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LaGrange Police Department
410 West Jefferson Street
LaGrange, KY 40031

Phone: 502-225-0444
Fax: 502-225-9783

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Annual Reports

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FORWARD

It is with great pleasure to present the LaGrange Police Department’s fifth annual report. We spend a substantial amount of time gathering and compiling statistics that are related to the daily activities of our officers. The amount of time spent calculating these numbers is valuable for the analysis of how our resources are being used on a daily basis. Like many police agencies when you have limited resources and staffing it is imperative for our officers to work in the most efficient manner possible.

Overall, you will notice that the activity for the City of LaGrange has increased. This is to be expected when you have a population that is increasing and the growth of business. Having an annual report each year will be an essential tool for us to study trends in criminal activity and traffic related issues.

The City of LaGrange is extremely fortunate to have a staff of police officers who take pride not only in their work, but also our community. Together our goal is to do our part to make a difference in our growing city.

Sincerely,

Kevin L. Collett

Chief of Police

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Forward………………………………………………………………………… i

Table of Contents……………………………………………………………. ii

10-99 Report…………………..…………………………………………….. 1

Accident Data…………………………………………………………………. 3

Alcohol Beverage Control Administration………………………………. 4

CID Unit…………..……………………………………………………………. 6

Citation Summary……………………………………………………………. 7

Citizen’s Academy ………………………………………………………….. 13

Code Compliance Mediator………………………………………………… 14

Dispatched Runs…………………..…………………………………………. 15

Domestic Violence……………………………………………………………. 17

DUI Summary………………………………………………………………….. 18

SAFE Program………………………………………………………………….. 19

Uniform Offense Reports……………………………………………………. 20

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10-99 Report

At the start of the 2005 fiscal year, we began tracking and monitoring activity that is not otherwise documented by a Uniform Offense Report, Accident Report, Citation, or Courtesy Notice. A review of the 10-99 data for the calendar year of 2009 showed a total of 29,355 such activities resulting in 9,208 hours. In the previous year, there were 29,861 activities resulting in 8,779 hours.

The most prevalent types of response activities were 27,351 extra patrols including 9 house watches, 26,067 subdivision details, and 1275 citizen’s requests for additional area patrols; 300 school traffic control activities; 92 other officer assists; 366 alarms; 111 suspicious person reports; 157 suspicious vehicle reports; and 978 miscellaneous activities including crime prevention, motorist assists, welfare checks, and others.

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Apartments

There are 14 apartment complexes located in the City of LaGrange. With a higher concentration of people in a single location such as an apartment, there are of course more calls for service. The graph below represents the disbursement of calls among the complexes and the comparison from 2007 to 2009.

- Apartment Complexes -

2007

2008

2009

110 Anchor Ave Apt

4

9

9

Adrienne Oaks

23

14

25

Cedar Court Apt

137

111

123

Cedar Spring Apt

43

23

8

Creekside

28

29

39

Host House

52

39

56

Oakview

41

38

42

Senior Apt

0

8

1

Stone Ridge (Lee St)

21

90

107

The Meadows

1

25

13

Walnut St Apt

12

13

6

Washington Terrace

0

4

1

Woodfield

5

12

10

York Cliff

2

31

16

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Accident Data

There were a total of 225 accidents in the City of LaGrange for 2009, a decrease from 233 the previous year. Of those, 34 were injury accidents causing 44 people to be injured. There were no fatalities caused by a motor vehicle accident during the year.

Further breakdown of our statistics revealed that 43% or 96 of the 225 accidents occurred on Highway 53, of which 17 were injury accidents. We had 10% or 22 collisions happen on Highway 146, 6 involving injuries. Trains travel through LaGrange frequently, ultimately being involved in 2 collisions with no injuries in 2009.

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Alcohol Beverage Control Administration

The Limited Restaurant and Sunday sales ordinance was passed in June of 2004. The LaGrange Police Department has been responsible for overseeing the program and collecting the associated taxes. Restaurants pay an initial annual fee of $800 for the Limited Restaurant license and an additional $1 for the Sunday Sales license. To renew their license they pay $500 plus $1 for Sundays. In addition they pay 2.5% quarterly taxes based on the gross sales of alcohol less one fourth of their annual fee. The total ABC taxes collected for the City in 2009 were $21,074.

Since the origination of the ordinance, the City of LaGrange has had up to 9 restaurants at a time, both state and city licensed. As of the end of 2009 there were 8 restaurants still doing business under the provisions provided by the Limited Restaurant ordinance. The following information is based solely on the documented retail sales of alcohol in each of our licensed restaurants. Restaurants must keep their percentage of alcohol sales to 30% or less of the amount of their total sales. The sales amounts range from $1,755,614 in total sales and $334,668 in alcohol sales for Applebees to $78,514 in total sales and $3468 in alcohol sales for Big R’s which opened in the third quarter of 2009.

RESTAURANT NAME	ALCOHOL % OF TOTAL SALES
Applebees	19%
Irish Rover	23%
El Acapulco	8%
Beef O Brady’s	19%
Hometown	3%
El Nopal	14%
Son of a Sailor	7%
Big R’s	4%

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CID Unit

The following is a breakdown of all cases, open and closed, that were worked

by the LaGrange Police Department Detective in 2009. The total includes

cases initiated by detectives and those adopted from patrol officers for

followup investigation.

CRIMINAL OFFENSE TOTAL OPEN CLOSED

ABUSE OF OFFICE 0 0 0

ARRESTS 35 0 35

ARSON/RELATED 0 0 0

ASSAULT/RELATED 4 1 3

BRIBERY/CORRUPTION 0 0 0

BURGLARY/RELATED 59 35 24

BUSINESS/COMMERCIAL FRAUD 6 2 4

CHR/CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT 4 0 4

CRIMINAL DAMAGE - PROPERTY 10 4 6

CRIMINAL HOMICIDE 2 1 1

DEATH INVESTIGATION 3 0 3

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 0 0 0

ESCAPE/RELATED 0 0 0

FAMILY OFFENSES 2 0 2

FETAL HOMICIDE 0 0 0

FIREARMS OFFENSES 3 0 3

FORGERY/RELATED 9 1 8

GAMBLING 0 0 0

INTERFERENCE WITH JUDICIAL ADMIN. 3 1 2

INTERNAL AFFAIRS 0 0 0

KIDNAPPING/RELATED 0 0 0

MISC. BUSINESS, OCCUPATION CRIME 0 0 0

MISCELLANEOUS 1 0 1

NARCOTICS RELATED 29 3 26

OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC ADMIN. 2 0 2

PERJURY/RELATED 1 0 1

PORNOGRAPHY 0 0 0

PROSTITUTION 0 0 0

RIOT, DISORDERLY CONDUCT/RELATED 1 0 1

ROBBERY 9 7 2

SEXUAL OFFENSES 6 1 5

THEFT/RELATED 94 46 48

TRAFFIC OFFENSES 2 0 2

TOTAL CID ASSIGNED CASES 285 102 183

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Citation Summary

Traffic Citation Summary

The LaGrange Police Department issued 1959 citations for the 2009 calendar year. Of those citations, 1530 were for traffic violations. The three most prevalent types were “No Registration Plate or Receipt” with 524, “No Insurance” with 385 and “Moving Hazardous” (which include citations such as speeding, improper passing, reckless driving, etc.) with 241. The following graph represents the decrease in these areas from the previous year and the summary of all traffic violations is on the following page. Officers wrote 427 courtesy notices in 2009.

ALL CITATIONS

00009 SPEEDING 9 MPH OVER LIMIT 1

00010 SPEEDING 10 MPH OVER LIMIT 55

00011 SPEEDING 11 MPH OVER LIMIT 1

00012 SPEEDING 12 MPH OVER LIMIT 2

00013 SPEEDING 13 MPH OVER LIMIT 7

00014 SPEEDING 14 MPH OVER LIMIT 3

00015 SPEEDING 15 MPH OVER LIMIT 19

00016 SPEEDING 16 MPH OVER LIMIT 22

00017 SPEEDING 17 MPH OVER LIMIT 9

00018 SPEEDING 18 MPH OVER LIMIT 11

00019 SPEEDING 19 MPH OVER LIMIT 8

00020 SPEEDING 20 MPH OVER LIMIT 4

00021 SPEEDING 21 MPH OVER LIMIT 5

00022 SPEEDING 22 MPH OVER LIMIT 3

00024 SPEEDING 24 MPH OVER LIMIT 1

00025 SPEEDING 25 MPH OVER LIMIT 4

00026 SPEEDING 26 MPH OVER LIMIT 5

00107 IMPROPER PASSING 1

00108 FAILURE TO OR IMPROPER SIGNAL 4

00111 DISREGARDING STOP SIGN 19

00113 DISREGARDING TRAFFIC CONT DEV-TRAFFIC LIGHT 29

00114 IMPROPER START FROM PARKED POSITION 1

00115 RECKLESS DRIVING 5

00126 FAILURE TO GIVE RIGHT OF WAY TO VEH PASSING OPPOSITE DIRECETION 1

00127 FAILURE TO GIVE RIGHT OF WAY TO EMERGENCY VEH 1

00136 CARELESS DRIVING 9

00158 OPER NON-MOTOR VEH UNDER INFL OF INTOX 1

00173 DISREGARDING COMPULSARY TURN LANE 1

00176 DRIVING TOO FAST FOR TRAFFIC CONDITIONS 1

00197 FLEEING OR EVADING POLICE, 1^ST DEGREE (ON FOOT) 3

00199 FLEEING OR EVADING POLICE, 2^ND DEGREE (ON FOOT) 1

00206 IMPROPER EQUIPMENT 4

00220 NO TAIL LAMPS 1

00226 ONE HEADLIGHT 8

00240 NO BRAKE LIGHTS (PASSENGER VEHICLES) 1

00243 NO TINTING LABEL ON VEHICLE 1

00248 EXCESSIVE WINDSHIELD/WINDOW TINTING 1

00271 DISREGARD-FAIL TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY 4

00380 NO OPERATORS-MOPED LICENSE 40

00394 INTERMEDIATE LICENSING VIOLATIONS 2

00395 INSTRUCTIONAL PERMIT VIOLATIONS 1

00398 OPERATING VEHICLE WITH EXPIRED OPERATORS LICENSE 18

00403 OPERATING ON SUS OR REV OPER LICENSE 38

00405 IMPROPER REGISTRATION PLATE 5

00407 NO REGISTRATION RECEIPT 256

00417 DISPLAY OR POSS OF CANCELLED OR FICTICIOUS OPER LIC 3

00419 REPRESENTING AS ONES OWN ANOTHERS OPER LIC 1

00424 NO REGISTRATION PLATES 248

00425 IMPROPER DISPLAY OF REGISTRATION PLATES 2

00432 FAILURE TO REGISTER TRANSFER OF MOTOR VEHICLE 6

00435 LICENSE TO BE IN POSSESSION 41

00436 FAILURE TO NOTIFY ADDR CHANGE TO DEPT OF TRANS 88

00441 WANTON ENDANGERMENT-2^ND DEGREE 1

00449 RIM OR FRAME OBSCURING LETTERING OR DECAL ON PLATE 1

00455 OWNER TO NOTIFY CLERK OF RESIDENCE OR NAME CHANGE 10

00470 POSS OF OPEN ALC BEV CONT IN MOTOR VEH PROHIBITED 10

00480 FAILURE OF OWNER TO MAINTAIN REQUIRED INS/SEC, 1^ST OFF 67

00482 FAILURE OF NON-OWNER OPER TO MAINTAIN INS/SEC, 1^ST OFF 13

00499 FAILURE TO WEAR SEAT BELTS 86

00506 FAILURE TO USE CHILD RESTRAINT DEV IN VEHICLE 2

00518 FAILURE TO ISSUE INSURANCE CARD 2

00519 FAILURE TO PRODUCE INSURANCE CARD 303

00569 LEAVING SCENE OF ACC-FAILURE TO RENDER AID 5

00580 IMPROPER PARKING VIOLATION 1

00581 IMPROPER PARKING FIRELANE/BLOCK TRAVELED PORTION OF HWY 2

00590 UNAUTHORIZED PARKING IN A HANDICAPPED ZONE 1

00701 UNAUTHORIZED USE OF MOTOR VEHILCE – 1^ST OFFENSE 1

00795 ASSAULT, 4^TH DEGREE (NO VISIBLE INJURY) 1

00796 ASSAULT, 4^TH DEGREE (MINOR INJURY) 1

00797 ASSAULT, 4^TH DEGREE (DOMESTIC VIOLENCE) NO VISIBLE INJ 6

00798 ASSAULT, 4^TH DEGREE (DOMESTIC VIOLENCE) MINOR INJURY 12

00803 MENACING 2

00822 TERRORISTIC THREATENING, 3^RD DEGREE 3

01112 THEFT BY DECEPTION-INCL COLD CHECKS 1

01114 OBSCURING THE IDENTITY OF A MACHINE 1

01300 RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY UNDER $300 2

01401 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, 1^ST DEGREE 2

01403 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, 3^RD DEGREE 2

01501 CARRYING A CONCEALED WEAPON 6

02002 ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A MINOR 1

02013 UNLAWFUL TRANSACTION W/MINOR 3^RD DEGREE 6

02108 OPER MTR VEH U/INFLUENCE ALC/DRUGS/ETC .08, 1^ST OFF 20

02109 OPER MTR VEH U/INFLUENCE ALC/DRUGS/ETC .08 AGG CIRC 7

02112 OPER MTR VEH U/INFLUENCE ALC/DRUGS/ETC .08, 3^RD OFF 2

02207 PERMIT ILLEGAL SALES OF ALC BEV ON PREMISES 1

02209 POSSESSION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES BY A MINOR 8

02303 PUB INTOX-CONTROLLED SUB (EXCLUDES ALC) 5

02304 ALC INTOX IN A PUBLIC PLACE (1^ST & 2^ND OFF) 38

02305 DRINK ALCOHOLIC BEV IN PUBLIC PLACE (1^ST & 2^ND OFF) 1

02370 DISORDERLY CONDUCT, 1^ST DEGREE 3

02371 DISORDERLY CONDUCT, 2^ND DEGREE 13

02400 DISORDERLY CONDUCT 2

02404 RESISTING ARREST 11

02405 HARASSMENT (NO PHYSICAL CONTACT) 1

02585 CONF BY LAW ENFC OF TOBACCO PROD USE BY U/18YR 1

02616 CRIMINAL TRESPASS-1^ST DEGREE 1

02617 CRIMINAL TRESPASSING-3^RD DEGREE 11

02624 CRIMINAL TRESPASSING-2^ND DEGREE 4

02625 CRUELTY TO ANIMALS-2^ND DEGREE 1

02644 HINDERING PROSECUTION OR APPRENSION-2^ND DEGREE 2

02657 OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS 2

02695 GIVING OFFICER FALSE NAME OR ADDRESS 1

02706 DISREGARD SIGNALS OF OFF DIRECT TRAFFIC/FLEEING 1

02763 VIOLATION OF A KENTUCKY EPO/DVO 3

02804 INVOLUNTARY ADMIT MENTAL HEALTH HOSP-UNIFIED JUV CODE 1

02900 SERVING WARRANT (FOR OTHER POLICE AGENCY) 17

02906 SERVING BENCH WARRANT FOR COURT 33

03005 ARREST, PERSONS MENTALLY ILL & A DANG TO SELF/OTHER 1

05131 NO OTHER STATE REGISTRATION RECEIPT 6

05133 DISPLAY OF ILLEGAL/ALTERED REGISTRATION PLATE 1

09094 POSSESSING LICENSE WHEN PRIVILEGES ARE REVOKED 3

09150 MURDER 2

10210 CUSTODIAL INTERFERENCE – FELONY 1

12003 ROBBERY, 2^ND DEGREE 2

13160 ASSAULT, 2^ND DEGREE 2

13201 WANTON ENDANGERMENT-1^ST DEGREE 6

22022 BURGLARY, 2^ND DEGREE-FORCED 2

22060 BURGLARY, 1^ST DEGREE 2

22061 BURGLARY, 2^ND DEGREE 2

23030 TBUT OR DISP SHOPLIFTING 6

23039 TBUT OR DISP SHOPLIFTING 39

23100 TBUT OR DISP FIREARM 1

23237 OBSCURING THE IDENTITY OF A MACHINE $500<$10,000 1

23269 TBUT OR DISP BICYCLES 1

23290 TBUT OR DISP ALL OTHERS-FELONY 3

23299 TBUT OR DISP ALL OTHERS-MISDEMEANOR 2

23310 THEFT OF IDENTITY OF ANOTHER WITHOUT CONS ENT 1

24040 TBUT OR DISP-AUTO 1

24049 TBUT OR DISP-AUTO 1

25061 CRIMINAL POSS OF FORGED INSTR, 1^ST DEGREE (IDENTITY) 3

25062 CRIMINAL POSS OF FORGED INSTR, 2^ND DEGREE 1

28030 RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY OVER $300 2

28031 RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY U/$500 2

28032 RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY U/$10,000 2

28198 THEFT OF C.S. UNDER $300 1^ST OFFENSE 1

38152 UNLAWFUL TRANSACTION W/MINOR 2^ND DEGREE 2

42035 ATT/OBT CTRLD SUB BY FALSE STMT, FORGERY 1^ST DEGREE 1

42036 ATT/OBT CTRLD SUB BY FALSE STMT, FORGERY 2^ND DEGREE 1

42055 PRESCRIPTION CONT SUB NOT PROPER CONTAINER 1^ST OFFENSE 2

42075 DRUG PARAPHERNALIA LAW, BUY, POSS, 1^ST OFF 39

42201 POSS CONT SUB 1^ST DEG, 1^ST OFF (DRUG UNSPECIFIED) 1

42202 POSS CONT SUB 1^ST DEG 2^ND > OFF (DRUG UNSPECIFIED) 1

42203 POSS CONT SUB, 1^ST DEG, 1^ST OFF (COCAINE) 1

42231 POSS CONT SUB 2^ND DEG 1^ST OFF (DRUG UNSPECIFIED) 3

42261 POSS CONT SUB, 3^RD DEG, 1^ST OFF (DRUG UNSPECIFIED) 2

42262 POSS CONT SUB 3^RD DEG, 2^ND > OFF (DRUG UNSPECIFIED) 1

42311 TRAF IN MARIJUANA (8 OZ TO <5 LBS) 1^ST OFF 4

42331 POSS OF MARIJUANA 42

42341 CULTIVATE IN MARIJUANA (5 PLANTS OR MORE) 1^ST OFF 2

50230 TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 5

51201 INTIMIDATING A PARTICIPANT IN THE LEGAL PROCESS 2

51203 TAMPERING WITH WITNESS 1

52197 POSSESSION OF HANDGUN BY CONVICTED FELON 1

71150 FRAUD USE OF CREDIT CARD $500 < $10,000 1

71264 THEFT-RECEIPT OF STOLEN CREDIT/DEBIT CARD (>2 CARD) 1

80000 LOCAL VIOLATION CODES 80000-80999 2

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Citizen’s Academy

This year the LaGrange Police Department hosted another Citizen’s Academy. The class was held in March and had 20 participants. The goal of this project is to provide a platform in which our citizens are able to interact in a comfortable atmosphere with our officers.

The students had the opportunity to use the Firearms Automated Training Simulator or F.A.T.S. Students experienced first-hand shoot or no-shoot scenarios involving simulated violent offenders. Student feedback indicated a better understanding of the stresses placed on law enforcement officers.

In addition to the F.A.T.S., students participated in trips to Oldham County Dispatch, Oldham County District and Circuit Court, Oldham County Jail, and the Firing Range. The courses culminated in a student ride-along with an officer during the course of his shift.

Officer Ray Whitehill coordinated the class and had several guest speakers including the county attorney and K-9 officers. As in the past, this was a successful project that the members of the community welcome.

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Code Compliance Mediator

The Code Compliance Mediator resolves complaints of ordinance violations and seeks out additional violations throughout the City of LaGrange. This involves educating the citizens about the ordinances and helping them to comply. Nearly all, about 99.9%, of the violations get resolved immediately.

There have been 230 ordinance violations complaints from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009. These are broken down into the following categories:

Dangerous trees or stacks 7
Illegal signage 5
No variance for business 0
Mud on street/road 0
Obstruction of streets, sidewalks, and drainage 15
Storage of junk/scrap metal or motor vehicles 18
Accumulation of rubbish 30
Weeds and grass taller than 12 inches 135
Dump truck in subdivision 0
Abandoned vehicles 0
Barking dogs 1
Unsafe buildings 0
Stop Work Orders issued 0
Prohibited lighting 0
LG&E gas leak 0
No Business License 1
Large Item Garbage Complaints 2
Sidewalks needing repair 0
Road work not being completed 0
Other violations 16

This year $254,291.00 was collected in fees for business licenses.

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Dispatched Runs

The LaGrange Police Department makes 26% of all runs in Oldham County. The majority of the remaining runs, 63%, are assigned to the Oldham County Police Department. The Oldham County Sheriff’s Office and the Pewee Valley Police Department respond to the remaining calls.

The busiest day for both the LaGrange Police Department and the Oldham County Police Department was Friday. In addition, Wednesday was the busiest day for the Sheriff’s Office and Tuesday was the busiest for Pewee Valley.

The staff size and operating budgets vary greatly between departments. The LaGrange Police Department is budgeted for 13 officers, 2 part-time clerks, and operates on a $1,436,010 budget. The Oldham County Police Department employs 31 officers and 3 support staff members, two of which are full time and one part time, and operates on a $3,251,935 budget. The Sheriff’s Office employs 11 full time officers, 4 part time officers, and 2 support staff members and operates on a $2,235,955 budget. The Pewee Valley Police Department employed 1 full time officer and operated on a budget of $62,500.

The largest number of the dispatched runs to which the LaGrange Police Department responded were for criminal reports with 34%, alarms with 26%, and non-injury accidents with 20%, and The remaining runs constituted 11% for motorist assists, 5% for fighting, 3% for injury accidents, and 1% for reported prowlers.

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Domestic Violence

There were 507 Domestic Violence calls occurring in Oldham County during 2009. That number is up from 466 in 2008. The LaGrange Police Department responded to 32% of those incidents resulting in 162 runs. The Oldham County Police Department responded to 59% of dispatched runs resulting in 301. The remaining 9% of Domestic Violence incidents were dispatched to the Oldham County Sheriff’s Office resulting in 44 runs.

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DUI Summary

Our records indicate that the LaGrange Police Department made 30 DUI arrests during the calendar year of 2009 which is a decrease from the 70 arrests the previous year. Of those, 28 were first-time offenders and 2 were third-time offenders. While the number of DUI arrests in LaGrange dropped over 50% from 2008, Oldham County as a whole had a 35% increase with a total of 246 made in 2009.

The Limited Restaurant and Sunday sales ordinance was passed in June of 2004. Prior to that, we had 43 DUI arrests in 2003 and 78 DUI arrests in 2002.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is funding 50% of the $30,000 grant for the purpose of reducing the number of problem drivers on our roadways with a focus on DUIs. This is our ninth year to receive the grant. We have utilized this grant and our partnership with the Oldham County Police Department to help provide additional hours of enforcement to Oldham County.

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SAFE Program

The Speed Alcohol Fundamental Enforcement (SAFE) program is carried out through a partnership with the Oldham County Police Department. The focus of the overtime program is to reduce speeding, drunk driving, and the lack of use of seat belt restraints. The purpose for the funding is to save lives, reduce injuries and property damage, and reduce the number of motor vehicles being operated under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

We involve the community by conveying information about the program through our local and civic organizations, the media, and the school system. During the school year students ages 16 to 18 are educated about the problems which are the focus of the program.

The 2009 SAFE Program funded 621 hours of additional traffic enforcement between the two agencies. Through our combined efforts we issued 322 moving violations, 614 seat belt violations, 8 child restraint seat violations, 1699 citations for additional traffic offenses, 4 DUI arrests and 32 additional arrests.

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Uniform Offense Reports

Uniform Offense Reports track the following crimes:

Part I: Murder, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, arson, breaking

and entering, auto theft, and larceny.

Part II: All other crimes tracked through citations that are not Part I crimes

or traffic related.

Part I Clearance Rate

Murder 1 0%

Forcible Rape 4 0%

Robbery 3 33%

Aggravated Assault 4 25%

Arson 0 n/a

Breaking and Entering 25 8%

Larceny-Theft 132 19%

Auto Theft 9 33%

TOTAL 178

Part II Clearance Rate

Other Assaults 15 47%

Forgery and Counterfeiting 6 57%

Fraud 23 21%

Stolen Property 2 50%

Vandalism 32 19%

Other Sex Offenses 4 60%

Sales/Manuf. Syn Narcs 1 100%

Sales/Manuf. Marijuana 2 67%

Sales/Manuf. Other 9 80%

Possession-Opium/Cocaine 2 100%

Possession-Marijuana 9 78%

Possession-Other 1 100%

Offenses against Family/Child 3 60%

Disorderly Conduct 7 14%

All other Offenses (Not Traffic) 20 36%

Runaways 6 0%

TOTAL 142

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FORWARD

It is with great pleasure to present the LaGrange Police Department’s fourth annual report. We spend a substantial amount of time gathering and compiling statistics that are related to the daily activities of our officers. The amount of time spent calculating these numbers is valuable for the analysis of how our resources are being used on a daily basis. Like many police agencies when you have limited resources and staffing it is imperative for our officers to work in the most efficient manner possible.

Sincerely,

Kevin L. Collett

Chief of Police

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Forward………………………………………………………………………… i

Table of Contents……………………………………………………………. ii

10-99 Report…………………..…………………………………………….. 1

Accident Data…………………………………………………………………. 3

Alcohol Beverage Control Administration………………………………. 4

CID Unit…………..……………………………………………………………. 6

Citation Summary……………………………………………………………. 7

Code Compliance Mediator………………………………………………… 13

Dispatched Runs…………………..…………………………………………. 14

Domestic Violence……………………………………………………………. 16

DUI Summary………………………………………………………………….. 17

SAFE Program………………………………………………………………….. 18

Uniform Offense Reports……………………………………………………. 19

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10-99 Report

At the start of the 2005 fiscal year, we began tracking and monitoring activity that is not otherwise documented by a Uniform Offense Report, Accident Report, Citation, or Courtesy Notice. A review of the 10-99 data for the calendar year of 2008 showed a total of 29,861 such activities resulting in 8779 hours.

The most prevalent types of response activities were 27,506 extra patrols including house watches, subdivision details, and citizen’s requests for additional area patrols; 300 school traffic control activities; 118 other officer assists; 412 alarms; 102 suspicious person reports; 164 suspicious vehicle reports; and 1,671 miscellaneous activities including crime prevention, motorist assists, welfare checks, and others.

Apartments

- Apartment Complexes -	2007	2008
110 Anchor Ave Apt	4	9
Adrienne Oaks	23	14
Cedar Court Apt	137	111
Cedar Spring Apt	43	23
Creekside	28	29
Host House	52	39
Oakview	41	38
Senior Apt	0	8
Stone Ridge (Lee St)	21	90
The Meadows	1	25
Walnut St Apt	12	13
Washington Terrace	0	4
Woodfield	5	12
York Cliff	2	31

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Accident Data

There were a total of 233 accidents in the City of LaGrange for 2008, an increase from 219 the previous year. Of those, 36 were injury accidents causing 54 people to be injured. There were no fatalities caused by a motor vehicle accident during the year.

Further breakdown of our statistics revealed that 48% or 113 of the 233 accidents occurred on Highway 53, of which 22 were injury accidents. We had 10% or 24 collisions happen on Highway 146, 5 involving injuries. Although trains travel through LaGrange frequently, there were no accidents involving trains this year.

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Alcohol Beverage Control Administration

Since the origination of the ordinance, the City of LaGrange has had up to 9 restaurants at a time, both state and city licensed. As of the end of 2008 there were 9 restaurants still doing business under the provisions provided by the Limited Restaurant ordinance. The following information is based solety on the documented retail sales of alcohol in each of our licensed restaurants. Restaurants must keep their percentage of alcohol sales to 30% or less of the amount of their total sales. The sales amounts range from $1,878,250 in total sales and $270,696 in alcohol sales for Applebees to $28,811 in total sales and $131 in alcohol sales for Son of a Sailor which opened in the last quarter of 2008.

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CID Unit

The following is a breakdown of all cases, open and closed, that were worked
by the LaGrange Police Department Detective in 2008. The total includes
cases initiated by detectives and those adopted from patrol officers for
followup investigation.

	ABUSE OF OFFICE	0
	ARRESTS	37
	ARSON/RELATED	0
	ASSAULT/RELATED	7
	BRIBERY/CORRUPTION	0
	BURGLARY/RELATED	58
	BUSINESS/COMMERCIAL FRAUD	6
	CHR/CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT	2
	CRIMINAL DAMAGE - PROPERTY	11
	CRIMINAL HOMICIDE	2
	DEATH INVESTIGATION	1
	DOMESTIC VIOLENCE	0
	ESCAPE/RELATED	0
	FAMILY OFFENSES	2
	FETAL HOMICIDE	0
	FIREARMS OFFENSES	1
	FORGERY/RELATED	10
	GAMBLING	0
	INTERFERENCE WITH JUDICIAL ADMIN.	6
	INTERNAL AFFAIRS	1
	KIDNAPPING/RELATED	3
	MISC. BUSINESS, OCCUPATION CRIME	1
	MISCELLANEOUS	1
	NARCOTICS RELATED	19
	OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC ADMIN.	2
	PERJURY/RELATED	1
	PORNOGRAPHY	2
	PROSTITUTION	0
	RIOT, DISORDERLY CONDUCT/RELATED	1
	ROBBERY	9
	SEXUAL OFFENSES	2
	THEFT/RELATED	68
	TRAFFIC OFFENSES	0
	TOTAL CID ASSIGNED CASES	253

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Citation Summary

Traffic Citation Summary

The LaGrange Police Department issued 2696 citations for the 2008 calendar year. Of the 2008 citations, 2225 were for traffic violations. The three most prevalent types were “No Registration Plate or Receipt” with 721, “No Insurance” with 487 and “Moving Hazardous” (which include citations such as speeding, improper passing, reckless driving, etc.) with 380. The following graph represents the decrease in these areas from the previous year and the summary of all traffic violations is on the following page.

ALL CITATIONS

00001 SPEEDING 1 MPH OVER LIMIT 1

00005 SPEEDING 5 MPH OVER LIMIT 4

00010 SPEEDING 10 MPH OVER LIMIT 39

00011 SPEEDING 11 MPH OVER LIMIT 3

00012 SPEEDING 12 MPH OVER LIMIT 7

00013 SPEEDING 13 MPH OVER LIMIT 16

00014 SPEEDING 14 MPH OVER LIMIT 11

00015 SPEEDING 15 MPH OVER LIMIT 38

00016 SPEEDING 16 MPH OVER LIMIT 19

00017 SPEEDING 17 MPH OVER LIMIT 20

00018 SPEEDING 18 MPH OVER LIMIT 13

00019 SPEEDING 19 MPH OVER LIMIT 10

00020 SPEEDING 20 MPH OVER LIMIT 14

00021 SPEEDING 21 MPH OVER LIMIT 8

00022 SPEEDING 22 MPH OVER LIMIT 3

00023 SPEEDING 23 MPH OVER LIMIT 7

00024 SPEEDING 24 MPH OVER LIMIT 4

00025 SPEEDING 25 MPH OVER LIMIT 3

00026 SPEEDING 26 MPH OVER LIMIT 4

00107 IMPROPER PASSING 1

00108 FAILURE TO OR IMPROPER SIGNAL 6

00109 IMPROPER TURNING 1

00111 DISREGARDING STOP SIGN 59

00113 DISREGARDING TRAFFIC CONT DEV-TRAFFIC LIGHT 18

00114 IMPROPER START FROM PARKED POSITION 1

00115 RECKLESS DRIVING 19

00122 FAILURE TO DIM HEADLIGHTS 4

00126 FAILURE TO GIVE RIGHT OF WAY TO VEH PASSING OPPOSITE DIRECETION 1

00127 FAILURE TO GIVE RIGHT OF WAY TO EMERGENCY VEH 1

00128 DISREGARDING RR CROSSING FLASHER 4

00131 FAILURE TO ILLUMINATE HEAD LAMPS 1

00133 INSUFFICIENT HEAD LAMPS 1

00136 CARELESS DRIVING 16

00174 FAILURE TO GIVE ONCOMING VEHICLE ½ OF HIGHWAY 1

00196 FLEEING OR EVADING POLICE, 1^ST DEGREE (MOTOR VEH) 1

00198 FLEEING OR EVADING POLICE, 2^ND DEGREE 1

00199 FLEEING OR EVADING POLICE, 2^ND DEGREE (ON FOOT) 1

00205 INADEQUATE SILENCER (MUFFLER) 5

00206 IMPROPER EQUIPMENT 1

00207 REAR LICENSE NOT ILLUMINATED 16

00209 VEHICLE A NUISANCE, NOISY, ETC 1

00220 NO TAIL LAMPS 8

00226 ONE HEADLIGHT 23

00230 LEAKING OR SIFTING CONTENTS 1

00231 OBSTRUCTED VISION AND/OR WINDSHIELD 5

00240 NO BRAKE LIGHTS (PASSENGER VEHICLES) 7

00242 EXCESSIVE WINDOW TINTING 1

00243 NO TINTING LABEL ON VEHICLE 2

00250 OPERATING ATV ON ROADWAY 1

00271 DISREGARD-FAIL TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY 3

00273 IMPROPER USE OF LEFT LANE-OVERTAKING VEHICLE 3

00380 NO OPERATORS-MOPED LICENSE 67

00394 INTERMEDIATE LICENSING VIOLATIONS 2

00395 INSTRUCTIONAL PERMIT VIOLATIONS 3

00398 OPERATING VEHICLE WITH EXPIRED OPERATORS LICENSE 17

00401 NO OPERATORS LICENSE 2

00403 OPERATING ON SUS OR REV OPER LICENSE 51

00404 PMT UNLINCENSED OPERATOR TO OPERATE MOTOR VEH 1

00405 IMPROPER REGISTRATION PLATE 13

00407 NO REGISTRATION RECEIPT 334

00417 DISPLAY OR POSS OF CANCELLED OR FICTICIOUS OPER LIC 5

00424 NO REGISTRATION PLATES 339

00425 IMPROPER DISPLAY OF REGISTRATION PLATES 2

00432 FAILURE TO REGISTER TRANSFER OF MOTOR VEHICLE 16

00435 LICENSE TO BE IN POSSESSION 51

00436 FAILURE TO NOTIFY ADDR CHANGE TO DEPT OF TRANS 117

00437 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT – 4^TH DEGREE – CHILD ABUSE 1

00439 LICENSE PLATE NOT LEGIBLE 1

00441 WANTON ENDANGERMENT-2^ND DEGREE 1

00455 OWNER TO NOTIFY CLERK OF RESIDENCE OR NAME CHANGE 32

00470 POSS OF OPEN ALC BEV CONT IN MOTOR VEH PROHIBITED 14

00480 FAILURE OF OWNER TO MAINTAIN REQUIRED INS/SEC, 1^ST OFF 102

00481 FAILURE OF OWNER TO MAINTAIN REQUIRED INS/SEC, 2^ND OFF 2

00482 FAILURE OF NON-OWNER OPER TO MAINTAIN INS/SEC, 1^ST OFF 30

00499 FAILURE TO WEAR SEAT BELTS 144

00506 FAILURE TO USE CHILD RESTRAINT DEV IN VEHICLE 3

00517 IMPROPER DISCHARGE SCHOOL/CHURCH BUS PASS DIV HIGH 1

00518 FAILURE TO ISSUE INSURANCE CARD 1

00519 FAILURE TO PRODUCE INSURANCE CARD 352

00569 LEAVING SCENE OF ACC-FAILURE TO RENDER AID 2

00580 IMPROPER PARKING VIOLATION 3

00590 UNAUTHORIZED PARKING IN A HANDICAPPED ZONE 2

00625 NO MOTORCYCLE OPERATORS LICENSE 1

00795 ASSAULT, 4^TH DEGREE (NO VISIBLE INJURY) 3

00796 ASSAULT, 4^TH DEGREE (MINOR INJURY) 4

00797 ASSAULT, 4^TH DEGREE (DOMESTIC VIOLENCE) NO VISIBLE INJ 5

00798 ASSAULT, 4^TH DEGREE (DOMESTIC VIOLENCE) MINOR INJURY 14

00803 MENACING 1

00822 TERRORISTIC THREATENING, 3^RD DEGREE 2

01006 CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF FORGED INSTR 3^RD DEGREE 2

01110 THEFT OF SERVICES 1

01112 THEFT BY DECEPTION-INCL COLD CHECKS 1

01113 THEFT OF PROP MISLAID OR DELIVER BY MISTAKE 1

01114 OBSCURING THE IDENTITY OF A MACHINE 2

01300 RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY UNDER $300 3

01401 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, 1^ST DEGREE 5

01402 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, 2^ND DEGREE 3

01403 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, 3^RD DEGREE 6

01501 CARRYING A CONCEALED WEAPON 1

01680 FAILURE TO COMPLY W/SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION (1^ST OFF) 1

02108 OPER MTR VEH U/INFLUENCE ALC/DRUGS/ETC .08, 1^ST OFF 44

02109 OPER MTR VEH U/INFLUENCE ALC/DRUGS/ETC .08 AGG CIRC 9

02110 OPER MTR VEH U/INFLUENCE ALC/DRUGS/ETC .08, 2^ND OFF 7

02112 OPER MTR VEH U/INFLUENCE ALC/DRUGS/ETC .08, 3^RD OFF 3

02113 OPER MTR VEH U/INFLUENCE ALC/DRUGS/ETC .08 (AGG CIRCUM) 1

02114 OPER MTR VEH U/INFLUENCE ALC/DRUGS/ETC .08 4^TH OR > 1

02115 OPER MTR VEH U/INFLUENCE ALC/DRUGS/ETC .08 (AGG CIRCUM) 2

02116 OPER MTR VEH U/INFLUENCE ALC/DRUGS/ETC <21 YOA 1

02209 POSSESSION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES BY A MINOR 4

02301 ALC INTOX IN A PUB PLACE 3^RD OR > OFF IN 12 MONTHS 1

02303 PUB INTOX-CONTROLLED SUB (EXCLUDES ALC) 6

02304 ALC INTOX IN A PUBLIC PLACE (1^ST & 2^ND OFF) 47

02371 DISORDERLY CONDUCT, 2^ND DEGREE 16

02400 DISORDERLY CONDUCT 2

02404 RESISTING ARREST 8

02406 OBSTRUCTING A HIGHWAY 1

02585 CONF BY LAW ENFC OF TOBACCO PROD USE BY U/18YR 1

02617 CRIMINAL TRESPASSING-3^RD DEGREE 9

02621 CRIMINAL LITTERING 4

02626 CUSTODIAL INTERFERENCE 1

02629 DRIVING DUI SUSPENDED LICENSE – 2^ND OFFENSE 1

02643 FUGITIVE FROM ANOTHER STATE (MISDEMEANOR) 1

02644 HINDERING PROSECUTION OR APPRENSION-2^ND DEGREE 2

02695 GIVING OFFICER FALSE NAME OR ADDRESS 4

02900 SERVING WARRANT (FOR OTHER POLICE AGENCY) 22

02905 COMMISSIONER’S WARRANT (JUVENILE CUSTODY ORDER) 1

02906 SERVING BENCH WARRANT FOR COURT 39

03005 ARREST, PERSONS MENTALLY ILL & A DANG TO SELF/OTHER 2

05113 EXPIRED TEMPORARY PLATE 3

05131 NO OTHER STATE REGISTRATION RECEIPT 11

05133 DISPLAY OF ILLEGAL/ALTERED REGISTRATION PLATE 2

05138 RESIDENTS NOT TO USE LICENSE OF OTHER STATES 6

09094 POSSESSING LICENSE WHEN PRIVILEGES ARE REVOKED 3

10060 KIDNAPPING-ADULT 1

12002 ROBBERY, 1^ST DEGREE 1

12003 ROBBERY, 2^ND DEGREE 2

13113 ASSAULT 3^RD DEG-POLICE OFFICER OR PROB OFFICER 2

13114 ASSAULT 3^RD DEGREE-INMATE ASSAULT ON CORR EMPL 1

13151 ASSAULT, 1^ST DEGREE-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 1

13160 ASSAULT, 2^ND DEGREE 1

13201 WANTON ENDANGERMENT-1^ST DEGREE 7

13221 WANTON ENDANGERMENT-1^ST DEGREE-POLICE OFFICER 1

22060 BURGLARY, 1^ST DEGREE 5

22061 BURGLARY, 2^ND DEGREE 16

22062 BURGLARY, 3^RD DEGREE 2

23030 TBUT OR DISP SHOPLIFTING 2

23039 TBUT OR DISP SHOPLIFTING 15

23059 TBUT OR DISP FROM AUTO 1

23140 THEFT BY UNLAWFUL TAKING-GASOLINE- 1^ST OFFENSE 1

23290 TBUT OR DISP ALL OTHERS-FELONY 15

23299 TBUT OR DISP ALL OTHERS-MISDEMEANOR 5

23310 THEFT OF IDENTITY OF ANOTHER WITHOUT CONS ENT 2

25013 FORGERY OF A PRESCRIPTION 1^ST OFFENSE 1

25019 FORGERY, 2^ND DEGREE 1

25062 CRIMINAL POSS OF FORGED INSTR, 2^ND DEGREE 1

28030 RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY OVER $300 6

28198 THEFT OF C.S. UNDER $300 1^ST OFFENSE 5

28199 THEFT OF C.S. OVER $300 2^ND OR SUB OFFENSES 1

42035 ATT/OBT CTRLD SUB BY FALSE STMT, FORGERY 1^ST DEGREE 2

42055 PRESCRIPTION CONT SUB NOT PROPER CONT, 1^ST OFF 4

42075 DRUG PARAPHERNALIA LAW, BUY, POSS, 1^ST OFF 47

42113 TRAFF IN CONTROLLED SUB, 1^ST DEG, 1^ST OFF (METHAMPHETAMINES) 3

42131 TRAF CONT SUB 2^ND DEG 1^ST OFF (DRUG UNSPECIFIED) 1

42203 POSS CONT SUB, 1^ST DEG, 1^ST OFF (COCAINE) 2

42231 POSS CONT SUB 2^ND DEG 1^ST OFF (DRUG UNSPECIFIED) 1

42261 POSS CONT SUB, 3^RD DEG, 1^ST OFF (DRUG UNSPECIFIED) 2

42331 POSS OF MARIJUANA 49

49010 DRIVING – DUI SUSPENDED LICENSE (3^RD OFFENSE) 1

49031 PROMOTING CONTRABAND – 1^ST DEGREE 2

50230 TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 4

51201 INTIMIDATING A PARTICIPANT IN THE LEGAL PROCESS 1

70240 ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIME 4

71260 FRAUDULENT USE OF CREDIT CARDS O/100 W/6 MO PERIOD 2

73201 FUGITIVE FROM ANOTHER STATE – WARRANT REQUIRED 1

80000 LOCAL VIOLATION CODES 80000-80999 2

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Code Compliance Mediator

There have been 198 ordinance violations complaints from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008. These are broken down into the following categories:

Dangerous trees or stacks 5
Illegal signage 0
No variance for business 0
Mud on street/road 4
Obstruction of streets, sidewalks, and drainage 8
Storage of junk/scrap metal or motor vehicles 13
Accumulation of rubbish 21
Weeds and grass taller than 12 inches 117
Dump truck in subdivision 0
Abandoned vehicles 0
Barking dogs 0
Unsafe buildings 0
Stop Work Orders issued 0
Prohibited lighting 0
LG&E gas leak 0
No Business License 0
Large Item Garbage Complaints 6
Sidewalks needing repair 2
Road work not being completed 2
Other violations 20

This year $241,815.00 was collected in fees for business licenses.

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Dispatched Runs

The LaGrange Police Department makes 25% of all runs in Oldham County. The majority of the remaining runs, nearly 66%, are assigned to the Oldham County Police Department. The Oldham County Sheriff’s Office and the Pewee Valley Police Department respond to the remaining calls.

The staff size and operating budgets vary greatly between departments. The LaGrange Police Department is budgeted for 13 officers, 2 part-time clerks, and operates on a $1,302,624 budget. The Oldham County Police Department employs 31 officers and 3 full-time support staff members and operates on a $3,384,934 budget. The Sheriff’s Office employs 11 full time officers, 4 part time officers, and 2 support staff members and operates on a $2,210,760 budget. The Pewee Valley Police Department employed 1 full time officer and operated on a budget of $62,500.

The largest number of the dispatched runs to which the LaGrange Police Department responded were for criminal reports with 39%, non-injury accidents with 19%, and alarms with 20%. The remaining runs constituted 13% for motorist assists, 4% for injury accidents, 4% for fighting, and 1% for reported prowlers.

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Domestic Violence

There were 466 Domestic Violence calls occurring in Oldham County during 2008. That number is down from 487 in 2007. The LaGrange Police Department responded to 30% of those incidents resulting in 139 runs. The Oldham County Police Department responded to 68% of dispatched runs resulting in 316. The remaining 2% of Domestic Violence incidents were dispatched to the Oldham County Sheriff’s Office resulting in 11 runs.

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DUI Summary

Our records indicate that the LaGrange Police Department made 70 DUI arrests during the calendar year of 2008 which is an increase from the previous year. Of those, 53 were first-time offenders, 8 were second-time offenders, 5 were third-time offenders, and 3 were fourth-time (or greater) offenders. One was for an individual under 21 years of age. Overall, Oldham County had a 30% decrease in DUI arrests. There were 182 made in 2008.

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SAFE Program

The 2008 SAFE Program funded 537 hours of additional traffic enforcement between the two agencies. Through our combined efforts we issued 514 moving violations, 576 seat belt violations, 3 child restraint seat violation, 1174 citations for additional traffic offenses, 6 DUI arrests and 11 additional arrests.

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Uniform Offense Reports

Uniform Offense Reports track the following crimes:
Part I: Murder, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, arson, breaking
and entering, auto theft, and larceny.
Part II: All other crimes tracked through citations that are not Part I crimes
or traffic related.



	Part I		Clearance Rate
	Murder	0	n/a
	Forcible Rape	1	0%
	Robbery	5	20%
	Aggravated Assault	3	33%
	Arson	0	n/a
	Breaking and Entering	54	35%
	Larceny-Theft	122	23%
	Auto Theft	8	50%
	TOTAL	193

	Part II		Clearance Rate
	Other Assaults	12	75%
	Forgery and Counterfeiting	7