The figures here were compiled by Piedmont Patch from the Piedmont Police Department's weekly log (Monday afternoon through the following Monday morning). They are not official PPD statistics and Piedmont Patch is solely responsible for their accuracy.
Numbers are based on how calls and incidents were initially recorded in the PPD log. Some incidents may be assigned to a different category later, or may not result in a formal report of a crime. As a result, these numbers may not reflect the official "Uniform Crime Report" statistics that the department voluntarily reports to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
WEEK OF AUG. 27-SEPT. 3, 2012
VIOLENT
CRIMES* Total 2 Robbery 0 Assault/
battery 1 Domestic
violence 1 Other 0 BURGLARY Total 3 Home 1 Garage 2 Vehicle 0 Other 0
VEHICLE
THEFTS Total 2
PROPERTY CRIMES **
Total 6
VANDALISM Total 1 ARRESTS Total 2 Warrants 0 Other 2
VEHICLE
ACCIDENTS Total 1 Injury 0
Non-injury 1
ANIMAL CONTROL
*** Total 18 Dead/injured
animals 6 Other 12
TRAFFIC STOPS Total 15 Arrests 0 Citations 8 Warnings 3 No action 4 SUSPICIOUS
****
Total 19 Reported
by public 17 Gone on
arrival 5 Legitimate
purpose 2 Police
action 1 CITIZEN
COMPLAINTS Total 15 Noise 5 Parking
violations 7 Other 3
SECURITY SYSTEM
ALERTS Total 19 Police response 13 Canceled
before
PPD arrival 6 False alarms 19
911 HANG UPS/MISDIALS
Total 13 OTHER***** Total 43
* Other violent crimes may include homicide, rape, kidnapping.
** Property crimes may include petty theft, fraud, counterfeting.
*** Piedmont shares its animal control officers with the City of Emeryville. Only Piedmont responses are listed here.
**** Suspicious circumstances noticed by police officers or reported by members of the public. Gone on arrival: police were unable to locate the persons or situation reported. Legitimate purpose: the persons reported as suspicious had a legitimate reason for their presence, a valid permit for soliciting, etc. Police action: may include arrest, citation, field interview.
***** Other: Anything that does not fit neatly into one of the other categories. Piedmont Police Department personnel respond to a variety of situations, including alerting the city's Public Works Department to problems such as fallen tree limbs or flooding; advising and assisting residents; assisting the Piedmont Fire Department with medical or fire responses; and many others.
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