East Baton Rouge Parish this summer saw declines in major categories of violent crime, which Mayor Sharon Weston Broome attributes at least in part to her administration’s community engagement efforts. From May 27 through August 20, homicides were down 25% compared to the same period last year, Broome told the Baton Rouge Press Club today.
Mayor: EBR seeing less violent crime compared to last summer
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