The Sonora Police Department saw some surprising increases in
some areas during 2012. One of the largest was in the number of arrests
for driving under the influence (DUI). Another alarming rise was in the
number of drug arrests made for the year. There was also a jump in the
number of DUI accidents. Other areas that saw increases in were in the
number of misdemeanor arrests, number of calls for service, number of
calls for animal services and number of arrests for public intoxication.
On a brighter note, the Department did observe some decreases
in some areas in 2012. General thefts dropped and the number of
burglaries decreased as well. Another surprising but encouraging
decrease, was in the number of domestic violence cases. There was also a
slight drop in traffic collisions.
Below is a chart comparing the last two years.
2011-2012 STAT COMPARISON
TYPE OF INCIDENT 2012 2011
ANIMAL CALLS 429 393
BURGLARIES 121 131
CALLS FOR SERVICE 6,932 6,454
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 42 52
DUI ACCIENTS 13 8
DUI ARRESTS 112 54
DRUG ARRESTS 152 60
FELONY ASSAULTS 26 29
FELONY ARRESTS 240 240
INCOMING PHONE CALLS 39,598 30,229
MISD. ASSAULTS 57 59
MISD. ARRESTS 707 562
MOVING CITATIONS 731 397
NUMBER OF ARRESTS 947 815
OTHER THEFTS 263 301
PUBLIC INTOXICATION 176 136
TOTAL INCIDENTS 14,903 12,766
TRAFFIC COLLISIONS 170 182
