Within the agenda for the October 13th meeting of Plymouth Township’s council is a report from the township’s police department that provides data on major incidents, lesser crimes, arrests, and accidents, and generally shows how the department’s officers are needed around the township.
For example, the retail centers generated 28 calls for retail theft, while police were called to hotels 75 times. On the roads, police made 534 traffic stops and issued 157 citations.
Crimes described in the report as “Part I/Part II Offenses,” ranging from homicide down to public drunkenness, resulted in 144 investigations. Overall, police made 64 arrests.
Below are the raw numbers from the report:
- Retail Thefts 28
- Hotel Responses 75
- Thefts 8
- Unhoused/Public Assistance 21
- Stolen Vehicles 2
- Firearm-Involved Incidents 16
- Drug Investigations 19
- Mental Health Incidents 27
- Burglaries 3
- Overdose Incidents 3
- Vandalism 6
- Directed Patrols 437
- Assaults 3
- Traffic Details 115
- Robberies 0
- Urban SDK Details 34
- Domestic Disturbances 34
- Traffic Stops 534
- Forgery/Fraud 10
- Traffic Citations 157
- DUIs 6
- Part I/Part II Offenses 144
- Accidents 78
The report also provides details on the department’s other activities such as officers attending community events. You can view the full report here (starting page 59).
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