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Plainview police report lower crime rates but cite staffing shortfalls in 2024
Summary
Plainview Police presented its 2024 annual report to the City Council, reporting lower reportable crime totals, higher enforcement activity and ongoing staffing shortages (31 of 34 authorized officers). Council accepted the report; no formal action was required.
Plainview City Council on Tuesday received the Plainview Police Department’s 2024 annual report, which department leaders said showed reductions in several crime categories alongside staffing shortfalls and continued focus on mental-health responses.
Captain Carrillo, Support Services Commander for the Plainview Police Department, told the council the department is authorized for 34 full‑time officers but “ran with about 31 for the most of the year,” and that staffing shortfalls have required shifting officers between day and night coverage. He said the department’s staffing level equates to about “1.5 officers per 1,000” residents, below a state average he described as roughly 2 per 1,000.
The report included operational totals for the year: Plainview dispatch received 30,901…
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