INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis police say they're having success fighting crime and they hope to see a much safer second half of the year than what we saw in 2015.
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IMPD Chief Troy Riggs made it clear Thursday: Officers are having an impact in the community.
Riggs says IMPD is making progress in fighting crime.
So far, Indianapolis stands at 54 homicides this year, but only a couple so far in June.
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Compare that to last year, when after June 1, police investigated 103 murders the second half of the year.
Chief Riggs says the shift in fighting crime is taking place in three phases.
The first: Community meetings and the 100-day crime plan.
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The second phase is the current one: Rolling out beat officers across the city – which is helping generate more tips and leads on cases – and using data to get a better understanding of exactly who is causing problems.
Phase 3: Chief Riggs says he’s still developing it and it will flow into 2017.
Riggs is optimistic we will see fewer homicides the rest of the year compared to last year.
