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2020 Annual Report • Police Department • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br /> <br /> <br />18 | Page <br /> <br />Additionally, our investigators continued to utilize the contracted services of a community case <br />worker from Northeast Youth and Family Services to better connect community members with <br />social services that they need. Our investigative team is also part of the Minnesota Adult Abuse <br />Reporting Center (MAARC) system, which streamlines the reporting of alleged mistreatment of <br />vulnerable adults to multiple investigative entities, including Adult Protection, Human <br />Services, licensing boards, and other police agencies. <br />While our professional partnerships are vast, we know that our most important partners are our <br />community members. We are not only here to serve our community, but we have found them to <br />be our most important asset in solving crimes. Our community knows and reports when there <br />is suspicious activity or they are victims of crime. They are also our witnesses and often provide <br />evidence crucial to solving a crime. The community helps us reach our mission to “…improve <br />the overall quality of life by preserving the peace and safety of the community.” <br />The following are statistics of clearance rates for crimes that were committed and investigated <br />during the 2020 year. Though these numbers are an important gauge of our effectiveness as a <br />department and an investigative unit, we are not successful by clearance rates alone. What’s <br />also important and paramount to us is that all individuals are treated within the framework of <br />the four pillars of Procedural Justice: Fairness, Voice, Transparency, and Impartiality. In <br />practice, it is our hope and goal that, regardless of outcome, all those that encounter members of <br />our agency leave with a sense that they were treated with dignity and respect, were informed of <br />the process, and that officers worked diligently and without partiality. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />As we end 2020, we are honored for the opportunity to serve another year. We know that <br />success depends on our ability to learn, collaborate, partner, and innovate. This new year brings <br />about new opportunities to build upon what we’ve done, strengthen relationships and continue <br />to be a spoke in the wheel of a great City of St. Anthony Village. <br />The 2020 statistics for the criminal investigations unit are as follows: <br />Total Criminal Cases: 501 <br />Total Cases Cleared 240 <br />Total Cases Cleared by Arrest 178 <br />Total Cases Cleared by Other 62 <br />CLEARANCE RATE: 48% <br />