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Sonoma Police report: calls and enforcement down from 2019; 2024 had 6,705 calls for service
Summary
Chief Cutting presented 2024 department statistics showing 6,705 calls for service, 137 adult arrests and an average Priority 1 response time of about 5 minutes 29 seconds; council discussed staffing, juvenile arrests and parking-enforcement changes.
Sonoma's police chief presented the department's 2024 public-safety numbers at the April 20 council meeting, reporting 6,705 calls for service last year, 137 adult arrests, four juvenile arrests booked, and an average Priority 1 (emergency) response time of about 5 minutes, 29 seconds.
Chief Cutting told the council that calls for service have declined from a pre-pandemic peak: 2019 recorded 9,965 calls for service, the chief said, when the department also had higher staffing levels including a K-9 officer, a full-time traffic-safety position and a school-resource officer. Deputy-initiated activity…
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