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City of South Bend
Indiana
Public Safety Update
City of South Bend
July 17, 2025
City of South Bend
Indiana
Purpose of the Quarterly Update
1.Provide high-level view of violent crime in each quarter
2.Dive deeper into strategies by SBPD and partners
3.Share information on upcoming events and ways to get involved
Welcome
City of South Bend
Indiana
City of South Bend
Indiana
Today’s Agenda
•Announcements from the Mayor and Police Chief
•Data Review
•Strategies & Programs
•Events & Engagement
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Indiana
Announcements
City of South Bend
Indiana
•Create a custom patch for the SBPD Patch Coloring Contest
•Open to Kids 18 and under
•Blank sheets available in the SBPD lobby
o Can also be downloaded and printed from this link
•Submissions due in 1 week!
o Thursday, July 24 @ 11:59PM
SBPD Patch Coloring Contest
City of South Bend
Indiana
•Tuesday, August 5, 5:30 p.m. –7:30 p.m.
•Food, drinks, games, prizes and demonstrations from local police and fire units
•Held in the South Bend Police Department east parking lot
•Free to attend!
National Night Out
City of South Bend
Indiana
•Applications currently open for the Fall Session of Citizens Police Academy
•Runs August 12-October 7
o Tuesday nights,6-9 p.m.
•Free to attend
•Apply by August 1!
Fall Citizens Police Academy
City of South Bend
Indiana
Back to School Cookout
•Friday, August 15, 11 a.m. -2 p.m.
•Southeast Park
•Free food, drinks, games, prizes, bounce house
•Come celebrate the start of a new school year!
City of South Bend
Indiana
•Next one-day police hiring event set for Saturday, August 23 at SBPD
•Allows applicants the chance to complete most of the initial testing process in one day
•Applications due by August 18
Summer Prospect Day
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Indiana
Revamped SBPD Website
City of South Bend
Indiana
Measure2025 Q2 Total
Total Number of Hires1
Total Sworn 251
Total Number of Departures (Retired/Resigned)3
Officer gap from most recent peak to current (July 2019 vs. Current)
241 vs. 251
Recruitment & Hiring
City of South Bend
Indiana
Recruitment & Hiring
Mar 2025 June 2025
9.9%
Female
10%
Female
10.7%
African-
American
10.8%
African-
American
6.3%
Hispanic
7.6%
Hispanic
City of South Bend
Indiana
Data Review
City of South Bend
Indiana
Gun Violence Snapshot
Data Notes:
*Gun violence incidents encompass any incidents involving a gun, making it a broader category than just shootings
**Victim counts do not include accidental shootings, suicides or shootings that have been determined as self-defense
*** Data runs through 1/1 – 6/30