ST. MARTIN PARISH, LA ( KLFY ) — Crime cameras are meant for exactly what it sounds like: catching wrongdoings on video. St. Martinville Police Chief Ricky Martin said the city’s crime rate has lowered since installing cameras around the city.
“We don’t have as many calls,” Martin said. “The call volume went down to like two or three calls a shift.”
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The cameras were installed right after Mayor Jason Willis took office in 2022. Martin said Mayor Willis made necessary upgrades to the city, and one was tackling crime. Police found areas where a lot of traffic was happening and set up cameras in those spots.
“They couldn’t do their business here anymore,” Martin said. “They decided, well, let’s move to this block and then we put cameras on that block. Then they said, well, let’s move with this block. St. Martinville is not a big city, right? They ran out of blocks.”
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