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Crime drops 64% in Westport over one year

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Crime drops 64% in Westport over one year
Crime drops 64% in Westport over one year

Less violent crime is occurring in Westport after additional security measures were implemented one year ago.

LESS VIOLENT CRIME ISHAPPENING IN WESTPORT.LEADERS SAY SECURITYMEASURES DROPPEDCRIME 64-PERCENT INJUST ONE YEAR...41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER NICK STARLINGJOINS US LIVE-WITH THISINFORMATION AND WHAT ITMEANS-NICK?THIS WAS IN RESPONSE TOSEVERAL SHOOTINGS INTHIS DISTRICT IN 2017--SO A COUPLE YEARSAGO-WESTPORT SET UPMETAL DETECTORS ATSEVERAL ENTRANCES-WEARE AT ONE OF THEMRIGHT HERE-AND ACCORDING TO THEIRNUMBERS-THE ADDEDSECURITY IS WORKING.A DISTRICT ONCE MARREDBY VIOLENCE-IS SEEINGCHANGE-THE METAL DETECTORS ATSEVERAL POINTS OFENTRY-SEEM TO BEWORKING.ACCORDING TO THEWESTPORT REGIONALBUSINESS LEAGUE-IN 2017 THERE WERE-- 66WEAPON OFFENSESIN 2018 -- 28 WEAPONOFFENSESIN 2019 -- 12 WEAPONJavier Salcedo, visits WestportI stopped coming because ofthe shootings all the time.PEOPLE WHO COMEHERE-TELL US THEY DOFEEL SAFER.Javier Salcedo, visits WestportI feel like it's a little moresafenow because a couple monthsthere were shootings all thetime and it was justuncomfortable to have funhere because it was like am Igoing to be alive after theparty so I feel safe now theystarted doing that.THE DISTRICT SAID THEVIOLENCE LED TO A LOSSOF SALES TAXCOLLECTIONS IN 2017 ANDULTIMATELY FORCED 13BUSINESSES TO CLOSE.BUT LOOKING ATWESTPORT TODAY-NEWBUSINESSES ARE POPPINGUP.kim kimbrough / WESTPORTREGIONAL BUSINESS LEAGUEBusiness is reviving, a lot areplanning to open the vacantspaces that we lost a year anda half ago--the upswing is verypositive.HOWEVER THE ADDEDSECURITY IS COMING AT ACOST-LAST YEAR- THEDISTRICT PAID OVER 122-THOUSAND DOLLARS FORSECURITY.Javier Salcedo, visits WestportI think we should continuedoing it until it becomes ahabit that way people areaware of it and they don'tbring the weapon over, youknow.THE CITY COUNCIL STILLHAS TO APPROVE THECONTINUES SECURITYMEASURES FOR THISCOMING YEAR--THEY'RE ONLY USED ONFRIDAY AND SATURDAYNIGHTS FROM 11 P-M TOTHREE A-M... BETWEENAPRIL AND OCTOBER.REPORTNG LIVE INWESTPORTNICK STARLING41 ACTION NEWS

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