IMPD working to drive down youth crime

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The lead officer of Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department who’s trying to drive down youth crime tells I-Team 8 the culture of the city needs to change.

In September, I-Team 8 uncovered more than 650 juveniles have been convicted of violent crimes in 2022 and 2023.

IMPD Officer Ralph Durrett Jr. said, “Violence in itself, or crime within itself is a secondary effect from something else.”…