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West Grey Police Service 2017 Annual Report Table of Contents Message from the Chair of the Police Services Board 2 Message from the Chief of Police 3 Mission and Vision Statements 4 About the West Grey Police Service 5 Organizational Chart 6 Operational Highlights 7 Statistical Highlights 8 Comparative Statistics 10 Personnel 14 Training 16 Community Events 17 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 1 Message from the Chair of the Police Services Board As Chair of the West Grey Police Services Board I am pleased to present the 2017 Annual Report. This report outlines the achievements of our police service in 2017 and offers comparisons to previous years. It is our commitment to ensure that West Grey is a safe community in which to live, work and visit and we are constantly looking to improve services to you, our community members. We look forward to continued partnerships with our neighbouring services and agencies, providing efficient and effective proactive community policing in West Grey. Yours sincerely, Kevin Eccles, Chair, West Grey Police Services Board 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 2 Message from the Chief of Police I am pleased to present the 2017 Annual Report for the West Grey Police Service. This report serves as a summary of the past year regarding calls for service, reported crimes, and community involvement. Our police service has worked hard to serve the residents of West Grey. Our members routinely seek out ways to help members of the community and address the root causes of crime and victimization. This has led to many valued partnerships being established with other community organizations in an attempt to provide a safe and secure environment to live in. The West Grey Police Service will continue to address public safety concerns and other issues raised by members of our community as we work hard to provide a high level of service. We recognize that there is more to be done and look forward to working with and serving the residents of West Grey as community partners. Sincerely, Robert Martin Chief of Police West Grey Police Service 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 3 Mission Statement The West Grey Police Service will endeavour to create a safe environment in which to live, work and play. Vision Statement Members of the West Grey Police Service are committed to working with the citizens of the Municipality of West Grey to understand their policing needs, enforce laws, and develop proactive solutions that will improve the service we provide and continue to be one of the best Community Oriented Police Services in the Province of Ontario. 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 4 About the West Grey Police Service In the spring of 2000 the provincial government decided smaller municipalities should amalgamate. The townships of Bentinck, Glenelg and Normanby amalgamated first and the town of Durham joined them the following year. At the time of amalgamation Durham had its own police service and the OPP policed the three townships which included the village of Neustadt. Council for the newly formed municipality of West Grey decided the Durham Police Service was best suited to assume policing for a population expanded from 2,500 to 11,741. The renamed West Grey Police Service commenced policing the former township of Bentinck in 2001 and the former townships of Glenelg and Normanby in 2002. This required the hiring of fifteen new officers. The current staffing level (2017) consists of 18 full-time sworn officers, three part-time sworn officers, five auxiliary officers and one civilian staff member. 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 5 Organizational Chart 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 6 Operational Highlights 2017 saw the West Grey Police participate in Operation Northern Spotlight along with other Ontario police services in an effort to end human trafficking. Operation Northern Spotlight was able to ensure the safety of 6 people who had been working in the sex trade and were in exploitive situations, including 2 under the age of 16. Additionally, 12 people were charged with 21 offences including: Advertise another Person’s Sexual Services, Possession of Property Obtained by Crime, Receive Material Benefit from Sexual Services, Keeping a Common Bawdy House, Procuring Material Benefit, Trafficking in Persons, Prohibited Weapon, Procuring a Person Under 18 Years of Age, and Receive a Material Benefit Under 18 Years of Age. During Operation Northern Spotlight, police meet with individuals suspected of being in exploitive situations. They were provided contacts and information for community-based support agencies and were offered both immediate and future police assistance to leave the exploitation. This effort was part of an international operation led by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), RCMP and involved police services from Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia and the United Kingdom. 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 7 Statistical Highlights Enforcement Data In 2017 the West Grey Police Service laid a total of 217 criminal charges. These criminal charges included: 13 Break and Enter 8 Theft 7 Mischief 33 Assault 15 Domestic Violence 19 Controlled Drugs and Substances Act 4 Youth Criminal Justice Act Motor Vehicle Collisions In 2017 the West Grey Police Service investigated 354 motor vehicle collisions. A total of 64 people were injured as a result of these collisions. There were no fatalities as a result of motor vehicle collisions in 2017, down from 2 fatal collisions in 2016. Stolen and Recovered Property In 2017 the total value of reported stolen property was valued at $270,485.00. This total was up from 2016 which saw reported stolen property valued at $171,860.00. In 2017 police were able to recover a total of $166,641.00 in stolen property whereas in 2016 $51,657.00 in stolen property was recovered. Despite the increase in total value of property stolen, the percentage of recovered property increased to 63.5% in 2017 from 30% in 2016. Top 10 Occurrences Over the course of a year, the West Grey Police Service responds to a wide variety of different calls. In 2017 the top 10 most common occurrences were as follows: Motor Vehicle Collisions Police Assistance Police Information Mental Health Traffic Complaints Thefts Break and Enters Alarms Property Related Animal Complaints 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 8 2017 Provincial Offences Notices / Municipal By-Law Act / Section Number of Offence Notices Highway Traffic Act – Speeding 558 Highway Traffic Act – Seatbelt 29 Highway Traffic Act – Other 382 Liquor Licence Act 24 Compulsory Automobile Insurance 93 Municipal By-Law 146 Other Provincial Act 43 Foot Patrols In 2017 West Grey Police officers conducted 591 hours of foot patrol in our municipality. Trends As the Municipality of West Grey changes and grows, we start to recognize various trends in the community, policing is no different. The year 2017 saw our clearance rate of property crimes increase to 30.1% from 25.6% in 2016. Property crimes, including reports of residential Break and Enters, which saw a decrease of 16% from 2016. Clearance rates for violent crimes improved to 98.3% from 88.2% the previous year. The West Grey Police Service also experienced an increase of 252% in calls for service related to mental health from the previous year. 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 9 Comparative Statistics – Calls for Service 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Motor Vehicle Accidents Property Damage Only 244 244 265 207 262 309 Personal Injury Accidents 44 36 45 35 39 45 Persons Injured 70 52 65 49 54 64 Fatal Accidents 1 3 1 0 2 0 Persons Killed 1 3 1 0 3 0 Other Incidents 911 Hang Up 166 138 106 73 71 57 Abduction 0 0 0 0 0 0 Airplane Crash 0 0 0 1 1 0 Alarm 81 82 85 90 87 85 Animal Complaint 68 136 88 111 116 76 Arson 2 2 1 0 0 2 Assault 47 35 42 37 37 32 Attempt Murder 0 0 1 0 0 0 Attempt Suicide 18 17 20 29 30 25 Bail Violations 11 15 17 25 26 16 B & E - Residence 20 16 53 106 102 85 B & E - Business 17 14 17 3 3 0 B & E - Other 36 6 0 0 0 0 Breach Probation 10 5 5 12 11 11 Counterfeit 0 0 2 0 0 1 Court Order 10 4 4 4 4 2 Dangerous Condition 24 22 21 21 21 16 Disturb the Peace 13 12 11 9 9 10 Domestic Dispute 18 34 52 57 58 55 Drug Offences 27 21 25 27 26 20 Escape Custody 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prisoner Escorts 42 31 32 62 59 57 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 10 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Family Dispute 29 33 38 44 45 39 Fire 13 11 8 23 22 27 Fraud 23 31 27 35 34 33 Gaming and Betting 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gang 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harassment 26 20 18 28 26 14 Homicide 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hostage Taking 1 0 0 0 0 0 Hydro Wires Down 1 0 4 2 2 0 Impaired/Over 80 mgs 18 42 17 23 22 22 Indecent Acts 1 3 1 2 1 2 Insecure Premises 9 12 23 16 16 7 Kidnapping 0 0 0 0 0 0 Landlord/Tenant Dispute 16 26 26 32 29 31 Liquor Licence Act 26 23 22 9 9 23 Mental Health Act 14 35 18 41 38 134 Mischief 103 70 70 59 53 50 Missing Persons 0 2 3 4 4 0 Missing Persons Locate 24 24 18 24 23 28 Municipal By-Laws 28 31 53 25 28 26 Motor Vehicle - Abandoned 7 8 11 13 18 13 Motor Vehicle - Recovered 5 2 5 9 8 10 Neighbour Dispute 28 46 27 35 34 36 Noise Complaints 41 58 53 59 61 62 Non Police Matter 9 13 22 38 36 84 Non-Traffic Accident 3 0 0 0 0 3 Obstruct Police 3 0 0 2 2 0 Other Criminal Code 7 5 5 17 16 9 Other Federal Statute 1 0 0 1 1 1 Other Provincial Statute 46 53 15 8 7 2 Persons Reporting In 0 2 17 17 17 16 Phone Calls 21 21 19 15 16 32 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 11 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Police Assistance 272 369 408 253 255 273 Police Information 118 166 164 248 235 254 Police Pursuits 1 2 2 2 1 1 Possession Stolen Property 2 1 1 7 6 5 Prevent Breach of Peace 18 22 29 31 28 35 Property Checks 12 10 3 2 2 6 Property Damage 2 3 11 14 14 8 Prostitution 0 0 0 0 0 0 Property Related 90 83 99 97 94 78 R.I.D.E.