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Rohnert Park reports lower Part One crimes, few use-of-force incidents and thousands of traffic stops in 2024
Summary
The city's public safety chief told the council crimes against people and property fell year-over-year in 2024 after a reporting change; the department recorded 34,845 contacts with the public (99.91% without force), roughly 30 shows-or-uses of force, no deadly-force incidents, 7,699 traffic stops and about 1,600 citations.
The Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety presented its 2024 annual statistics to the City Council on March 25, showing a year-over-year comparison after a switch to the NYERS reporting system.
Chief overview: the department reported 34,845 in-person contacts with individuals in 2024. Of those contacts, 99.91% were resolved without a show or use of force, with approximately 0.6% reported as a ‘‘show of force’’ (pointing a taser/firearm or other non-contact display), roughly 0.3% as an actual use of force (including empty-hand control and restraints) and about 0.1% as less-lethal deployments. The…
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