JUNCTION CITY (KSNT) – Law enforcement in Junction City is tying a recent drop in crimes to the installation of Flock cameras.
City of Junction City staff held a recent commission meeting that featured a presentation on crime stats from police officials. Junction City Police Department (JCPD) Assistant Chief Cory Odell presented slides showing how crime stats have decreased since the implementation of Flock cameras in the community.
Courtesy: Junction City Police Department
According to the JCPD, serious crimes in Junction City is at a seven-year low with property and violent crimes dropping more than 40% since flock cameras were introduced in 2023.
Courtesy: Junction City Police Department
“Crime is falling nationally, and we are not claiming the cameras did this alone. Our officers, detectives, dispatchers and the people who call in what they see deserve the credit. But Junction City’s decline is running ahead of the national trend in every category we were able to compare, and the cameras are a big part of why. They give our officers a lead when there otherwise would not be one, and they let a department our size work cases that used to go nowhere.”
Social media excerpt from the Junction City Police Department
Other statistics included in the JCPD crime report tied to the recent implementation of the cameras included:
- Theft from vehicles is down 82% or 146 cases to 26 cases
- Theft of vehicle parts is down 88% or 33 cases to 4 cases
- Robbery is down 90% or 10 cases to 1 case
Odell also mentioned the JCPD’s contract with Flock makes the data collected by the cameras the sole property of Junction City. Flock cannot sell or share the data without the JCPD’s written consent and must stay within the U.S. The footage and images collected are also deleted automatically after 30 days, according to the JCPD.
To watch the full Junction City commission meeting, click here. To find more information about the JCPD’s Flock camera policies, click here.
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