The gist
Tchida said calls for service for Georgetown PD has been trending upward, with 2023 reaching 28,085 calls.
Despite the increasing number, Tchida said many of those calls are 911 hang-ups—22.99%.
The other nine of the top 10 calls for service include:
- Citizen assist: 9.2%
- Motor vehicle crash: 7.85%
- Burglary alarm: 5.72%
- Reckless driving: 5.55%
- Suspicious activity: 5.45%
- Welfare concern: 5.03%
- Follow-up: 3.7%
- Mental subject: 2.32%
- Loud music: 1.75%
What else?
Georgetown PD also saw an increase in motor vehicle crashes in 2023, according to Tchida.
Georgetown PD received calls for 3,419 crashes in 2022 and 3,763 in 2023—an increase of 10.06%.
