December 8, 2017
Board of
Commissioners
Crime is Down in the County and Recruitment is Up at the HCPD
Regular Meetings Dec. 19, 6:30 PM - (Cancelled)
Jan. 3, 2018 9:00 AM
Meetings held at: Administration Building Community Room 140 Henry Parkway McDonough, GA 30253 Regular Commission meetings air daily on Henry TV Charter Channel 180 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 99, at 9 a.m. & 7 p.m.
Henry C o u n t y Deputy Police Chief Mark Amerman gave an update to the Commissioners at the December 5 board meeting, where he detailed recruitment efforts and activities of the Henry County Police Department. In his presentation, Amerman said that according to the GBI Crime Index Report for 2016, there was an 8 percent reduction in crime from the previous year, dropping from 29.3 percent to 26.9 percent. He said the new rate places Henry County with the 3rd lowest county crime index compared to the surrounding/ bordering counties, only behind Newton and Butts counties, both of which have much lower populations than Henry. He also reported that recruitment
efforts have been successful and to date, there are only 14 openings in the police department. “ M y recruiting team has done an awesome job and the best recruitment tool we have is our current officers,” said Amerman. He said that a climate and attitude shift have greatly enhanced recruitment efforts. Amerman also pointed to several PD initiatives and activities such as the Citizens’ Police Academy and the Women’s Self-Defense Class as successful anti-crime tools. He added that the police department has also incorporated drone technology in to their arsenal, which has been particularly helpful in crime and accident scenes. “We have initiated our drone Continued on page 2
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