A day after Mayor Joe Hogsett presented the city’s proposed 2026 budget, IMPD Chief Chris Bailey sat down with reporters to discuss some of the challenges facing his department.
Bailey was appointed chief of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department in February 2024, at a time when community members raised concerns about violent crime and an increase in police shootings.
Since then, he’s focused on retaining and recruiting officers to the force, building community trust and focusing on “the small number of people, places and behaviors that contribute to violent crime.”…