTAIN MICHAEL KNIGHT SAYS THESE NUMBERS ARE THE RESULT OF EFFICIENT ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY. THE BEAT OFFICERS ARE ALWAYS THERE, BUT WE HAVE ALL THESE OTHER RESOURCES THAT WE’RE DEPLOYING AS WELL. FROM JANUARY TO JUNE OF THIS YEAR, WINSTON-SALEM POLICE SAY THERE’S BEEN A 16.3% DECREASE IN VIOLENT CRIME COMPARED TO THE SAME TIME PERIOD IN 2023. AND A 25.9% DECREASE COMPARED TO 2022. MIKE PENCE STREET, 1601 FIFTH STREET. CAPTAIN MICHAEL KNIGHT SAYS IT’S A MIXTURE OF TECHNOLOGY FROM HOMICIDES TO ROBBERIES TO SEXUAL ASSAULTS. AND AGAIN, THE CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE BUREAU. WE HAVE THE REAL TIME CRIME CENTER, WHICH FEEDS ALL OF THIS INFORMATION AND …