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Kennesaw police report: fraud up, simple assaults down in October
Summary
The police chief reported October statistics showing an increase in reported fraud offenses and decreases in simple assaults and some types of auto accidents; dispatch calls and self-initiated activity rose.
Kennesaws police chief presented October crime statistics at the Nov. 24 work session, reporting a mixed month for public-safety indicators.
The chief highlighted that fraud offenses increased to 33 from 11 in the same period last year, while simple assaults fell from 31 to 14. Overall Group A offenses decreased from 140 to 130. The department reported increases in dispatch calls and self-initiated activity; traffic citations, warnings, arrests and accident totals for the month were also provided during the presentation.
When a councilmember asked whether the recorded "kidnappings" mostly reflected parental custody disputes, the chief clarified that the category can include custody disputes but also included stranger-to-stranger kidnappings among the reported cases.
Why it matters: Crime statistics provide an overview of public-safety trends and help council and staff allocate resources and public messaging.
Next steps: The chief provided data to the council and invited questions; no additional departmental actions were recorded in the work session transcript.
