Latest Pine Bluff police report shows crime, murder dropping
Officials said the report for June indicated a 10% drop in overall crime in the city from a year earlier. For the month, the number of crimes reported totaled 268, down from 297 in June 2024, according to police statistics.
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Officials said year-to-date crimes showed an even larger drop, with a total at the end of June of 1,407 crimes, a decrease of more than 58%.
In the June 2025 report, officials said one homicide was reported in June, down 66% year-over-year. This year in Pine Bluff, four homicides were reported in the city, with arrests made in all cases, officials said.
The number of reported rapes was down 50% in June, and commercial burglary reports were down more than 63%, the report noted.
Two crime categories saw a rise in June, with aggravated assault reports rising a little more than 37%, and residential burglaries saw a more than 31% hike.
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Officials attributed the decline to the department's Operation Stop the Bleed, an anti-crime campaign that targets areas with high call volumes. They continue to encourage citizens to call in reports of criminal activity.
'If you see something, say something,' PBPD Public Information Specialist John Worthen said.
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