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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – City officials will tell you crime is trending down in the Capitol City. But, according to data, the Salt Lake City Police Department is averaging about 20 percent more calls into the dispatch center during August.
At this pace, officers will respond to more calls for help than in 2020, all while trying to fill 56 positions.
“Our data and the direction of our police department is encouraging, but it is not as nearly as safe as our residents deserve,” says Mayor Erin Mendenhall…
