. >> thank you plrks johnson. next speaker? if there are no further speakers, public commonet is now closed. please call lynam number three. >> reports and announcements, chief's report. reports on crimes, stats, statistics review of recent activity, status update on activities since the h.r.c. joint meeting. >> good evening, chief, sir. how are you? >> good evening. i'm well. >> clyde, you're out of here. go ahead, chief. >> with regard to crime statistics, we continue to be down in violent crime about 9%. property crimes are up, however, 6% p auto related crimes, auto burglaries, auto thefts, overall part one crimes are up 2% to 3% so essentially flat, which is a good thing. so the officers are doing a great job. i think they've been under a lot of pressure lately, especially as these videos have come out and i hope they've been clear in the fact that i -- i completely honor the hard working, honest men and women of the police department which i believe are -- are virtually all of them. i'm hopeful when these videos are exami