Some good news is coming out of the northern portion of the county. The city of Citronelle has seen its crime rate drop over the past year. WKRG News is reporting that Citronelle saw a 35% decrease in major crimes in 2019.
Police Chief Tyler Norris credits a program called “Operation Take Back Citro” with helping bring down crime. One of the key elements of the program was to get officers on the streets where people could see them. Chief Norris said this was the way to run bad guys out of town.
The city saw only one murder in 2019 as opposed to four in 2018. Last year’s drop continues a nationwide drop in crime that has been occurring since the early 1990s. According to the FBI, the violent crime rate in the US fell 51% between 1993 and 2018.