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Police report: calls down slightly, more self-initiated activity and PulsePoint integration planned
Summary
Police leaders reported a net decline in total calls for some units but an 18% increase in self-initiated activity by OPCAT, improvements in response-to-resistance statistics, and plans to integrate PulsePoint and a real-time information center into operations.
Police leadership presented the department's annual report emphasizing staffing, calls and programmatic changes. The report noted a 9% decline in total criminal offenses in 2025 compared with the prior year and highlighted operational metrics such as 71,009 emergency calls received and 98.7% answered within 15 seconds. "We're still above the national average" for certain cardiac-survival metrics, a presenter said while describing medical-response improvements.
Committee members and police staff also discussed trends in self-initiated policing activity (an 18% increase for OPCAT), a reduction in pursuits (seven in 2025 vs. 12 in 2024), and plans to integrate PulsePoint and a real-time information center for improved situational awareness. Staff flagged prior investments (evidence/property processing, dispatch staffing) and noted that some capabilities (SWAT, dive team, bomb squad) are used regionally during large events.
