This is part of Springfield’s larger, $500,000 Real Time Center, which is still in the works. Schwarz said when elements of the center go live, like this one, they introduce them to the public.

Keeping an eye on crime in the community just became more convenient — and a lot more colorful — thanks to a new online tool Springfield police are using. The department recently unveiled a ...

Springfield police recovered 421 firearms in 2021, a 65% increase over 2020. Firearm arrests rose to 256 in 2021 from 174 in 2020. "To me, the message is we're getting the guns," Scarlette said.

According to NIBRS data, overall Springfield crime fell from 25,686 crimes in 2020 to 23,909 crimes in 2021 — a decrease of 1,777 or 6.9 percent.

A small cone used to mark crime-scene evidence is visible on a second-floor windowsill at 513 Union St., the location of a fatal shooting in Springfield's Old Hill neighborhood on Sunday morning.