Wrap-up of Work Session included 2020 police operations and vaccine discussion Wrap-up of Work Session included 2020 police operations and vaccine discussion By Melanie Camacho | January 12, 2021 at 10:46 PM CST - Updated January 12 at 10:53 PM LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Tuesdayâs virtual work session with councilmembers highlighted a busy year for the Lubbock Police Department with a 105 percent increase in homicides from the year prior and councilmembers discussed the future of the vaccine in Lubbock, saying a growing and steady number of vaccines will make their way to the Hub City. Lubbock Police Chief Floyd Mitchell and other leaders spoke on violent crimes against persons such as rape, robbery and aggrivated assault, saying the numbers went down and so did property crimes. Property crimes decreased by 11 percent with more than 11 thousand calls responded to. Lubbock Police leaders attributed this to more people at home during the pandemic.