Wellesley Police Release 2013 YTD Call Stats

What the Wellesley Police Department has responded to in the last four months.

  Wonder how Wellesley's finest spent 2013 thus far? Wonder no more!   The Wellesley Police Department release monthly statistics about many of their activities, including break-ins, arrests and traffic stops. Since January 2013, the Department has arrested 57 people, and responded to 269 vehicle crashes, for example.  Last year's stats, compared to the previous four years' worth of calls and arrests showed a decrease in criminal complaints over the last five years. At this point in the year, it is impossible to say how close to average the rest of 2013 will be. For context, these are the kinds of numbers a city or town has when it is ranked the 15th safest community nationally.  Below are the full call statistics from the Wellesley Police…

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Wellesley Police Stats Show Drop in Arrests, Criminal Complaints

Police received fewer calls, made fewer arrests and issued fewer criminal complaints.

Wellesley Police Stats Show Drop in Arrests, Criminal Complaints

Police received fewer calls, made fewer arrests and issued fewer criminal complaints.

  The Wellesley Police Department recently released some statistics for the last year, reporting some of the police action from 2012 in relation to previous years.  There were fewer burglaries in Wellesley in the last year, 26 compared to 30 in 2011. Of the 2012 incidents, three were in businesses. Police also made fewer arrests and issued fewer criminal complaints in 2012 than in previous years. Criminal complaints being situations in which police file charges but do not arrest a suspect. There were fewer calls made to the department than in 2012, although about the same number as in 2010 and 2009. These service calls could be anything from an arrest to a noise complaint to a medical emergency, the Wellesley Police announcement notes.  …

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