Lubbock Police talk 2020 trends, look ahead to substations
When Lubbock Police Chief Floyd Mitchell looks at the crime data from 2020, he sees a lot of statistics trending down. Total home burglaries were down 13% compared to 2019s totals, thefts from motor vehicles were down 10%, and destruction or vandalism was down 3%. These are all property crimes, and all together, property crimes were down 11% compared to the year prior. Chief Mitchell says COVID-19 may have been a factor in this. "A lot of people were at home, so their houses did not get bu...
Source: lubbockonline.com