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Ypsilanti advisory commission hears monthly YPD report showing rises in assaults and traffic crashes
Summary
At its March 26 meeting the Ypsilanti Police Advisory Commission heard a February 2026 report from Lieutenant Wis showing increases in non‑aggravated and aggravated assaults and a year‑to‑date rise in traffic crashes; commissioners also heard about staffing vacancies and completed/ongoing complaints.
The Ypsilanti Police Advisory Commission on March 26 heard a monthly report from Lieutenant Wis showing increases in several assault categories and in traffic crashes compared with the previous year.
Lieutenant Wis told commissioners that, for February 2026 versus February 2025, "we are up on CSC1 ... from 1 to 2" and that non‑aggravated assaults rose from 18 to 31 while aggravated assaults rose from 5 to 9. He also reported traffic crashes rose from 63 to 80 for the month and that year‑to‑date traffic crashes increased from 127 to 186. Noncriminal complaints were up year‑to‑date from 769 to 991.
The lieutenant outlined arrest and complaint activity: "we had one felony warrant arrest" in February, one citizen complaint completed and one telephone complaint that has begun an investigation. On staffing he said, "Currently, we have five department vacancies," and described three officers in field training, five in the academy and three candidates for a May academy class; he also said a conditional lateral offer was rescinded after the candidate did not complete the process.
Commissioners asked how cases labeled "OWI" or identified as criminal were tracked; Lieutenant Wis explained that identification in the department’s data relies on probable cause leading to an arrest and, when appropriate, breath or blood testing and then court proceedings. On complaint processing, he said policy violations are handled internally while matters with a criminal component would move through the criminal justice process.
The report also noted changes in property and fraud offenses (for example, motor‑vehicle theft counts decreased in the month compared with a year earlier, while retail fraud and certain property damage counts rose). The commission requested the department provide the written policies and any mutual aid agreements relevant to operational questions raised during follow‑up requests.
The commission did not take policy action during the meeting; members asked staff to assemble requested documents and to report back at a future session.
