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Rising Sun police report shows higher arrests in 2021 despite fewer calls compared with 2020
Summary
The police chief reported that between Jan. 1 and June 22 the department made 91 arrests in 2021 compared with 41 in the same period in 2020, while calls for service fell from 1,409 to 1,154; the chief said the change may relate to COVID but offered no definitive cause.
Rising Sun’s police chief (Speaker 4) presented departmental statistics to the Board of Commissioners on June 20 noting an increase in arrests year‑over‑year alongside a decline in calls for service.
The chief said that for the period Jan. 1 through June 22 the department arrested 91 people in 2021 versus 41 in the same period in 2020. He also reported the department responded to 1,154 calls in 2021 compared with 1,409 in 2020. The chief observed that COVID may have affected patterns but did not draw a definitive conclusion.
Why it matters: the discrepancy—more arrests but fewer calls—may reflect changes in enforcement focus, reporting patterns or other community conditions that the chief said warrant continued monitoring.
Board response and next steps: The chief closed his report after offering the comparative numbers and invited questions; none were recorded in the transcript. The department did not present a formal analysis in this meeting; the chief said the data were a review of recent activity and that he would answer follow-ups as needed.
Speakers quoted in this piece are identified by the role they spoke in during the meeting.
