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Central Police Department reports monthly call volume, traffic stops and crashes
Summary
A Central Police Department representative summarized incident and activity statistics for April, including calls for service, traffic stops, crashes and tickets written.
A representative of the Central Police Department presented April activity statistics to the Central City Council, reporting calls for service, traffic-stop totals and crash counts.
The CPD representative said the department logged 257 calls for service (not including traffic stops) and 95 traffic stops in the reported period, with 71 tickets written. The representative listed specific call types and counts as reported: "we had 169 911 hang up calls, 18 abandoned, stalled vehicles, traffic congestion complaints, 3 alarms, 1 bridal complaint, 212 neighborhood patrols and business checks that were locked in the cab, 3 damaged properties, 4 disturbances, 2 DWIs, 13 follow ups to previous calls, 12 hit and runs, 21 improper vehicle operations, 5 overdoses, 52 welfare checks including assisting other agencies, 13 suspicious incidents, persons, or vehicles, 3 thefts, 76 crashes, 14 crashes in parking lots, 1 vehicle theft, total of 257 calls, not including traffic stops, which was 95 with 71 tickets written," and delivered the list as part of the routine report.
The council did not debate the report at length in the transcript excerpt; the clerk moved to other agenda items after the CPD update. The transcript does not provide additional context such as comparative trends, staffing levels or enforcement priorities.
