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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- On Thursday, city leaders addressed safety in the City of South Bend throughout Q3 and so far in 2025.

Among the topics discussed were staffing updates, traffic information, and crime statistics.

Assistant Chief Dan Skibins with the South Bend Police Department talked about officer staffing numbers. The department closed out Q3 at 247 and now sits at 246 after he says there was a termination.

“In order for us to have success with our crime suppression strategies, staffing is the most important thing for us, to have enough officers on our shifts, and then to have enough officers in our specialty units to utilize those strategies. So, happy to report tha

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