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The Blues

 

As of the 3rd, the Pond

has hit last year's OD level. 

79% involved fentanyl.

The rate was 65% last year.

There will only be more.

 

 

 

Stolen Car Quiz

 

For those of you playing at home, the answer to, "How many cars are stolen per day in the Pond?"

The answer is 30. 

 

 

Prosecutions

 

Per their union, there were 170 reported assaults versus bus drivers in the Pond in 2022. 

“I am not aware of any of those going to a prosecution on an assault charge. As far as I know, the DA's office has either dropped the charges or settled on a plea deal with a misdemeanor of 'interfering with public transportation,'” said one of the union's VPs. 

 

 

Assault Cases

 

 

Per the DA’s office, law enforcement, in the Pond, referred the following misdemeanor assault cases by year:

2016 - 432
2017 - 464
2018 - 459
2019 - 476
2020 - 444
2021 - 410
2022 - 368

 

Criminal Trespass

 

 

Over the last few years, law enforcement referred the following trespass cases by year:

2016 - 1100
2017 - 1309
2018 - 1551
2019 - 1407
2020 - 783
2021 - 453
2022 - 577

*The lowest level of criminal trespass is a bread and butter Downtown call.

Non-DV Misdemeanors Cases

 

Per DA’s Office, for the Pond, the LEO submitted:

11,509 cases in 2016

11,323 cases in 2017

12,353 cases in 2018

12,364 cases in 2019

7897 cases in 2020

4897 cases in 2021

4183 cases in 2022

Drug Case

 

Per the DA’s office, Law Enforcement , in the Pond, referred the following misdemeanor drug cases by year:

2016 - 407
2017 - 1071*
2018 - 1173
2019 - 1313
2020 - 645
2021 - 83**
2022 - 43

*2017 is the year the state reduced felony drug charges to misdemeanors.

**2021 is the year the state decriminalized drugs.

 

 

Traffic Crimes Cases by the Years

Per the DA’s Office, Traffic Crimes referred by LEO for prosecution by year.

2016

DUII - 1942

DWS - 618

Hit & Run - 251

Reckless Driving - 131

2017

DUII - 1508

DWS - 558

Hit & Run - 227

Reckless Driving - 113

2018

DUII - 1537

DWS - 625

Hit & Run - 251

Reckless Driving - 131

2019

DUII - 1537

DWS - 520

Hit & Run - 233

Reckless Driving - 116

2020

DUII - 943

DWS - 315

Hit & Run - 176

Reckless Driving - 146

2021

DUII - 705

DWS - 182

Hit & Run - 153

Reckless Driving - 157

2022

DUII - 505

DWS - 138

Hit & Run - 109

Reckless Driving - 135

Fire Calls

 

Per the Fire Department, in 2022 there were 1959 “homeless-related fires.”

That number is 41 percent of city’s fires. 

Misdemeanor Theft Cases

 

Per the DA’s office, LEO, in the Pond, referred the following misdemeanor theft cases by year:

2016 - 2343
2017 - 2000
2018 - 2082
2019 - 2256
2020 - 982
2021 - 512
2022 - 417