Raleigh's first quarter report shows a mixed picture of safety
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>> TAKE A LIVE LOOK AT DOWNTOWN
RALEIGH TONIGHT THAT TODAY THE
CITY RELEASED ITS 1ST QUARTER
CRIME NUMBERS. THE CITY DID SEE
A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN STOLEN
CARS AND SOME DIPS AND OTHER
CRIMES AS WELL. WRAL'S JULIAN
GRACE IS LIVE IN DOWNTOWN
FOREST TONIGHT WITH THE ANOTHER
LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS AND WHAT
THEY'RE TELLING US.
>> WELL, THERE THERE WERE A LOT
OF POSITIVES TO TAKE FROM THAT
QUARTERLY POLICE REPORT.
BUT WHAT THOSE POSITIVES WERE
ALSO SOME CHALLENGES.
>> WE'RE JUST 4 MONTHS INTO THE
YEAR AND THE NUMBERS ARE OUT.
THEY DO FEEL SAFE. YEAH.
FEEL SAFE. THE RALLY WILL RALLY
SAW A NOTABLE DROP IN STOLEN
VEHICLES. THE NUMBER OF
HOMICIDES HAS RISEN COMPARED
TO LAST YEAR IN 2024, THERE
WERE 9 HOMICIDES IN THE 1ST
QUARTER IN 2025. THERE HAVE
BEEN 11, BUT 9 OF THE 11 CASES
THERE HAVE BEEN ARRESTS IN THE
10TH CASE WAS CONSIDERED
SELF-DEFENSE. THEN THEIR MOTOR
VEHICLE DEATHS IN 2024, THERE
WERE 592 JUST IN THE 1ST
QUARTER IN 2025. THERE HAVE
BEEN 477 AND THOSE WHO LIVE
HERE. APPRECIATE HEARING ABOUT
THE DECLINE. IT'S EASIER TO
REPORT MY MOM AND LIKE MY
FAMILY. HOW SAFE RALLY IS
ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE LIKE.
>> SCHOOL HOUSE WITH MY GRANDMA
ASKS ME LIKE, OKAY, LIKE WHAT'S
GOING ON. IT'S EASIER TO
EXPLAIN HOW.
HOW SAFE REALLY, REALLY IS
AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS. WERE DOW
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH
FIREARMS WERE DOWN AND
ROBBERIES WERE UP BY ONE CASE.
RESIDENTS SAY THEY ARE PLEASED
WITH THESE NUMBERS AND ARE
HAPPY TO KNOW THAT OFFICERS ARE
JUST ONE CALL AWAY. I HAVE
COLDER THAN THEY SHOW UP AND,
YOU KNOW.
>> CO CALL AND THEY HANDLE IT.
WELL, THERE ARE MORE NUMBERS TO
TALK ABOUT, INCLUDING THAT THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT TOOK ABOUT
300 OR MORE THAN 300 GUNS OFF
THE STREETS. WE HAVE MORE ABOUT
THOSE NUMBERS ON OUR WEBSITE
RIGHT NOW AT WRAL COM FOR NOW