Turning the tide on a grim trend, Saint Paul has recorded a noticeable decline in homicides over the past year. The Saint Paul Police Department shared on social media that after a persistent struggle with annual homicide numbers hitting at least 30, the city has witnessed a halving of that figure in the current year, resulting in the fewest deaths from violent acts in the past twelve years.
Chief Axel Henry attributes this drop to the “dedication and hard work of officers and investigators,” focusing on several key initiatives that include identifying individuals at risk early on, gun recovery efforts, resolving more non-fatal shooting cases, and being vigilant for domestic violence indicators before they escalate to a lethal level, this according to a post by the Saint Paul Police Department…