THOMASTON PD CRIME STATS

The following chart is for 18 months of crime statistics in Thomaston. These numbers are indicative of crime rates across the country and would indicate that Thomaston is not immune to the problem.

Incidents:	1/2018 – 8/2019	1/2020 – 8/2021	Difference (%)
Shots fired calls	78	120	54% increase
Incidents with a gun involved	47	75	60% increase
Homicides	1	6	600% increase
Aggravated assaults	45	79	76% increase

 

Our call volume has increased over the years yet our staffing remains the same. Even though our general productivity numbers are up across the board in Patrol. A good example is that our part I crimes over a 12 month period are up 16% but during the same period our arrests are up 33%. We are averaging between 20,000 and 22,000 calls for service a year. With our current staffing the officers are averaging about 7.5 calls per shift.