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â68 was too highâ: Montgomery police chief addresses 2020 homicide rate
Montgomery police chief addresses crime rate By Ashley Bowerman | February 25, 2021 at 10:38 PM CST - Updated February 25 at 10:39 PM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - In alignment with other large cities across the United States, the city of Montgomery saw a large spike in homicides in the year 2020.
The Montgomery Police Department investigated 68 total homicides in Montgomery in 2020. That was up by 26 cases from the previous year when MPD worked 42 homicides.
âItâs entirely too high of a number,â said Montgomery Police Chief Ernest Finley. âI think one is too high, but 68 was too high.â