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FALCON HEIGHTS ANNUAL PATROL STATISTICS <br />Prepared by Lt. Cotroneo <br />The most important responsibility of the Patrol Unit in a police department <br />is to be as visible as possible. It's this wide visibility, which makes the <br />police department accessible to the residents it serves, and acts as a deterrent <br />to criminal activity. <br />The patrol officers on the St. Anthony Police Department continued their <br />consistently high level of activity in the year 2003. <br />The Patrol staff issued 2371 citations in the City. Of the citations issued, <br />1667 were for moving violations (with 319 of those for speeding violations). <br />They also arrested 569 individuals during the course of their patrol duties <br />throughout the year. <br />The patrol staff continues to recognize and follow the Department's <br />Community Orientated Policing Strategy, which is to: <br />-Arrest offenders <br />-Prevent crime <br />• -Solve on-going problems <br />-Improve the overall quality of life <br />Their high visibility and activity, together. with teamwork, allows the Police <br />Department to provide the residents of Falcon Heights, with the level of <br />service they've come to expect. <br />Calls for Service 2002 - 1524 <br />2003 - 1497 <br />Report Incidents 2002 - 2341 <br />2003 - 2026 <br />