Miami Police Commander Daniel Kerr and his staff will present a 2024 crime report for Coconut Grove to the public on Thursday January 16 at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, starting at 6:00 p.m. Overall, crime in Coconut Grove was down 3.6% last year, Kerr told a meeting of the Coconut Grove Ministerial Alliance earlier this month. Although retail theft was up, car break-ins were down 40% and non-retail thefts, like package thefts from front porches, were down 35%, Kerr said. “Overall, crime was down, and we consider it a good year,” Kerr said. “We had to deal with three murders, two of which are still unsolved. They are probably our No. 1 priority, the thing that we are going to continue to investigate.” Kerr said he intends to share crime data at this week’s forum and then open up the meeting for questions and suggestions. “What I’m going to do is, I’m going to actually open up all the data sources and put them up on the screen so you guys can see what I see every day,” he said. “I want to open that stuff up. I’ll have my analyst there at the meeting with us, and I’ll take any suggestions or bounce any questions. Remember, I am always game for outside-of-the box strategies to combat crime.” Residents can email Kerr at [email protected] with questions and comments.
