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Wildomar police report slight rise in calls; larceny uptick noted in quarterly update
Summary
Lieutenant David Clark told the Wildomar City Council that calls for service in the Oct–Dec quarter rose slightly year over year, felony arrests for the period fell while misdemeanor arrests rose, and reported larcenies increased; he urged residents to report crimes and offered to provide collision-location details on request.
Lieutenant David Clark, Wildomar Police Department, presented the department’s fourth-quarter 2024 statistics, saying calls for service were "up slightly" compared with the same period in 2023 and that reported larcenies have increased.
The report, given during the City Council meeting, summarized calls-for-service and arrest data and compared October–December 2024 with the prior year. "The gray font is 2023 numbers. The green is 2024," Clark said while walking the council through slides showing calls by hour, comparative arrest counts and Part 1 crime trends. He said felony arrests were down in the quarter while misdemeanors were slightly higher, and noted that the department will continue to evaluate effects from Proposition 36 on felony arrest trends.
Why it matters: the patterns affect enforcement priorities and traffic-safety planning. Clark highlighted an apparent rise in larcenies at commercial venues and said the department has increased patrols and operations with local businesses to deter thefts. He also emphasized reporting: "I can only report what's been reported to us," and urged residents and businesses to file reports so the department can act and accurately track trends.
Clark reviewed response-time data and collision factors. Priority-one response times averaged about five to six minutes; lower-priority responses were slower. On collisions, the department’s primary factors included unsafe speed, sign violations (for example, turning where prohibited or running stop signs) and following too closely. Clark cautioned that primary-collision-factor statistics can be misleading without context because investigators may code closely related factors differently from month to month.
Council members asked for additional location detail about collisions so the council can assess whether traffic calming or other engineering remedies are needed. Clark said he would follow up with location-specific data for the council. He also agreed to consider presentation-format suggestions for future quarterly slides to make month-to-month comparisons clearer.
No formal action or vote was taken on the police presentation; the report concluded after council questions.
