Chief Matthew J. Canfield reported to the Laconia Police Commission on Dec. 17 that calls for service increased in November to 2,375 — roughly a 9% rise from the same period the prior year — and outlined the department’s operational outcomes for the month.

"Our calls for service are up. For the month of November, we responded to a total of 2,375 calls for service," Chief Canfield said. He reported 279 criminal offenses investigated with 86 resulting in physical custody arrests, 8 DWI custodial arrests, 19 custody actions for intoxication and a range of disturbance and domestic calls. Year-to-date overdose responses for 2025 stood at 19 with one or two suspected fatal overdoses.

Canfield also summarized quarterly results from the department’s SpiderTech text-message surveys covering July 1–Sept. 30. "The Laconia Police Department sent a total of 5,337 messages," he said, and reported combined very-satisfied and satisfied responses approaching roughly 90% across multiple metrics; very dissatisfied responses were at or below about 1–2% on most measures.

On traffic enforcement, staff reported November totals including 150 parking tickets, 27 total accidents (two with injury), and more than 300 motor-vehicle stops. Commissioners raised concerns after media reports of high-speed evasion. Chief Canfield said the department maintains a strict pursuit policy and that pursuits are generally limited to situations involving felony physical-custody arrests; he noted body-worn and in-car cameras provide investigative leads after incidents.

The statistics were delivered as informational reports; no policy changes or new ordinances were proposed during the meeting. The commission accepted the reports for review.