This information and more can be found in the KPD’s annual report, which was released to elected officials and the public last week.
The report includes a brief history of the department, an overview of the various divisions within the KPD and statistics on crime, traffic crashes, arrests, response times and promotions that occurred during the previous year.
“We’re trying to use technology and geo-mapping to figure out and identify where hot spots are in the city,” Police Chief David Quillin said. “We then disseminate those at roll call and encourage our officers, if there’s a particular hot spot in their sector, to be more proactive in those areas. That’s what caused the number (of calls) to go up.”
Here’s a breakdown of some of the information found in the annual report.
CALLS FOR SERVICE
— Number of calls in 2017: 71,271
— Number of calls in 2016: 63,186
— Arrests or citations as a result: 6,144
TRAFFIC CRASHES
— Number of crashes: 3,531
— With injuries: 625
— Fatalities: 6
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION
— Number of cases investigated: 2,601
— Number of cases cleared: 1,997
— Clearance rate: 77 percent
INCIDENTS AT SCHOOLS
— At Dobyns-Bennett High School: 403
— At Sevier Middle School: 53
— At Robinson Middle School: 8
VIOLENT CRIME NUMBERS
— Aggravated assault: 261 (in 2016: 176)
— Rape: 35 (in 2016: 24)
— Robbery: 63 (in 2016: 72)
— Murder: 3 (in 2016: 1)
VICE DIVISION
— Officers seized more than $74,000 in cash
— Drugs seized had a street value of $152,000
— Officers seized 16 vehicles and 32 weapons
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— Violations captured: 24,581 (in 2016: 28,010)
— Citations issued: 14,260 (in 2016: 14,029)
POLICE RESPONSE TIMES
— Emergency: 5:56
— Urgent: 5:59
— Routine: 8:14
