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SLCPD Reminds Community Members About Street Closures During Pride

SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake City Police Department is reminding community members about several road closures occurring in downtown for various Pride events.

The Utah Pride Festival will start at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 1, 2024, and conclude at 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 2, 2024. The event will be held in and around Washington Square in downtown.

Several roads near the City and County Building will be fully closed or will have reduced lanes of traffic, including 200 East in-between 400 South and 500 South, which is currently closed as crews set up.

An estimated 100,000 people are expected to attend the Utah Pride Festival over the two-day event. As such, drivers are reminded to take additional precautions.

To avoid additional congestion, community members  are encouraged to carpool, use public transportation or a rideshare service.

On Sunday, June 2, 2024, the annual Pride Parade will start at 10 a.m. from 100 South West Temple Street. The parade route travels east on 100 South, turns south on 400 East, turns west on 700 South and ends at 700 South 200 East.

For more information about Utah Pride Events, visit: https://utahpride.org/events/utah-pride-events.

The Salt Lake City Police Department recognizes our responsibility to investigate hate crimes thoroughly and impartially to hold offenders accountable and ensure justice for survivors. The Salt Lake City Police Department educates its officers and detectives and works with our community to recognize, and condemn, hate crimes, and works to prevent them from occurring in the future.

The Department is a part of the “Community Partners Against Hate” initiative that brings city, regional, and state leaders together to condemn hate. In 2023, the group released a PSA to “Stand Up to Hate and Report.”

The effects of a hate crime can be devastating and long-lasting for both the individual victim and the larger community.

If you are the survivor of a hate crime or witness a hate crime, it is important to report it to the appropriate authorities so the case can be investigated, and support and resources offered.

• Call 9-1-1: If the crime is in-progress or there is an immediate threat to the safety of yourself or others.

• File a police report by calling 801-799-3000 and asking to speak with an officer about filing a hate crime report.

• Request assistance from an SLCPD Victim Advocate. You can call 801-799-3000 and ask to speak with a victim advocate or call 801-580-7969 24/7.

Image: A map of the 2024 Utah Pride Parade route (Source: Utah Pride Center).

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