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V. Patrol Review <br />2014 Annual Report · Police Department · St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br />9 <br />While statistics paint some of the picture, there are many <br />things that they fail to refl ect. As stated previously, <br />traffi c enforcement brings about safer travels and a safer <br />community. Offi cers exercise discretion in their dealings with <br />traffi c violators and not every encounter ends with a citation <br />issued. In instances where a warning is given rather than a <br />citation, this activity would not be refl ected statistically. <br />Even more important and equally diffi cult to measure is the <br />time a patrol offi cer gives to the community on a daily basis. <br />This could be anticipating a problem area and providing an <br />extra police presence, working with community members <br />to solve ongoing problems at their roots, or by getting <br />out of the squad car to talk with business employees and <br />residents to get to know them better. These activities are <br />what is engrained in the culture of the St. Anthony Police <br />Department and what each patrol offi cer values as essential <br />to furthering the mission that is vital to creating and <br />maintaining the wonderful community that is St. Anthony. <br />Active enforcement of traffi c laws in essential toward suppressing and detecting crime, reducing traffi c <br />crashes, and creating a safer community for those that live, work, and visit the City of St. Anthony. <br />The patrol division is committed to such goals and this is evident when considering the following patrol <br />statistics for 2014. <br />Total Citations Issued: 2338 <br />• Moving Violations: 2017 <br />• Non-moving Violations: 321886%%%888686%%%%% <br />332213332322121,,,,,1144%%1114144%4%%% <br />ed: 2338tions IssuTotal CitatCitatioTotal C <br />Moving Violations <br />Non-Moving Violationsssss <br />1144%%1114144%4%%% <br />ed: 2338tions IssuTotal CitatCitatioTotal C <br />Moving Violations <br />Non-Moving Violationsss <br />Total Arrests: 880 <br />• 39 were for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) <br />• 633 were for traffi c related offenses <br />• 130 were for criminal related offenses <br />• 53 were for felony level crimes <br />• 25 were for outstanding warrants