Violent crimes include murder, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and negligent homicide.
She asked the Council to sign onto the petition Tuesday night, and not send it to committee.įay cited a report (see PDF below) obtained from West Hartford Police Chief Riddick that showed violent crime indexes had increased 63% between July 2020 and July 2021. “I felt this was extremely important to bring forward,” Fay said, noting that it was a matter about which she has received an overwhelming number of emails and voicemails. Fay, one of two current Republican members of the Town Council, cast the lone vote against the decision to move the matter to committee. The Council voted 8-1 Tuesday night in favor of discussing the issue at the committee level prior to bringing it before the full body for a vote. The West Hartford Town Council voted 8-1 Tuesday night to have its Public Safety Committee consider a petition asking the general assembly to convene a special session focused on crime.Īn agenda item raised by West Hartford Town Council member Mary Fay, submitted as a request for the adoption of language contained in a petition initiated by the Rocky Hill Town Council requesting the General Assembly convene a special session to address property crime, will be considered at a future meeting of the Council’s Public Safety Committee.