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A Message from The Chief About Our Police Department Certification & Accreditation About Our Web Site Police Assistance / 5 Most Common Calls Calls for Service
11 Crashes / Accident Statistics 13 O.U.I. Alcohol / Drugs Statistics 15 U.C.R. vs. N.I.B.R.S. 16 N.I.B.R.S. What its all about, and what gets reported 18 N.I.B.R.S. Crime Index 19 Overall Crime Report 20 Regional Crime Comparison
November 1896
The Peabody Police Department consists of 100 sworn officers, 10 reserve officers and 25 civilian employees. The police department is divided into two bureaus: Administration & Investigations Bureau, and the Field Operations Bureau, which are headed by two Deputy Chiefs who report directly to the Chief of Police. The Administration & Investigation Bureau is made up of Criminal Investigations, Licensing, Court Services, Administrative Services, Information Management, and Support Services. The Investigations Division is composed of the Detectives, Drug Unit, Juvenile Officer, Arson Investigators, Computer Crime Unit, Identification Unit, Licensing Officers, Systems Administrator, Information Technology Officer, Criminal Intelligence & Analysis Unit, Domestic Violence / Sexual Assault Unit, and Evidence Collection & Maintenance Officers. The Support Services Division is made up of Special Operations, Motorcycle Unit, Bicycle Patrol Unit, Parking Meter Maintenance Officer, Taxi and Limousine License Officer, and the School Resource Officers. The Field Operations Bureau is made up of Patrol Services, which includes the West, Central, and South Districts of the city, and Special Operations. The number of patrol units on the street at any given time averages about 5 10 per shift. The Communications Division is made up of E911 Dispatchers, the Keeper of the Records, Records Clerical Staff, Report Review and Quality Control Officer, Traffic Analysis, and the Public Information Officer. The Peabody Police Communications E911 Center is the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for the City of Peabody, where all incoming 911 calls are taken and transferred, if necessary, to the appropriate response agency (Fire, EMS). Call volume for the Peabody Police Department is approximately 71,000 calls for service in 2013, including about 3,250 reportable crimes. In addition, through the use of our website and phone Apps, we also received 188 Online Police Reports, 116 - 411 Tips, and 131 MyPD App tips in 2013.
On January 24th, 2003, the Peabody Police Department became the first police department in Massachusetts to be both certified and accredited. In November of 2005, the Peabody Police Department received the prestigious award of re-accreditation, was re-accredited a 2nd time in September of 2009, and a 3rd re-accreditation in July of 2012. Accreditation requires that more than 250 mandatory standards be met, as well as 79 optional standards. The standards deal with creating written policies such as use of force, high-speed pursuits, handling of evidence and responding to calls. Some of the benefits of accreditation are that the police department operates under professional policies and procedures established by the state, it reduces liability for the city, and it demonstrates a more professional police department. The Peabody Police Department has become the first police department on the North Shore, and the ninth in the State, to receive Massachusetts Accreditation. Some of the more common benefits of accreditation are:
Accreditation provides a means of independent evaluation of agency operations. Accreditation provides a basis to correct deficiencies in the agency's operations before they become public problems. Accreditation requires that agencies commit policies and procedures to writing. Accreditation provides a norm for an agency to judge its performance. Accreditation has the potential to reduce liability insurance costs. Accreditation promotes accountability among agency personnel and the evenhanded application of policies. Accreditation enhances the reputation of the agency, thereby helping to attract the most qualified candidates for employment. Accreditation minimizes an agency's exposure to liability, reducing vicarious liability suits. Accreditation builds a stronger defense against lawsuits and citizen complaints. Accreditation increases the community's confidence in its police department. Accreditation recognizes agencies for meeting standards of excellence!
In Peabody in 2013, there was a: Assault Robbery Burglary Theft Auto Theft Vandalism Alarm Call Crime Arrest Call for Service every every every every every every every every every every 15 hours 15 days 3 days 6 hours 6 days 1 day 4 hours 3 hours 12 hours 7 minutes
*Numbers are averages and are not intended to imply regularity in occurrences
2010
163 346 2079 41 97 1390 997 63 64 1033 248 241 4188 25825 1019 1326 529 215 71 191 164 3427 37 32
2011
140 401 1975 64 134 1085 1006 71 80 1093 262 315 8904 30433 1498 1291 380 191 77 169 219 3504 46 26
2012
108 300 2275 52 55 1186 695 79 84 883 314 246 6568 25041 919 1531 365 122 75 123 167 4035 51 14
2013
124 325 2140 46 145 988 730 34 83 954 203 255 4036 20089 1320 1417 342 152 103 84 200 3742 49 24
%change last year to this year 15% 8% -6% -12% 164% -17% 5% -57% -1% 8% -35% 4% -39% -20% 44% -7% -6% 25% 37% -32% 20% -7% -4% 71%
MISSING PERSON MV COMPLAINT/STOPS MV ACCIDENTS MV - DIRT BIKE/ATV COMPLAINT OPEN DOOR/WINDOW OVERDOSE PARKING COMPLAINT PC - ADULT PHONE CALLS - HARASSING PRESERVE PEACE REPOSSESION TOWS SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY UNWANTED PERSON WELL BEING CHECK TOTAL*
76% -31% 9% -2% 15% 124% 24% -33% 24% 10% -13% -11% -14% 8% -16%
*The above table does not include all 240 categories of calls for service. This table contains a sampling of the most common calls for service. However, the totals reflect the total of all calls for service.
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Crashes / Accidents
2010 1059 601 1660 317 29 20 82 0 11 7 76 147 2011 1082 571 1653 319 31 24 79 2 11 10 64 173 2012 985 506 1491 293 32 18 90 0 10 11 67 181 2013 1024 600 1624 292 30 13 99 4 13 12 51 197
Accidents Investigated Accidents Not Investigated Total Accidents Accidents with Personal Injury Accidents Involving Pedestrian Injuries - Incapacitated Injuries -Non Incapacitated Fatal Accidents Occupant Trapped Occupant Ejected No Safety Belts Used Air Bag Deployed
Locations With Repeat Pedestrian Accidents From 2010- 2013 LOCATION 210 Andover St 63 Central St 114 Foster St 637 Lowell St 140 Lynn St 178 Lynn St 85 Lynnfield St 101 Main St 10 Sylvan St 101 Main St 144 Washington St 42 Washington St 16 Washington St # ACCIDENTS 5 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 2 3 2 2 2
*This data is only accidents investigated by Peabody PD, and does not include accidents investigated by Mass. State Police, and minor accidents only reported to various insurance companies.
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Total Accidents
1700 1650 1600 1550 1491 1500 1450 1400 2010 2011 2012 2013
1660
1653 1624
2458
1660
1653
1491
1624
72 2010
13 2011
32 2012
60 2013
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104 85
2010
2011
2012
2013
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Male Female
2010 94 33
2011 88 21
2012 84 20
2013 63 22
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Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) vs. National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
The UCR format only reports on 14 offenses. The NIBRS format is more accurate, because it reports on 46 offenses. The following pages contain explanations of UCR and NIBRS.
Part 1 Crimes Criminal Homicide Forcible Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault Burglary Larceny Motor Vehicle Theft Arson
Part 2 Crimes All other crimes not included in Part 1 Crimes. Examples: Disorderly Conduct Operating Under Influence Vandalism Simple Assault Threats Trespassing Bad Checks
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Group B Offenses
Group B offenses are to be reported using the following 11 crime categories: 1. Bad Checks (90A) 2. Curfew/Loitering/Vagrancy Violations (90B) 3. Disorderly Conduct (90C) 4. Driving Under the Influence (90D) 5. Drunkenness (90E) 6. Family Offenses, Nonviolent (90F) 7. Liquor Law Violations (90G) 8. Peeping Tom (90H) 9. Runaway (90I) 10. Trespass of Real Property (90J) 11. All Other Offenses (90Z)
In 1999, the Peabody Police Department converted from UCR to NIBRS reporting. Therefore, this crime report will reflect NIBRS based reporting. It should be noted that the majority of the country is still reporting in UCR categories, and for this reason, the FBI still releases their crime statistics in the UCR format. This report is presented in the NIBRS format. NIBRS Crime Definitions Below are some NIBRS crimes definitions that are frequently asked about. Aggravated Assault - Aggravated assault is an unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. This type of assault is usually accompanied by the use of a weapon or by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm. Burglary - The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or theft. The use of force to gain entry is not required to classify an offense as burglary. Larceny / Theft - The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another. It includes crimes such as shoplifting, pocket-picking, purse-snatching, thefts from motor vehicles, thefts of motor vehicle parts and accessories, bicycle thefts, etc., in which no use of force, violence, or fraud occurs.
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2010
0 15 2 18 89 323 181 2 630 149 8 8 214 65 277 6 618 56 1 87 850 88 1 193 61 27 2709
2011
2 9 1 14 116 337 181 2 662 225 6 0 213 51 221 0 717 79 2 68 1071 130 1 153 38 7 3644
2012
0 11 3 12 111 335 132 0 604 170 4 2 204 37 167 1 607 59 4 51 729 117 3 122 60 30 2971
2013
0 9 0 25 105 275 137 3 554 139 6 4 212 63 140 0 592 63 2 64 584 71 0 103 91 15 2149
3339
2632
3575
2703
-24%
15 66 150 21 9 17 57 477
22 66 112 24 8 44 55 466
26 77 116 17 5 31 17 375
16 78 85 10 4 40 40 276
812 4151
797 3429
664 4239
549 3252
-17% -23%
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Significant increases in Reportable Crimes: Kidnapping Trespassing Robbery Purse Snatching Theft From Building +300% from 0 to 3 +135% from 17 to 40 +108% from 12 to 25 +100% from 2 to 4 +70% from 37 to 63
**Note to Reader: The data used to compile our Annual Reports, is data obtained from the Peabody Police Departments Record Management System. This data is reported in N.I.B.R.S. format, which differs from the U.C.R. format reported by the F.B.I. and Mass. State Police. The preferred format is N.I.B.R.S., but the F.B.I. and Mass. State Police releases their Annual Crime Reports in U.C.R. format, due to the fact that all agencies have not yet converted to N.I.B.R.S. format. Other factors involved, is that not all crime submitted to N.I.B.R.S. and U.C.R are accepted, due to filtering, reporting rules, and possible errors.
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City/Town
Pop.
Murder
Rape
Robbery
Agg. Burglary Larceny Assault 496 282 127 105 189 51 42 166 87 58 55 53 40 22 5 1 112 105 520 436 241 139 186 178 483 249 143 80 92 97 55 32 47 14 189 139 1706 1211 543 1017 862 837 853 1032 1072 469 515 652 690 463 446 123 774 1017
Total
Lynn Haverhill Plymouth Peabody Revere Methuen Pittsfield Leominster Salem Beverly Woburn Braintree Danvers Burlington Dedham Lynnfield Average Peabody
90,329 60,879 56,468 51,251 51,755 47,255 44,737 40,759 41,531 39,502 38,120 35,744 26,493 24,498 24,605 11,500 42839 51,251
2 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
37 25 7 9 13 4 28 15 2 7 12 4 3 2 3 0 11 9
187 58 18 25 82 30 29 34 22 9 14 18 6 6 7 1 33 25
3,291 2,156 954 1,358 1,498 1,218 1,483 1,548 1,372 651 708 850 820 541 533 147 1,190 1,358
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