Norcross Police Chief Says City's Increased Crime is 'New Normal'

Reported crime in the city of Norcross has significantly increased since the beginning of 2012, but police believe it's because of the area on the eastern side of Buford Highway, which was annexed early last year.

In an assessment of the Norcross Police Department, Chief Warren Summers presented this overview of the department before the Norcross City Council during the annual retreat Monday.

"2012 is going to have to be our 'new normal' in Norcross, if you will, because we really can't take the statistics from 2012 and compare them to 2011 because we annexed the land mass of quite a few people," he said, adding that the city gained about 5,000 new citizens.

On the contrary, after subtracting the newer part of Norcross, reported incidents actually decreased compared to the previous year, he added.

With all the 2012 data, though, two particular types of incidents that have increased are car accidents and armed robberies. Car accidents, which have doubled, rose mainly because of the annexation of Jimmy Carter Boulevard. Summers said some of the officers that have joined Norcross PD are heavily trained in traffic collisions and possibly have more experience than state troopers, so they have come in handy.

Read the full article on Norcross Patch.

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• Norcross City Council 2013 Retreat is Monday
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• The Police Blotters for the City of Norcross and Unincorporated Norcross

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