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Auburn police report lower calls-for-service and falling major-crime categories; Flock camera program credited with investigative leads
Summary
Assistant Chief Sam Betts told the Auburn City Council on Oct. 13 that calls for service are down about 5.09% year-to-date (Jan—Aug) and that several major crime categories have decreased compared with last year; he said new camera analytics have generated investigative leads.
Assistant Chief Sam Betts presented a year-to-date public-safety update to the council on Oct. 13, reporting a modest decline in calls for service and reductions in several major crime categories compared with the same period last year, while emphasizing the department—s increased use of camera analytics and interagency cooperation.
Betts said calls for service for the January—August reporting period are down about 5.09% compared with the same span last year and gave an average volume figure of about 165 calls per day. He provided a district-level breakdown that showed higher call volumes in District 2 and discussed how local land-use mixes (commercial and…
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