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(Cedar Rapids, IA) -- Crime is reducing in Cedar Rapids.
The Cedar Rapids Police Department's annual crime statistics shows a decrease in several types of crimes.
Compared to the five-year average, property crime was reduced by 5%, robbery went down by 51%, and burglaries decreased by 36%, and shots fired went down by 35%.
Interim Police Chief Tom Jonker says the decrease in crime is attributed to the department's focus on gun crime and proactive policing strategies.