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Criminal Activity for 2009
Every law enforcement agency in the United States is required to report the number of certain specified crimes (murder, robbery, rape, aggravated assault, burglary, theft, and auto theft) to the FBI. These statistics, referred to as “index crimes,” are adjusted for population, and utilized to compare crime in communities across the country.
Last year, index crime went down, primarily in the area of non-violent property crime. There were 320 less crimes committed in 2009, amounting to an 8% decrease. Burglary was down 15% and auto theft decreased by 35%, while thefts remained unchanged. On a disappointing note, we had 20 more violent crimes (murder, manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault) committed in 2009 than in 2008, which amounts to an 8% increase.
Burbank remains a safe City in which to live, work, and play. Violent crime accounts for less than 8% of all crimes committed. Officers and Detectives work diligently to both prevent and solve crimes, making 7,411 arrests last year. Detectives cleared 57% of all violent crimes by arrest in 2009, and 30% of all crimes.
Traffic Accidents
Traffic collisions declined by 17% in 2009. There were 1,528 collisions last year compared to 1,857 collisions in 2008, and 2,116 in 2007. Injury accidents declined from 471 in 2008 to 392 in 2009, for a 16% reduction. There was one traffic fatality in 2009, three less than last year, and none involving pedestrians.
Considering our population figures, business growth, and traffic congestion, these statistics are truly remarkable, and can no doubt be attributed, at least in part, to the diligent efforts of our Motor and Patrol Officers and our efforts in the area of public education.
Pedestrian injury accidents continued their downward trend with 30 in 2009 compared to 38 in 2008 and 50 in 2007. Hit and run injury collisions increased from 16 in 2008 to 24 in 2009, again possibly influenced by the economy. Bicycle injury collisions decreased slightly from 33 in 2008 to 31 in 2009.
There were 349 DUI arrests in 2009, for an average of 29 per month, forty less than 2008. The Traffic Index for 2009 was 41.4, a dramatic improvement from 33.0 in 2008 and 23.5 in 2007.
Response Times
In 2009, the Burbank Police Department Communications Center received 148,825 phone calls (an average of 408 calls per day), including 26,223 emergency (911) calls (an average of 72 calls per day). The average ring time for answering ALL those calls was five seconds, or about two rings. It should be noted that the California 911 System standard calls for 90% of all 911 emergency calls to be answered in less than ten seconds.
A total of 39,966 calls for service were dispatched in 2009, and officers initiated an additional 38,089 incidents, and took 12,209 police reports.
The average response time for emergency calls was 3:12, and the average response time for all calls for service – from parking problems to murders – was 16 minutes. It is important to note that these time calculations are computed from when the call is answered by the communications operator, not from when the call is dispatched.