ANNUAL REPORT

-2017-
ABERDEEN POLICE DEPARTMENT
60 N. Parke Street, Aberdeen, MD 21001

(410) 272-2121 | www.aberdeenpolice.org

 PART I CRIME STATISTICS
CRIME TYPE 2016 2017 CHANGE %CHANGE

HOMICIDE 3 0 -3 -100.0%
RAPE 10 7 -3 -30.0%
ROBBERY 24 29 5 20.8%
AGGRAVATED 60 54 -6 -10.0%
ASSAULT
BURGLARY 53 49 -4 -7.5%
LARCENY 265 204 -61 -23.0%
AUTO THEFT 13 10 -3 -23.0%
TOTAL 428 353 -75 -17.5%

PART I CRIME
5 YEAR COMPARISON
700

600 648
620
500
511
400 428

300 353

200

100

0
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
 PART I CRIME
5 YEAR COMPARISON
600 2013
2014
500 493
2015
456
2016
400 2017

300 292
265

204
200

92 97
100 59 60 54 67
41 53
27 33 24 29 29 49
23 16 11 23 13 10
0 0 1 3 0 4 9 7 10 7
0
Homicide Rape Robbery Agg. Burglary Larceny Auto
Assault Theft

Year Occurrence Change % Change

2013 620 - -
2014 648 28 4.52%
2015 511 -137 -21.14%
2016 428 -83 -16.24%
2017 353 -75 -17.5%
Total 2,560 -267 -10.43%
 Calls for Service
A call for service (CFS) is generated for nearly anything that an officer
does while on duty. This can include a traffic stop, residential security
check, lost child or major criminal event just to name a few. Criminal
and non-criminal incidents are documented equally. In 2017, the
number of calls for service increased by 9.5 percent from 2016.

Calls for Service – 31,470

Average Daily Calls – 86.22

40000
35580
33796
35000
31470
30001 30257 28744
30000
26622

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
 2017 TRAFFIC SUMMARY
CRASH TYPE 2016 2017 CHANGE %CHANGE

PROPERTY DAMAGE 125 114 -11 -8.7%

INJURY 67 68 1 1.5%
FATAL 0 1 1 0%
TOTAL 192 183 -9 -4.7%

The Calendar Year 2016 reportable crashes were an overall increase of +13 from
2015 however, there was a 100% reduction in fatal crashes and a decrease in
personal injury crashes of -12, both of the key categories in which a goal of
reduction was set and established.

3 Year Comparison
Motor Vehicle Accident
195
190
185 192

180 183
181
175
2015 2016 2017

DUI ARREST
2016 2017 CHANGE %CHANGE

DUI ARRESTS 46 46 - -

TRAFFIC CITATION
2016 2017 CHANGE %CHANGE

TRAFFIC 3,935 2,349 -1,586 -40.3%

TICKETS
WARNINGS 7,043 7,094 51 0.7%

STATE REPAIR 1,200 657 -543 -45.2%

ORDER
PARKING 163 166 3 1.8%
TICKETS
TOTAL 12,341 10,266 -2,075 -16.8%
 CODE ENFORCEMENT
The Code Enforcement Division has the opportunity and the responsibility to
enhance the quality of life for all those who live and work in the City of
Aberdeen. They are responsible for inspecting neighborhoods and individual
residential and commercial properties to bring them in compliance with the City
Code requirements for property maintenance.
The City of Aberdeen transferred the duties of the Code Enforcement to the
umbrella of the Police Department. After an extensive search, the Police
Department hired the best candidate from a great group of applicants for our
first official Code Enforcement Officer under the command of the Police
Department.

On June 19, 2017, Martina Capelli became the face of Code Enforcement in
Aberdeen. Since that date, she has been an outstanding addition to our
agency while balancing the need for fair and impartial enforcement with the
ability to gain compliance through mutual cooperation to keep Aberdeen
looking great!

The following are her statistics since she began on June 19th:

Complaints Handled: 319

Reports: 147
Referrals: 25
Investigations: 278
Follow-ups: 317
Certified Letters: 238
Compliances: 140
Civil Citations Issued: 5
Parking Citations: 4
 COMMUNITY POLICING
• Christmas on Patrol
• No Shave November
• Harford Family House Renovation
Projects
• Earth Day
• Selfies with Soler
• Toy and Food Drive
• Badges for Baseball
• Trunk or Treat
• Assembly at Hillsdale Elementary
School
• Big Truck Day
• K9 Demonstrations
• Touch a Truck
• Shop with a Cop
• Operation Chill
• ALICE Training
• Police Unity Tour
• PACK (Police Assisting Community Kids)
• Community Fun Day Events
throughout the City of Aberdeen
• Supporting Maryland Special
Olympics
-Polar Bear Plunge
-Cover the Cruiser
-Maryland Torch Run
• Community Meetings
 STAYING CONNECTED
The Aberdeen Police Department is excited by the opportunities 2018
is bringing. We look forward to continuing to strengthen our
partnerships with our community as we continue to ensure Aberdeen
is a great place to live and work. In 2018 we intend to continue to
pursue our goal of constant improvement, and to be a police
department our community is proud to call their own. We invite you to
connect with us online to learn more about what we are doing:

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