As 2025 comes to a close, newly released numbers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department highlight the significant impact of specialized teams working to reduce violent crime across the Circle City.
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IMPD specialized teams recover nearly 2,000 guns in 2025
IMPD’s Violence Reduction Teams and Violent Crimes Task Forces, operating in each district, have made substantial progress in their mission to make Indianapolis communities safer. The teams focus on targeting street-level and mid-level narcotics trafficking while pursuing violent offenders with firearms.
“Some of the best detectives we have on the agency are doing this job on a daily basis,” said Sgt. Adam Chappell of the Southeast District Violence Reduction Team.
The 2025 statistics show an increase in enforcement activity compared to the previous year. Officers recovered 1,976 firearms and made nearly 2,800 arrests, representing significant increases from 847 firearms and more than 1,300 arrests in 2024…