The City of Mount Vernon has grown from 6.44
square miles, in 1990, to 8.77 square miles at
the end of 1999. This is more than 36% increase.
Naturally, the growth impacts the available resources
because the expansions are to the outer extremes
of the City limits at the time of each annexation.
The Mount Vernon Police Department, while not
an all inclusive list, responded to the following
activities:
|
| Nature of Activity |
1980
|
1985
|
1990
|
1995
|
1997
|
| Calls Answered |
7,505
|
9,291
|
11,453
|
15,073
|
15,236
|
| Crash Reports |
1,026
|
1,033
|
1,020
|
1,098
|
1,064
|
| Traffic Citations |
1,608
|
2,509
|
2,450
|
3,289
|
2,871
|
| Criminal Arrests |
276
|
433
|
543
|
583
|
705
|
| Juvenile Charges |
237
|
237
|
359
|
564
|
495
|
The year 2000 will see a continued increase
in many of the "response" statistics.
The City Administration, and the Mount Vernon
Police Department, recognizes that additional
staff and new, or modified, strategies will
be required to continue the high level of Law
Enforcement service to the community. Additional
Officers are being considered, as well as the
necessary equipment and training, during the
budget process.
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E-mail Address
mvpdchief@ecr.net (Mike Merrilees, Chief of Police)
or
mvpdcaptain@columbus.rr.com (George Hartz, Police Captain)
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