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Department Statistics
Other Department Statistics
Additional statistics are found within this section. The data incorporates the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), which collects data on each single incident and arrests. Group A includes 52 specific crimes and 24 offense categories. For each of the offenses, there are specified types of facts about each crime reported. In addition to the Group A offenses, there are 10 offense categories in Group B for which only arrest data is reported.
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Major Crimes and Trends
Total Crimes increased by 388 incidents or 24.4 percent from 1,590 to 1,978.
Total Person Crimes increased by 5 incidents or 1.9 percent from 264 to 269.
Total Property Crimes increased by 383 incidents or 28.9 percent from 1,326 to 1,709.
CRPD 3-YR COMPARISON 2018 2019 2020
Assault 193 225 215 Aggravated Assault 19 9 28 Homicide 0 0 0 Sex Offenses 32 30 26 TOTAL Person Crimes 244 264 269 Burglary 93 96 78 Fraud 274 309 470 Motor Vehicle Theft 69 62 110 Robbery 1 4 3 Theft, Embezzlement 882 855 1048 TOTAL Property Crimes 1,319 1,326 1,709 TOTAL CRIMES 1,563 1,590 1,978
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0 193 225 215
19 9 28
NIBRS Crime Trends 2017-2019 Comparison
2018 2019 2020
1048
882 855
470
274 309
--N/A-32 30 26 93 96 78 69 62 110
1 4 3
Department Statistics - continued
1,837
Animal Control - Calls for Service
Animal Control Unit Total Dept. Animal Calls
2,523
1,561 2,897
1,721 2,162
2018 2019 2020
Other Crimes of Interest
2018 2019 2020
631
400
159
110
ID Theft 340 370
341
Shoplifting 182 182
Vehicle Trespasses
2,232
Investigations Unit Case Management
2,384 2,342
2018 2019 2020
Animal Control Unit (ACU) – Staffed daily, with the exception of holidays, two animal control officers patrol during the hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. In the event an animal control officer is not available, all animal calls for service are directed to the patrol division. In 2020, the ACU managed 79.6 percent of all animal-related calls for service (1,721 of the total 2,162). The unit experienced a 10 percent increase from their 2019 service calls (1,561 to 1,721). More information on the Animal Control Unit is found on p. 32.
Other Crimes of Interest – The following changes were identified between 2019 and 2020: • Identity theft: 72.5 percent increase • Shoplifting: 8.5 percent decrease • Vehicle trespasses: 71.2 percent increase
Investigations Cases Assigned – Cases not closed by the Patrol Division are assigned to the Investigations Unit. This year, Investigations experienced a 1.8 percent decrease in case management (2,384 to 2,342). Note: The 2018-2019 statistics were revised slightly due to a revision in the case assignment process.
K9 Unit – The unit’s total deployments decreased by 36.8 percent (95 in 2019 to 60 in 2020). The decrease was largely related to a vacancy within our K9 Unit during the majority of 2020. Refer to p. 31 for additional information.
K9 Total Deployments
116 Total
NARCOTICS DEPLOYS, 32
Patrol Deployments, 84 95 Total
NARCOTICS DEPLOYS, 41
Patrol Deployments, 54 60 Total
NARCOTICS DEPLOYS, 25
Patrol Deployments, 35
Property & Evidence Unit – This unit houses thousands of pieces of property and evidence for our department. Between 2019 and 2020, a 16.5 percent increase was identified in the number of intakes for the department with a 63.7 percent increase in disposed property. • Intakes include all items booked into the property and evidence unit. Evidence includes items tying the suspect to both the crime and the victim. • Disposed property refers to the methods used to dispose of property or evidence and includes items returned to owners, sent to auction, or destroyed. Prior to any article being disposed, the case is researched, and a two-step review process is completed ensuring each item is disposed correctly. The property and evidence unit undergoes an annual audit. In 2020 they received a score of 99.1 percent. During this audit, a few procedural inaccuracies were identified and corrected.
Traffic Unit – The Traffic Unit strives to handle 50 percent of all traffic crashes occurring in the Town of Castle Rock’s jurisdiction. The percentage of calls handled by the Traffic Unit increased in all areas as shown at right. Between 2019 and 2020, there was a 22.4 percent increase in abandoned vehicles; 8.9 percent in parking enforcement; 3.1 percent in parking tickets, and 85.7 percent in traffic stops.
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1,000
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0%
120%
100%
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60%
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0%
The Traffic Unit also investigated 49.5 percent of all public roadway crashes, which is a 2 percent decrease from 2019 (50.5 percent). Note: Data excludes all private property crashes.
1200
800
400 1,834
Property & Evidence Unit
2018 2019 2020
1,093 1,273
689
554 907
Property/Evidence Intakes Disposed Property
99.3%
Property & Evidence Unit Annual Audit Score
99.3% 99.1%
2018
93%
76%
46%
Abandoned Vehicles 2019 2020
Traffic Unit (Percentage of Call Types)
90% 98% 96% 99%
2018 2019 2020
91%
18%
Parking Enforcement 16% 35% 49%
Parking Tickets Traffic Stops
Traffic Unit (Percentage of Total Crashes)
