Fewer assaults and stolen vehicles combined with more people being held accountable for driving infractions are among the crime-related trends being seen so far in Sioux Falls this year.
Law enforcement officials and city leaders gave a semi-annual update on public safety, the day after the city’s tenth homicide was recorded for the year.
The murder total is “the one that grabs everyone’s attention, because they’re huge, impactful events,” police chief Jon Thum said.
The city had nine homicides for the same time last year, when it ended with 16. Two years ago it was only two through August.
At the same point, the city continues to avoid random acts of violence particularly in its homicides, Thum said…