Topeka gun-related crime down compared to last year

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Shootings and murders are down in Topeka compared to 2023. 

So far this year, there have been 24 shootings in Topeka, compared to 53 this time last year (Jan. 1- July 15). Eight people have been killed in Topeka this year, compared to 13 this time last year (Jan. 1- July 15).

KSNT 27 News asked Topeka’s lead detective, Captain Jerry Monasmith, what the police department is doing to keep those numbers down.

"We constantly review all of our reports and crime trends," Monasmith said.