This after 84 cops left the force since January 2020.

Asheville, North Carolina police won't respond in-person to low-level crimes

Theft, fraud, trespassing, property damage complaints must be filed online

Move comes after department has lost 84 police officers since January 2020

Attrition rate increased since May 2020 police-involved death of George Floyd

Before Floyd's death, attrition rate in Asheville stood at around one per month

In the four months after Floyd died, it surged to around 7.5 per month

The rate of attrition in APD now stands at around 6 per month, police chief said

Last fall, city council voted to reallocate just 3% of APD's $30million budget

The police department in one of America’s fastest-growing cities is facing staff shortages so severe that it will not respond to certain 911 calls, including complaints of burglaries, theft, property damage, identity theft, or trespassing

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The racial composition of the city was: 77.95% White, 17.61% Black or African American, 3.76% Hispanic or Latino American