Wellesley Police Release 2013 YTD Call Stats

Wonder how Wellesley's finest spent 2013 thus far? Wonder no more!  

The Wellesley Police Department release monthly statistics about many of their activities, including break-ins, arrests and traffic stops. Since January 2013, the Department has arrested 57 people, and responded to 269 vehicle crashes, for example. 

Last year's stats, compared to the previous four years' worth of calls and arrests showed a decrease in criminal complaints over the last five years. At this point in the year, it is impossible to say how close to average the rest of 2013 will be.

For context, these are the kinds of numbers a city or town has when it is ranked the 15th safest community nationally. 

Below are the full call statistics from the Wellesley Police Department website (year-to-date totals in bold): 

January February March April Alarms 111 109 122 121 463 Arrests 11 12 20 14 57 Break-ins
(Residential and Commercial)  1-R 3-R  1-C 1-C 2-R 6 R 2 C E-911 Hang-up 30 41 34 45 150 Medical Emergency 137 127 123 159 546 Motor Vehicle stops 201 155 177 150 683 Reports 169 165 169 155 658 Traffic crashes 83 79 53 54 269 Traffic posts 163 99 136 119 517 Total Calls by month 1,153 1,123 1,341 1,394 5,011

Note: E-911 hang-up calls are not the total number of calls, just the number of calls where the caller indicated it was not an emergency, or dispatchers had no contact with the caller.