Chief Executive Officer
Joseph W. Costa
Welcome to the DeSoto Police Department ’ s Annual Report for 2024! Thank you for taking an interest in
our department and for the support we receive from the community, the city administration and our
elected officials. We hope that you will enjoy this edition and become informed of some of the
highlights relative to the overall efforts and activities of the dedicated men and women that make up
the entire department. This includes all of our officers, employees and volunteers in Patrol, CID,
Administration, Code Enforcement, Animal Control and the DeSoto Regional Jail.
We are pleased to announce that we realized a decrease of 8.4% in overall crime in DeSoto in 2024.
Many categories were down last year as compared to 2023. Sex offenses and robberies decreased by
15% and 6%. Property crimes were 14% less than in 2023! Traffic safety in DeSoto is a high priority and
our patrol and traffic officers have taken a more aggressive approach to speeding and DWI.
I want to thank each of you, our citizens, for partnering with us to maintain order and keep our City safe.
Now, more than ever, I encourage each of you to take an interest in your Police Department. Attend the
next Citizen Police Academy, come on out and ride - a - long with a Police Officer, or Code Enforcement
Officer, for an hour or two, take a tour of YOUR Police Department building, attend a town hall meeting,
or become a volunteer. By all means, get involved and get to know the men and women of the
Department that serve you each and every day.
Thanks to all of our Officers, employees and volunteers that work together to make our Department
better and our City safe! Thanks to every one of them for their devoted and committed efforts dealing
with the challenges of 2024!
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