Greenville Police report to City Council

Crime Drops 16 Percent; Citizen Satisfaction High

Greenville is a safe city with a trusted police force. Police Chief Howie Thompson delivered the statistics and direct feedback from residents during his report to City Council on July 14.

GPD statistics show a 16 percent drop in crime – including both violent and property crime – for January through June of 2025 when compared to the same time period in 2024. Thompson presented his findings, along with a first look at direct feedback from more than 500 citizens who completed follow-up text surveys after calling 9-1-1 and interacting with Greenville police officers.

Across the board, interactions with GPD officers received high satisfaction scores, exceeding 90 percent. Highlights from survey respondents included:

• 95 percent felt treated with fairness and respect
• 93 percent said they received the help they needed
• 91 percent – across all racial demographics – had a positive view of GPD
• 91 percent rated their experience with the officer positively

“I’m proud of the responses that rate the police department positively,” Chief Thompson said, “because that’s the way I feel about them every day, I feel like they’re out here doing a good job.”