CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – The Linn County Attorney reported a significant drop in violent and serious crimes in 2024.
The report mirrors statistics from the Cedar Rapids Police Department showing a historic drop in violent crimes in 2024.
Homicide, attempted homicide, fire-arm related offenses, robbery and eluding police all declined in 2024. The exception was sexual abuse, which saw a slight uptick in 2024. Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks credits that increase to a focused investigation by Cedar Rapids Police on soliciting children that resulted in 18 arrests…