Always gotta look farther into it. The say in CT crime is down also, in this article. Mostly shootings. Then later down they say Car theft is way up and guess what else is..... Rape. Thats nice.
I know this Chief actually , slugged a few brews with Him before.
https://www.ctinsider.com/capitalregion/article/hartford-police-department-crime-statistics-2023-18380468.php