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Emeryville police report shows falling property crime, low uses of force but warns of staffing squeeze
Summary
Captain Nicholas Clonge told the Emeryville City Council that property crime trended down in 2025 and the department recorded only 59 uses of force across 36,383 calls for service, but he warned of a potential 40% vacancy rate and described needs for training, dispatch hires and charging infrastructure to electrify patrol cars.
Captain Nicholas Clonge presented the Emeryville Police Department’s 2025 annual report to the council, summarizing staffing levels, crime trends, internal affairs findings and operational priorities.
Clonge said the department filled about 88% of authorized positions in 2025, and that sworn staff were about 80% male and 20% female — a female share he described as above the national average but still short of EPD goals. He told the council the city had 36,383 calls for service in 2025 and the department recorded 59 incidents involving use of force, representing a small fraction of overall calls; most such incidents resulted in no injury.
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