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Ventura County commander tells Ojai council city recorded about 3,500 calls and 78% clearance on crimes against persons in 2024
Summary
Commander Newman presented 2024 crime data for Ojai: about 3,500 calls for service, a 6.64-minute priority-1 response time, 261 arrests, and a 78% clearance rate for crimes against persons; reporting transitioned to NIBRS in 2024 so year-over-year comparison to 2023 is not available.
Commander Newman of the Ventura County Sheriff's Office presented the city’s year-end crime statistics for 2024, noting changes in reporting standards and emphasizing the limited comparability with prior years.
Newman said the city recorded slightly more than 3,500 calls for service in 2024 and that the department’s priority-1 response time averaged 6.64 minutes. Arrests totaled 261, and traffic collisions were reported at 46 non-injury and 32 injury crashes. The sheriff’s office transitioned crime reporting from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) system to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) in…
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