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SPD: Calls for service down but arrests and certain incidents rising; towing contract still unresolved
Summary
Chief Hall, speaking at the March 3 Spokane Public Safety Committee meeting, said calls for service are “ticking down” even as arrests and certain incident types — including dead‑on‑arrival calls and unlawful camping — remain elevated above recent averages.
Chief Hall, speaking at the March 3 Spokane Public Safety Committee meeting, told council members that calls for service are “ticking down,” even as arrests have continued to rise and certain incident types — including dead-on-arrival (DOA) calls and unlawful camping — remained above year-to-date and five‑year averages.
The report showed a small uptick in response times for Priority 1 calls; Chief Hall and council members discussed the chart that lists Priority 1 response time at 5 minutes, 35 seconds for 2023 while noting a separate 2025 marker on the slide. Hall also said many recent arrests have been for misdemeanors, particularly property crimes…
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