ABBEVILLE, La. ( KLFY ) — Abbeville Police Chief Mike Hardy said 2024 was a pretty good year.
Calls for service went down by 937 calls from 2023. In 2024 they had a total of 7,276 calls in the City of Abbeville.
“It shows that a good police presence will bring down the calls and also by more officers, we can respond to the calls quicker,” Hardy said.
Live Oak Manor had 245 calls last year and Stonebridge Apartments had 184 calls. Hardy said that number is unusually high for those locations.
“So, you know, it’s important to have security there where these tenants have someone to report to if it’s a minor thing and then if it’s something major, we will respond,” he said.
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He said Stonebridge Apartments was required by ordinance to hire security guards, and they will be writing tickets until they comply.
Hardy said a total of 71 firearms were taken off the streets of Abbeville last year.
“Sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s not,” he said. “But this is usually people that have guns and they’re either stolen or they’ve committed an illegal discharge or attempted murder, and we pick them up during the year. So 71 is not a bunch of guns, but it’s a lot of guns for people on the street.”