A change in seasons is evident among local police. Many have begun wearing summer uniforms, bicycle patrols have started and more Fort Wayne officers will be seen patrolling on foot. City police officer Mark Bieker enjoys taking to the streets and the Rivergreenway with his police dog, Justice, a Dutch shepherd. Foot patrol is one way to help deter crime, which according to local officials, is expected to mount in the coming weeks and months.
As summer nears, police will make themselves more visible, but so will criminals. When temperatures rise, the crime rate follows, according to criminal justice experts. Fort Wayne police receive on average about 12,000 more calls for service from May through July than from December through February, according to a Journal Gazette review of police data over the past five years. That’s a 30 percent increase during those warmer months. That increase can be attributed to more human interaction, heat that causes tensions to rise and additional opportunities for criminals to take action, experts said.
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