Crime rates have been declining steadily over the past four years. A police department's approach is being credited for this decrease. The use of certain technology, including cameras that read license plates, has helped officers respond to crimes in real time.

Further details about the decline in crime and the methods used to achieve it are available. The police department's tactics have been effective in reducing various types of crime.

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