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Police Chief Keith Humphrey’s leadership included conflicting remarks about the crime rate in Little Rock.
Up or down? Humphrey himself has said homicides have increased, but he’s said the increase is in line with national experience. He also attributed it to the pandemic, a combination of difficult economic times and people restricted in movement.
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There were also complaints from directors about continuing “caravanning” in the city, an action explained by
City Director Doris Wright, a Humphrey defender, as a byproduct of young people unable to go to places they normally frequent. (No private business is closed by city or state rule, though after-hours clubs have an 11 p.m. closing time and city facilities are limited.)