PRINCETON POLICE

DEPARTMENT

CHIEF’S MONTHLY REPORT

DECEMBER 2019

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD BUREAU 1

JUVENILE BUREAU 2

ARRESTS 3

POLICE SERVICE CALLS 4

OFFENSES 5

NON-CRIMINAL 6

SUMMONSES 7

PARKING VIOLATIONS 8

ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS 9

OVERTIME 10

GENDER/ETHNICITY REPORT 12

SUMMONS VS. WARNING BY RACE 13

MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT STATISTICS 14

USE OF FORCE 15

Safe Neighborhood Bureau Monthly Report December 2019

December 2019: The month of December was one of many communitygatherings and holiday festivities for the SNB. We also gained additionalfollowers and engagements on our social media pages. On Facebookparticularly, compared to the month prior, our total page views were up 62% andour post engagement was up 66%.

December 2: SNB participated in the “Community of Lights” event to promotesupport services such as Woman Space for victims of Domestic and SexualViolence. We lined the municipal steps with luminaries as symbols of hope forthese such victims.

December 3: SNB presented at the Elm Court community room for residents ofElm Court and Harriet Bryan House. The presentation was on Senior Safetytopics and included a Q&A session.

December 5: SNB attended the year-end Princeton Alcohol and Drug Alliancemeeting. This was Ptl. Abdul-Karim’s last meeting as the PADA alliance chair.

December 9: SNB hosted a “Crime Q&A” session at the Princeton High School. December 16-20: SNB taught five 7th grade health classes “Alcohol Awareness”

at John Witherspoon Middle School over the course of four days. December 16: SNB met with administrators at St. Paul’s School for a preliminary

safety assessment. December 16-20: SNB held a successful toy drive for Ptl. Donnelly’s

organization, “Let’s Be Heroes”. All proceeds went to children hospitalized overthe holidays. The organization’s members disseminated the toys to the childrenwhile dressed as superheroes.

December 19: SNB attended a Hanukkah celebration at Palmer Square hostedby members of The Jewish Center of Princeton.

December 23: SNB gave a police escort for the “Menorah Parade” on PalmerSquare.

December 31: SNB concluded a second coat drive. Due to its great receptionlast month, SNB hosted another successful winter garment drive.

Other activities of note:

SNB performed 25 school crossings, 4 school details, 21 vacant house checks, and conducted three additional community-policing activities. SNB officers assisted PPD patrols as backup on 17 calls for service and were primary officers on 23 calls for service. SNB officers also made two motor vehicle stops, conducted one traffic detail, and installed 11 child safety seats for community members. SNB officers also wrote and served 21 alarm summonses.

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Juvenile Report December 2019

Juvenile Petitioned to Family Court

A fourteen year old boy was charged with Simple Assault and Cyber Harassment after he was found to have punched a fourteen year old boy in his head and neck. He later sent a Snapchat threatening the victim stating he was going to do it again.

A seventeen year old boy was charged with Possession of CDS (THC Oil under 5 grams), Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Minor in Possession of Alcohol and for a violation of local Princeton Ordinance 16-6(l), Being in a Park after hours.

A seventeen year old boy was charged with Possession of CDS (THC Oil under 5 grams) after he was found to have two THC Oil cartridges in his backpack.

DCP&P Referrals

Subsequent to a Domestic Violence incident DCP&P was notified due to a two year old boy being present. DCP&P is investigating.

Princeton Police Department

1 Valley Road, Princeton, NJ 08540

Phone: (609)921-2100 / Fax: (609)924-8197

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TOTAL ARRESTS

2019 Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec YTD 2019

Arrests 33 20 35 33 25 26 32 30 33 30 27 30 354

2018 Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec YTD 2018

Arrests 33 25 34 31 39 46 35 28 21 33 24 20 369

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SERVICE CALLS

Service Calls Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec YTD

2019 3,163 3,361 3,398 3,213 3,959 4,233 3,727 3,811 3,961 3,702 3,862 3,491 43,881

2018 2,896 2,989 3,849 3,507 3,808 3,749 3,496 3,482 3,378 3,988 3,445 3,045 41,632

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DECEMBER OFFENSES OFFENSE TYPE DECEMER 2018 DECEMBER 2019 YTD 2019

Assault/Aggravated 1 0 9

Assault/Simple 6 3 38

Burglary 5 0 45

Criminal Mischief 4 4 79

CDS Possession – Marijuana 4 6 56

CDS Possession – Heroin 0 0 2

DUI 5 11 49

Robbery 0 0 0

Sexual Assault 0 3 12

Theft 22 18 190

Warrant Arrest 7 7 91

TOTAL 54 52 571

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DECEMBER NON-CRIMINAL INCIDENTS

NON-CRIMINAL INCIDENTS DECEMBER 2018 DECEMBER 2019 YTD 2019 Alarms Auto 1 1 7 Alarms Burglary 6 1 12 Alarms Commercial Burglary 32 31 339 Alarms Commercial Fire 20 22 268 Alarms Fire 4 3 43 Alarms Medical 7 8 117 Alarms Other 11 5 44 Alarms Panic 9 3 107 Alarms Residential Burglary 57 57 644 Alarms Residential Fire 10 8 203 Animal Complaints 28 22 437 Emotionally Disturbed Person 2 6 87 Fire (Other) Odor of Smoke 7 4 64 Fire Commercial 1 1 6 Fire Dwelling 0 1 5 Fire False 0 0 0 Fire Vehicle 1 0 2 Firearms Background 0 3 51 Foot Patrol 21 58 755 Medical Call 202 210 2170 Missing Person 2 2 44 Motor Vehicle Stop 619 757 8923 MVA Injury 8 15 144 MVA No Injury 60 66 733 MVA No Report 7 8 89 MVA With Bicycle 0 3 19 MVA With Deer 6 4 31 MVA With Pedestrian 3 1 13 Noise Complaint 10 9 248 School Crossing 85 98 1310 School Detail 30 32 319 Urinating in Public 2 2 30

Non-Criminal – TOTAL 1251 1435 17,264

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DECEMBER SUMMONSES

SUMMONS TYPE DECEMBER 2018 DECEMBER 2019 YTD 2019

All Other 165 209 1889

Careless Driving 44 42 437

Cell Phone 9 5 117

Driving While Intoxicated 5 11 49

Driving While Suspended 18 30 312

Failure to Exhibit Documents 4 18 135

Failure to Inspect 9 20 114

Failure to Wear Seatbelt 3 5 99

Failure to Yield to Pedestrian in Crosswalk

8 5 114

Maintenance of Lamps 9 19 117

Speeding 89 106 1745

Uninsured Motorist 3 3 52

Unlicensed Driver 3 13 152

Unregistered Vehicle 26 55 570

Total Summonses 395 541 5986

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DECEMBER PARKING VIOLATIONS

PARKING ORDINANCE

DECEMBER 2018 DECEMBER 2019 YTD 2019

Bus Zone 0 2 14

Loading Zone 1 96 359

Parking Within Designated Parking Stalls

2 8 171

No Parking Zones/Anytime 36 41 476

Park Between 2AM & 6AM 1hr Limit

132 146 2119

Parking Limit 2 hrs Between 8AM & 6PM

0 27 627

Park Between 2AM & 6AM in Municipal Yard

0 0 4

Meters 16 1303 18,968

Meter Feeding 0 0 50

Parking in Handicap Space 0 0 13

All Others 48 54 912

Total - Parking Violations 235 1677 23,713

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DECEMBER ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS

ORDINANCE VIOLATION

DECEMBER 2018 DECEMBER 2019 YTD 2019

Bicycles/Skateboards Prohibited 0 0 1 Consumption Alcohol in Park 0 0 0 Disorderly Conduct 1 0 0 Disregard of Road Closure 0 4 36 Dog Without a Leash 0 0 0 False Alarm – 2nd Offense 26 16 137 False Alarm – 3rd Offense 7 8 43 False Alarm – 4th Offense 4 7 24 False Alarm – 5th Offense 0 1 7 False Alarm – 6th Offense 0 0 1 False Alarm – 7th Offense 0 0 1 False Alarm – 8th Offense 0 0 1 Failure to Register Alarm 1 0 9 Failure to Remove Snow 0 0 2

In Park After Hours 0 0 8 Left Turn Prohibited 0 10 22 Littering 2 1 13 Noise Complaint 0 0 5 Open Container 0 2 38 Other 6 0 2 Overweight Vehicle 3 11 175 Urinating in Public 2 2 32

Total 48 62 558

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$0

$5,000

$10,000

$15,000

$20,000

$25,000

$30,000

$35,000

Patrol Overtime

2018

2019

10

$0

$500

$1,000

$1,500

$2,000

$2,500

$3,000

$3,500

$4,000

Detective Overtime

2018

2019

11

12

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

White Non-Hispanic White-Hispanic Black Non-Hispanic Asian Non-Hispanic

Summons vs. Warning by Race

summons Warning

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VEHICLES INVOLVED 1655

INJURIES INVOLVED 188

ACCIDENTS WITH INJURIES 144

PROPERTY DAMAGE ACCIDENT 75

DAYLIGHT [DARKNESS

Daylight: 732

Darkness: 145

Unknown: 0

TOTAL: 877

NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS BY DAY

Unknown: 0

Monday: 132

Tuesday: 148

Wednesday: 141

Thursday: 156

Friday: 141

Saturday: 109

Sunday: so

TOTAL: 877

TIMES OF DAY

0001-0100: 5

0101-0200: 3

0201-0300: 2

0301- 0400: 1

0401-0500: 1

0501-0600 7

0601-0700: 13

0701-0800: 20

1201-1300: 95

1301-1400: 62

1401 - 1700: 60

1701-1600: 69

1601-1700: 62

1701-1800: 80

1801-1900: 54

1901-2000: 39

2001- 2100: 19

2101-2200: 15

2201-2300: 9

2301- 2400: 4

Unknown: 90

TOTAL: 877

PRINCETON POLICE DEPARTMENT

YEAR-TO-DATE 2019 MVA Report

ROAD CONDITIONS

Dry:

Wet:

Snow:

Ice:

Other:

ACCIDENTS INVOLVING DEER

SUMMONS ISSUED

TOTAL:

ACCIDENTS INVOLVING PEDESTRIANS

Injury:

Non-Injury:

Fatal:

Other:

ACCIDENTS INVOLVING BICYCLISTS

Injury:

Non-Injury:

Fatal:

Other:

ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORCYCLES

Injury:

Non-Injury:

Fatal:

Other:

FATAL ACCIDENTS

WEATHER CONDITIONS

Overcast:

Snow:

Rain:

Clear:

TOTAL:

713

144

9

6

5

877

31

697

12

0

1

0

18

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

22

177

746

877

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PRINCETON POLICE DEPARMENT USE OF FORCE

2019

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total

Total Number of Use of Force Incidents 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 5 Persons against whom force was used 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 5 Involving Officer use of Physical Force 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 9 Involving Officer use of Mechanical Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Involving Officer use of Deadly Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

January - February - March 19-06544April 19-11398May - June - July - August 19-25046 / 19-28708September - October - November 19-38458December -

(These totals do not reflect the NJSP UCR criteria, totals are Princeton Police policy totals only.)

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