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Homeless encampments and crime rates were among the issues discusssed.
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Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY — While crime rose this year in some communities in Utah, including Salt Lake City, U.S. Attorney John Huber noted Thursday that crime in Ogden decreased because of a concerted effort to find and prosecute “apex criminals” who hide among and prey on those people experiencing homelessness.
“This week, I thought it was interesting that I was up in Ogden on Tuesday to celebrate 2
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2 years of good hard work by many people to find those apex criminals in the heart of that city and see if it affected crime rates,” he said, noting they studied where crimes were occurring and targeted enforcement in those areas. “And it certainly did.”