Proactive work by Sedalia Police officers during 2009 helped decrease the number of crimes reported in the city by nearly 10 percent.
According to the 2009 annual report released by police last week, all crimes including assaults, burglaries, motor vehicle thefts, arsons, thefts and sexual battery reports decreased since 2008. What caused the change?
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