What will 2005 bring? Time will tell. During the next few weeks. we will start the process of reviewing past trends to help identify the strategies we will employ to try to limit or prevent criminal activity.
For example, we know that each spring and fall, we see an increase in a number of property crimes like vandalism to buildings and car prowls. Our challenge is to find new ways to not just control this type of problem but to prevent it with existing resources. As we work through the ideas and input we receive from the community and our staff, I’ll share those strategies with you here.
As you can well imagine, the concerns of the community vary significantly from one area of the community to the other. Part of our job is to balance those concerns successfully while still meeting the traditional needs expected of the police.
It’s a good process and helps to serve as a measuring guide as we evaluate weekly activities in our community as we work our way through 2005.