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For the first 21 days of the latest State of Emergency (SoE), TTPS public information officer ASP Owie Russell has reported a significant decline in almost every category of crime compared to the same period during the previous SoE.
The latest SoE was declared on March 3 following a spike in murders and other violent crime. It is the third such measure in as many years, following a similar response by the then PNM-led administration on December 30, 2024, to quell gang warfare, and another on July 18, 2025, in response to a purported plot by criminals to target law enforcement and government officials.
As of Wednesday morning, there have been 81 murders for the year so far, compared to 94 for the same period last year.
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