The Brief
- The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is seeing a lower crime rate after a month-long operation targeting shootings in Tampa.
- After comparing this year’s crime numbers with 2024, it revealed a 35% decrease in overall crime.
- Sheriff Chad Chronister says that there is a zero-tolerance policy for these types of crimes.
TAMPA – A month-long operation by Hillsborough County deputies resulted in 217 arrests and the seizure of a large amount of narcotics, money and firearms.
HCSO says that the operation targeted shootings and violent crimes along the South 78th Street corridor.
After comparing this year’s crime numbers with 2024, it revealed a 35% decrease in overall crime.…