(NewsNation) — Former President Trump recently said he believes the crime in the Republican National Convention host city Milwaukee needs "fixing." Daily crime data posted by local law enforcement shows the city saw a significant drop in most criminal offenses.

Homicides are down 15 percent year-to-date, rape (-19 percent), aggravated assault (-11 percent), and burglary (-21 percent), according to city crime data as of Friday.

Milwaukee has seen increases in some types of offenses including robbery, which is up 2 percent from this time last year, human trafficking ( 11 percent), and carjacking ( 14 percent).

Local, state and federal law enforcement is tasked with keeping a downtown area infiltrated by an additional 50,000 people secure.

Keeping the downtown area secure remains a priority as does making sure that Milwaukee residents who call the city home year-round still feel like they are receiving the law enforcement efforts they expect.

"We have to understand that, yes, we do have a large event that's going on downtown," Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman told NewsNation. "But there is still that greater responsibility of ensuring there is that adequate coverage of the rest of the city because the city deserves protection not only downtown, but across the city.

"But this is what I call all hands on deck."

RNC threat assessment

Heading into the four-day political convention, the U.S. Secret Service has announced there is “nothing credible” regarding direct threats involving the downtown region where the event will take place.

Federal officials characterize the security situation as constantly “evolving” in the case of both next week’s RNC and the Democratic National Convention, which is slated for August in Chicago.

In a new threat assessment report,........

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