Sanibel Police Chief Releases Year-End Stats: Vehicular Accidents Steeply Decline
Today, Sanibel Police Chief Bill Tomlinson released the year-end Department Statistics for 2011. The Federally reportable crimes (UCR) for 2011 remained at last year’s level of 120. Within the Federally reportable crimes, there were two noteworthy statistics.
These were a 33% increase in the report of burglaries from 18 in 2009, to 24 in 2010; and a 50% decrease in assaults from 10 in 2009, to 5 in 2010. Over all, the City is still seeing a trend of fewer thefts for the third year from 94 in 2009, to 88 in 2010, and a four year decrease in assaults.
Upon release of these crime statistics, Chief Tomlinson stated, “While we have seen a rise in burglaries from 18 in 2010, to 24 in 2011, I am encouraged by the decrease in assaults from 10 in 2010, to 5 in 2011. Through increased patrol, education and community involvement, we will continue to focus on prevention of crime and enforcement of laws to further decrease crime on Sanibel.”
The most significant trend within the statistics tracked by the Sanibel Police Department is that the number of accidents has decreased by approximately 48% from 169 in 2010 to 88 in 2011. The long term trend is even more significant, since 2003 the number of accidents has decreased by 60%.
In the past four years, the Sanibel Police Department has experienced a 28% decrease in total calls for service from a peak of 32,424 in 2008, to 23,542 calls for service in 2011. The calls for service statistic includes every criminal report, ordinance violation, arrest, call for service and proactive area check completed by the Police Department. Proactive area checks are initiated to prevent criminal acts from occurring in higher risk areas, such as the fishing pier, beach accesses, business zones, and speed detection details.
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