INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) recently released final non-fatal shooting statistics from 2019.
There were 452 non-fatal shooting incidents in 2019, in contrast to 447 in 2018. There were 524 non-fatal shooting victims in 2019, while there were 492 in 2018.
“While we are making progress in driving down overall crime, the number of families impacted by gun violence remains at an unacceptable level,” said IMPD Chief Randal Taylor. “We will continue our holistic approach to addressing violence in our community, from expanding partnerships with grassroots groups and the City’s Peacemakers for community-based violence prevention and intervention efforts, to our continued focus on returning the entire city to smaller beats where every officer knows their neighborhood, and every neighborhood knows their officer.”
In 2020, the department will remain focused on growing the police force, connecting individuals in need with wraparound services, leveraging technology to identify serial shooters and disrupt violent crime in the Crime Gun Intelligence Center, and providing connections to treatment over incarceration for those suffering from mental illness and addiction.