NCJ Number
54323
Date Published
1979
Length
33 pages
Annotation
THIS PURELY STATISTICAL REPORT GIVES DATA ON PERSONNEL, BUDGETS, ARRESTS BY CRIME CATEGORY, REPORTED CRIMES, WORK OF THE TRAFFIC DIVISION, WORK OF THE FIRE DIVISION, AND LOSSES DUE TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, FIRE, AND CRIME.
Abstract
THE SUNNYVALE, CALIF., DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY COMBINES BOTH POLICE AND FIREFIGHTING FUNCTIONS. AN ORGANIZATIONAL CHART GIVES AN OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT. STATISTICAL DATA IS GIVEN FOR 1978, IS COMPARED FOR 1977 AND 1978, AND IS SUMMARIZED FOR THE YEARS 1969 THROUGH 1978. THE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYS 207 PERSONNEL AND HAS AN ANNUAL BUDGET OF $7,81,802. IN 1978, IT HANDLED 3,393 ARRESTS, ANSWERED 56,021 CALLS FOR SERVICE (INCLUDING FIRE, EMERGENCY, PATROL, AND PUBLIC WORKS), HANDLED 2,618 ACCIDENTS, ANSWERED 820 FIRE CALLS, AND MADE 10,801 FIRE PREVENTION INSPECTIONS. DURING THE PERIOD 1969 THROUGH 1978 THE NUMBER OF UNIFORMED PATROL POLICE HAS INCREASED FROM 85 TO 102, THE NUMBER OF UNIFORMED FIRE FIGHTERS FROM 64 TO 77, AND THE NUMBER OF NONUNIFORMED PERSONNEL FROM 25 TO 28. ARRESTS FOR THE VARIOUS CRIMES INCREASED AS FOLLOWS: HOMICIDE, 400 PERCENT; RAPE, 50 PERCENT; ROBBERY, 249 PERCENT; AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, 108 PERCENT; AND BURGLARY, 107 PERCENT. ONLY LARCENY HAS DECREASED, BY 3 PERCENT. AUTO THEFT HAS INCREASED 34 PERCENT. DETAILED BREAKDOWNS ARE GIVEN FOR EACH CRIME CATEGORY AND ARREST DATA ARE BROKEN DOWN BY AGE, SEX, AND OFFENSE. FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESCUE FIGURES ARE ALSO GIVEN. (GLR)