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Ramsey County has an area of 170.2 square miles and a total population of <br />approximately 472,000 people. Ramsey County consists of fifteen separate <br />cities and one township. <br />Seven of those cities and one township have contract with the Sheriff's <br />Department of law enforcement services. The Sheriff's Department also <br />services all the Ramsey County Parks and open spaces. <br />The contract cities have a population of approximately 68,000 people The cities <br />under contract with the Sheriff's Department are listed in Table #1 with crime <br />statistics from 1988 and 1989, <br />Shoreview <br />Vadnais Heights <br />Little Canada <br />Arden Hills <br />White Bear Twnsp <br />North Oaks <br />Lauderdale <br />Gem Lake <br />Popula- <br />tion <br />24,087 <br />9,749 <br />9,119 <br />9,700 <br />8,739 <br />3,287 <br />2,455 <br />397 <br />ft of Reported <br />Auto <br />Burglary Theft <br />108 114 26 29 <br />70 44 40 29 <br />82 62 76 46 <br />41 44 24 29 <br />42 31 16 16 <br />8 7 1 2 <br />10 10 8 9 <br />4 6 7 10 <br />88 89 88 89 <br />Other <br />Thefts <br />516 <br />326 <br />625 <br />370 <br />148 <br />50 <br />95 <br />26 <br />88 <br />k of <br />Violent Events <br />Assaults Crime Investigated <br />350 <br />188 <br />471 <br />264 <br />87 <br />19 <br />91 <br />22 <br />89 <br />73 50 <br />35 48 <br />71 49 <br />34 31 <br />16 17 <br />11 6 <br />9 7 <br />2 3 <br />88 89 <br />6 5 6,020 <br />1 2 3,532 <br />5 7 4,558 <br />5 3 3,284 <br />1 2 0 <br />0 2 1,199 <br />0 2 809 <br />0 0 397 <br />88 89 1989 <br />Shoreview is our largest city, covering 8,162 acres with our largest <br />population. This community is expanding with leaps and bounds. Most homes <br />are single family dwellings, with several areas of townhomes and several <br />apartment complexes. Shoreview has many parks, both city and county. <br />Shoreview does not have an abundance of retail business, but houses several <br />large corporations and business districts. The newest added attractions to <br />Shoreview are the new city hall and community center which will have <br />recreational activities for all and the new Retail Target stores, opening in 1991. <br />Shoreview has four elementary schools within its city. The Ramsey County <br />Sheriff provides two 24 hour squads in the city. <br />Vadnais Heights previously was mostly rural and farm areas. With a <br />population of 9,749 and 5,192 acres, it's a growing community. Many new <br />single family homes are being built adding to the several townhome <br />complexes and trailer court. Vadnais Heights has few retail areas but does have <br />several industrial areas. Vadnais Heights is the home of one elementary <br />school. The city has one squad, 24 hours a day. <br />3 <br />Page 18 <br />