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Resident trooper gives annual public-safety report to Stafford council
Summary
The resident trooper presented crime and enforcement statistics to the Stafford Town Council, including grant-funded enforcement activity, drug-collection totals and calls-for-service and community-event counts; council members asked about domestic-violence arrest rates and staffing.
The town's resident trooper gave a broad overview of department activity at the Jan. 12 Stafford Town Council meeting, detailing enforcement metrics, community outreach and a grant that supported enforcement work.
The trooper said the department finished a grant that began in 2023 and that the award "was $50,000 to reinforcement," which funded enforcement efforts. He reported that enforcement activity over a recent period included roughly 1,620 traffic stops, resulting in about 834 infractions and 786 warnings; the trooper also said the department collected "189 pounds of pharmaceuticals" during the year and held about 36 community activities.
The report included broader workload figures: staff handled thousands of calls for service (the presentation cited 7,665 calls for service) and the presenter summarized arrest and case counts, noting 16 BUI arrests and multiple reportable incidents. Council members asked follow-up questions about staffing levels and how the town's domestic-violence arrest rate compares with neighboring towns; the trooper responded that the town's rate is higher than surrounding jurisdictions, and the Chair asked staff to seek comparative data.
The Council thanked the trooper and emphasized that the new data-tracking system will help the department spot hotspots and allocate patrols. No action was taken; the presentation was provided for information and future follow-up.
