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New ULPD chief launches safety initiative

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By: Sam Combest
@SAMIBOBAMI

U of L Police Department Chief Gary Lewis crunched the numbers and is increasing officer patrol frequent crime time windows while keeping transparency.

According ULPD’s predictive model, crime increases during the first week of school, Halloween and finals. Lewis said crimes reports also spike when you set your clocks back or forward for daylight savings time.

Lewis said the most frequent window for crimes being reported is between the hours of 2 p.