2009 Annual Report
The report will provide you with a summary of the activities the Police Department participated in during the calendar year of 2009. The statistical information was collected from a variety of sources including but not limited to the Wichita Sedgwick County Emergency 911 Center, Bel Aire Municipal Court, The City Clerk, and the Bel Aire Police Department.
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Uniform Crime Reporting Part 1, Part 2 and All Other Offenses | ||
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Part 1 Offenses |
Part 2 Offenses |
All Other Offenses |
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″ Criminal Homicide ″ Forcible Rape ″ Robbery ″ Aggravated Assault ″ Burglary (Breaking and Entering) ″ Larceny - Theft ″ Motor Vehicle Theft ″ Arson |
″ Other Assaults ″ Forgery & Counterfeiting ″ Fraud ″ Embezzlement ″ Possession of Stolen Property ″ Vandalism ″ Weapons: Carrying, Possessing, Etc. ″ Prostitution and Commercialized Vice ″ Sex Offenses (Except Forcible Rape) ″ Drug Abuse Violations ″ Gambling ″ Offenses Against Family and/or Children ″ Driving Under the Influence ″ Liquor Laws ″ Drunkenness ″ Disorderly Conduct ″ Vagrancy |
All violations of state or local laws not specifically identified as Part 1 or Part 2 offenses except traffic violations ″ Suspicion ″ Curfew and Loitering Laws (under age 18) ″ Runaways (under age 18) |
Total Number of Calls for Service: 5,619
There is a total of 365 working days in a calendar year. As a result of the number of calls for service, the officers averaged 15.39 contacts per day (twenty-four hour period).
Bel Aire Police Officers attended a total of 1,359 hours of training for the year of 2009.
Total Number of Cases Generated: 991
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Bel Aire Police Department Crime Statistics, 2007-2009 | |||
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2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
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Part 1 Offenses |
77 |
91 |
75 |
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Part 2 Offenses |
183 |
223 |
199 |
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Miscellaneous Offenses |
122 |
104 |
103 |
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Miscellaneous Reports |
470 |
375 |
476 |
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Traffic |
111 |
187 |
138 |
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Total Number of Cases Generated |
963 |
980 |
991 |
Arrests
The Police Department arrested a total of 206 people on a variety of criminal offenses, traffic offenses, City of Bel Aire Municipal Court warrants, and outside agency warrants. The following table represents the total number of charges the arrests were made for;
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Felony Arrests |
18 |
Driving While Suspended/ Revoked Arrests |
49 |
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D.U.I. Arrests |
34 |
Poss. of Drug Para. / NDLV / Controlled Substance |
22 |
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City of Bel Aire Warrant Arrests |
27 |
Obstruction / Resist, Flee, & Elude |
14 |
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Outside Agency Warrant Arrests |
56 |
Weapon Viol./ Poss. Firearm/ Draw Deadly Weapon |
4 |
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Other Arrests |
71 |
Total number of Charges for Arrests only |
295 |
Traffic
Traffic enforcement by the Bel Aire Police Officers for the year 2009 was very active. Officers conducted a total of 2,363 traffic stops. The following table breaks down the actions taken by Bel Aire Officers during traffic stops for 2009 according to dispatch calls and cases reported.
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Citations Issued |
1,400 |
Motor Vehicle Accidents |
47 |
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Offenses Citied |
1,497 |
Hit and Run Accidents |
8 |
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Warnings Issued |
491 |
Abandoned Vehicles |
14 |
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DUI Arrests |
34 |
Violation of Road Driving Laws |
23 |
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Driving while Suspended |
70 |
No Driver's License |
3 |
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Bel Aire Officers assisted the Sedgwick County Fire Department on a total of 31 calls to assist in traffic control for house fires.
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Bel Aire Officers assisted the Sedgwick County EMS with a total of 147 calls for assistance for medical calls.
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Bel Aire officers responded to a total of 7 death calls in 2009 all of which were related to medical situations.
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Bel Aire Officers were dispatched to assist other law enforcement agencies a total of 54 times during this time period.
Municipal Court
The Municipal Court of Bel Aire handles minor offenses and violations of City ordinance. The following statistics are a result of the Bel Aire Police Department working with the Municipal Court system:
- In 2009 there were a total of 1,234 cases filed in Municipal Court.
- There were a total of 421 active warrants in the system.
- 119 warrants were issued by the Court in 2009.
- 108 of those warrants were served, cleared, or canceled by officers.
- 65 UCC's were issued with 79 total charges through the Bel Aire Municipal Court.
- The Bel Aire Municipal Court collected a total of $224,439.92 as a result of fines accessed, court costs, and warrant fees.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the Bel Aire Police Department has shown an overall decrease in the number of calls for service of 12.90% over 2009 and an increase in the overall number of cases reported to the department of 1.11%. While not a tremendous increase for our city, with any growth comes increased responsibility and accountability. Department personnel have worked diligently to maintain the Core Values and Mission Statement of the department through pro-active contacts with the community. The community has responded well to our events this year. With the support of the Bel Aire Senior Citizens, Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office and the Sedgwick County Fire Station #37 A-Shift, our annual National Night Out event that was held on August 4th, 2009, was the biggest National Night Out event ever in the City of Bel Aire with over 450 people in attendance. Over 500 hotdogs were served to the community and with so many in attendance; there was not any hotdogs, chips, and drinks leftover. Community policing efforts throughout the year has once again proven to be very successful. The Bel Aire Police Department now has the ability and the equipment to provide Operation I-Dent-A-Kid services to the community which was once made available by the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office for events. The Senior Patrol Volunteers have been updating store reports, doing vacation home checks and contacting elderly who may not have any visitors.
Respectfully Submitted,
John R. Daily
Chief of Police
7651 E Central Park Ave