Hammond Crime Drops 30% since 2010


CATEGORY: News

Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. announces the crime statistics for 2015 have recently been finalized. According to the report, Hammond’s overall crime has decreased 10% from 2014 to 2015. In fact, since 2010, the overall reported felony incidents have decreased approximately 30%. Felony crimes consist of: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, theft, auto theft and arson. “Although crime is ...

College Bound Launches New Website


CATEGORY: College Bound, Mayor's Office, News

Mayor Thomas M. McDermott announces the College Bound Scholarship program has launched a new, fresh, easier to navigate web-site last week to appeal more with today’s College population. The old site was launched in 2007 before the rise of mobile web-browsing and was not compatible with modern coding standards. The new site has fully compatible desktop and mobile/tablet versions. The ...

Hammond Police Department Accepting Emergency Hire Applications


CATEGORY: News

The Hammond Police Department will be accepting applications for ACADEMY CERTIFIED OFFICERS ONLY! Applications will be accepted from Monday, February 22 – Friday, March 4, 2016. Applications can be obtained from the Chief’s Office between the hours of 8am and 4pm. Application questions can be directed to Candice Porter at 219-852-6329.

Mayor Thomas M. McDermott Jr.

Hammond Ranked 22 in Top 50 Fixer Cities with SeeClickFix


CATEGORY: Mayor's Office, News

Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. announces that the City of Hammond is ranked 22 in the top 50 fixer cities with SeeClickFix. According to SeeClickFix in 2015, 584,000+ issues were fixed on SeeClickFix by their partners across America and the world. Rating higher than Hammond are Chicago, IL; Oakland, CA; Richmond, VA; Washington, DC; Detroit, MI; and Houston, TX, just …

Mayor Thomas M. McDermott Jr.

Hammond Police Garage Relocating


CATEGORY: Mayor's Office, News

Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. announces that the Hammond Police garage will be relocating from its present location at 5925 Calumet Avenue to 5808 Hohman Avenue. The new location has housed the Pantry Plus Deli & Sub Hub since 2011 in the front section of the building. The remainder of the building has been vacant for some years, due in …

Notice of Public Hearing: 2016 City of Hammond Action Plan


CATEGORY: Community Development, News

Notice is hereby given that the City of Hammond, Department of Planning & Development will hold a public hearing at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 2, 2016 in the Council Chambers, second floor, City Hall located at 5925 Calumet Avenue. The hearing is to receive public comments regarding the proposed Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) projects. The City …