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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 22 , 1992 3 PAGE 6 4 5 6 7 6 . Police Department Annual Report 8 9 Copies of the 1990-1991 Annual Police Report were 10 distributed to the City Council . 11 12 Chief Engstrom commented that the decrease in property 13 crimes is due to the fact that the youth population in 14 the City is decreasing. He also noted that the business 15 climate is changing. The drop in criminal activity 16 started in the early 80 ' s but the Chief felt this 17 activity would be going up again as criminal activity in 18 all first-ring suburbs is increasing . 19 20 It has been observed that many residents are applying for 21 permits to buy handguns . The Chief speculated that the 22 purpose of these guns is for domicile protection rather 23 than to be carried on the person . 24 25 Chief Engstrom observed that the department has a very 6 youthful staff with eighty percent of the officers having under ten years of service . He feels the department is 8 very well served by these officers and has an excellent 29 future . 30 31 Narcotics appears to be the basis for most of the 32 burglary crimes in the City. There are several local drug 33 dealers and many opportunities for this type of activity 34 are presented with the location of two shopping centers 35 in the City. There have been several drug deal arrests 36 and some of them have been quite profitable for the City 37 as revenue sources . Some officer training and equipment 38 has been paid for from the money realized from the drug 39 arrests . 40 41 To date, the Chief has observed there have been an 42 increase in assaults , burglaries and narcotics 43 activities . Domestic calls have decreased from 1990 to 44 1991 . The Chief advised there has been a very acceptable 45 clearance rate for crimes . Discussion continued regarding 46 the D.A.R. E. Program and the Fire Arms Safety Program. 47 The Chief noted that Police Reserves are trained on the 48 use of weapons . 49 50 •