LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Less crime tape and more conversation.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police are using data and community trust to decrease violence in the area of University Center and Twain.

In 40 square miles, Metro’s South Central Area Command holds over 200 apartment complexes and 300,000 people, according to Captain Landon Reyes.

It also holds a shopping center on the northeast corner, which saw two shootings within just over two weeks between late April and Mid-May.

One of the shootings diverted a planned peace walk nearby.

“It’s unfortunate, but I think it also describes the need for the community to come together in that area,” Reyes said.

Reyes said he’s using five years worth of data showing where and when violent crimes occurred to help inform how officers patrol in and

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