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Pittsburgh is still defunding its police despite serious crime issues and poor police morale. With a crime rate of 36 per one thousand residents, Pittsburgh has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. Th
Pittsburgh Police are responding to staffing shortages by foregoing any officer presence in dispatch offices 3 a.m. to 7 a.m. daily.
(The Center Square) – Pittsburgh’s recent decision to reroute early morning emergency calls comes one year after the mayor planned to triple police presence downtown.
Police Chief Larry Scirotto announced that during the earlier morning hours there will be fewer officers on staff and lower priority calls will get sent to a telephone reporting unit rather than a person.