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Annual Report

Mr. Ken Krombeen
Grandville City Manager
3195 Wilson Avenue SW
Grandville, MI 49418

Dear Mr. Krombeen:

The Grandville Police Department respectfully submits its 2004 Annual Report of Police Activities and Informational Statistics. Total calls for service were 9,755 representing a decrease of 6% from the 10,415 calls for 2003. Once again, in spite of the considerable growth in the City of Grandville, calls for service have remained stable. Calls for service had reached a high point in 2002 at 10,767. Over the past several years, the Department has re-examined its reporting requirements in an effort to be more efficient. In many instances, multiple reports were generated by a response to a single incident. While some types of incidents require more than one report to be generated, frequently there was no purpose being served by the duplication of effort. The reporting requirements for officers have been clarified and a significant savings of time has resulted.

CRIME:

For the most part, criminal offenses remained consistent with prior years with some offenses reflecting increases and some decreases. Once again the Department is pleased to report that the concerns that the new development in the south end of the City was going to have a significant impact on the crime and safety in the neighborhoods have not materialized. Many of the offense categories remain at pre-development levels. The safety of Grandville residents and the maintenance of a high level of service to the neighborhoods remains one of the highest priorities for the department.

On May 15, 2004, officers responded to the first homicide reported in the City of Grandville in over a decade. The incident occurred in an apartment complex on Chicago Drive SW near the east city limits. Personnel from the Wyoming Police Department and evidence technicians from the Michigan State Police responded to assist with the investigation. All of the people that were present at the time of the death were located and interviewed. The results of the investigation were turned over to the Kent County Prosecutor, who determined that the person that had fought with the victim had acted in self defense, and therefore, the homicide was ruled as justifiable.

Robberies were down for the year with 5 reported during 2004 compared to 12 for the year 2003. Assaults were also down with a total of 202 reported during 2004 compared to 228 the prior year. Burglaries remained low at 96 compared to 93 the prior year, making the year the second lowest for burglaries in at least the last 10 years. Malicious destruction of property offenses reported at 135 were the lowest reported in 10 years as well. Sexual assaults reported 26 in 2004 were up slightly from 24 for 2003.

Larceny and retail fraud were down at 847 reported offenses for 2004 compared to 980 for 2003. This continues as expected, to be the offense that has been most impacted by the commercial growth. Department personnel continue to meet with mall management, public safety, and loss prevention personnel to provide an appropriate response to the problem. Just over 300 larcenies and retail frauds were reported for 1998, the last year before the mall opened. This increase of over 500 per year more than makes up for the time that has been saved by the changes in reporting mentioned earlier in this report. Almost all of the retail fraud reports at the new businesses involve an identified suspect. These reports and the processing of any people apprehended are significantly more time consuming than the types of reports that have been eliminated. These changes can be seen when comparing the numbers of hours officers devote to investigating complaints, writing reports, and in court, particularly by comparing the year 1998, the last full year before the mall opened, to 2004. Hours spent investigating complaints rose from 11,322.75 to 15,101.50, hours spent on reports rose from 2,909 to 4,651, and the hours spent by officers in court rose from 788.25 to 1,343.75.

On September 4, 2004, Grandville Officers responded to a medical call near Rivertown Parkway and old 44^th Street SW. Responding officers found a 21 year old female who was not responsive. Medical personnel determined that she was dead. The investigation led officers to a nearby address where it was determined that the victim had apparently overdosed on an unknown substance. An autopsy conducted by personnel of the Kent County Medical Examiner’s Office determined that the death occurred due to an overdose of heroin. Grandville personnel worked with investigators from the Grand Rapids Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The individuals involved in the death investigation were already under investigation by the DEA.

On December 15, 2004, Grandville Officers responded to a second overdose death. The victim in this case was only 17 years old. Again an autopsy determined that heroin had been ingested causing the death. Investigators again worked with investigators from the DEA.

While the heroin investigation is still underway, suspects involved in both deaths have been arrested for delivering the heroin that caused the deaths. The scope of the use of heroin in the suburban areas also led to a series of meetings and public forums concerning substance abuse.

TRAFFIC:

Traffic violations issued were down 3% from 3,308 during 2003 to 3,221 during 2004.

Total accidents were up about 5% at 1,213 during 2004 compared to 1,149 during 2003. This number remains lower than the 1,249 reported during 1998, the last full year before the commercial growth in the south end of the City. The number of accidents included in the report includes only those accidents investigated by Grandville officers. During 2004 there was one fatal accident that occurred on I-196 near 44th Street in which a pedestrian was struck and killed. That accident was investigated by the Michigan State Police. Grandville Police and Fire personnel responded to the scene and assisted with the investigation.

Officer Andrew Measell was recognized by the Kent County Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving for his drunk driving enforcement efforts during 2003. Arrests for drunk driving were up significantly from 102 during 2003 to 174 during 2004.

Once again this department participated in both the Drunk Driving Enforcement and the Click-It-Or-Ticket projects sponsored by the Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP). The department also led a red light enforcement project for the second year. The red light project resulted in 696 vehicles being stopped with 299 red light and 255 seat belt tickets being written during 2004. This project caught the eye of the OHSP and resulted in a grant for area departments for 2005 for red light enforcement. The local grant will be one of five intersection safety projects for 2005 throughout the state using the methods developed in the local red light project.

The department also won a 2004 Michigan Chief of Police Traffic Safety Award for the many traffic enforcement efforts it participated in during 2003. The OHSP also presented Grandville High School with an award for winning the local seat belt challenge event. Students from Grandville High School compete for one week against students from Hudsonville and Jenison High Schools for the greatest percentage of drivers wearing seat belts. Grandville High School won with a 97.9% compliance rate during 2004. The award was presented to Principal Randy Morris by Mike Prince, the Director of the OHSP.

COMMUNITY POLICING:

Community Policing Officers Dave Greco, Ken Rosher, and Ron Colvin have had another very productive year. Officer Dave Greco was recognized as the Crime Prevention Practitioner of the Year by the Crime Prevention Association of Michigan (CPAM). He received the award at the annual CPAM dinner during the organization’s conference held in Traverse City in the fall of 2004.

Community Policing Officers coordinated a total of 7 block parties for National Night Out. Grandville Police and Fire personnel participated in all of the events. Once again, the Michigan National Guard provided one of their members with a Humvee to accompany the Grandville police officers and firefighters.

Community Policing Officers continued again this year to provide computerized fingerprinting of young children in the area at a number of events. This service is provided free of charge to parents in case their children become abducted or missing. Unfortunately there seems to be way too many of these incidents reported by the media lately. The equipment was purchased using money raised at area fundraising events and through private donations.

Community Policing Officers also helped to coordinate the annual fundraising event at Outback, which provides money to be used for the July 4 fireworks celebration. The parade and other events during this year’s celebration were incredibly successful. Everyone involved agreed that the crowd for the parade this year was the largest they can remember. Once again, the event came off with very little disruption to the community other than the large number of people attending.

The 2004 Race for the Cure was clearly the largest one yet. The event starts and finishes in Grandville, but travels through the City of Wyoming. This annual event requires the participation of the Grandville Police, Fire, and Department of Public Works, working with the Wyoming Police and Public Works Departments. Many area businesses also help to sponsor this event. This year, over 4,000 participants ran in the 5K race raising over $250,000 for breast cancer research.

Community Policing Officers again partnered with the Probation Staff of the 59th District Court on several clean up projects. This cooperative project has grown from just cleaning up along Indian Mounds, to the eradication of graffiti on bridges, and clean up projects on other public areas. The project utilizes community service as an alternative to incarceration for offenders, has very little cost, and provides important services to the community.

Grandville Police Officers also help out during the 5/3 Riverbank Run. Although only a small portion of the race is in Grandville, traffic control is still required to help make the race a safe event for both those racing and for the spectators.

Many of the activities of the Community Policing Officers involve the youth of our community. Each spring officers conduct a number of bike rodeos. Some of these events are held at area schools and some of them are part of the Greater Grand Rapids Safe Kids Coalition. All of the events are a great time for the kids participating and are designed to help them understand how to ride their bikes safely. Community Policing Officers continue to provide child seat safety inspections, which is another project of the Safe Kids Coalition.

Once again the Kent Metro High School Police Academy was held the first week school was out at Grandville High School. This event has grown and now officers from Grandville, Wyoming, Walker, Kentwood, the Kent County Sheriff Department participate in putting on this academy. Between 40 and 50 area high school junior and seniors are selected each year to participate. The academy provides these students with the opportunity to explore a career in criminal justice by getting some hands on experience by going through the simulation of a police academy. The development that occurs during this one week experience is sometimes hard for the parents to believe. The graduation includes the students entering the auditorium doing close order drills and the parents get a chance to see a level of discipline they may never have observed before.

The Visser Family YMCA has become very successful in our community. The YMCA holds teen night every Friday night. The activities usually attract a crowd of over 200 teenagers who enjoy the use of the facility. Numerous YMCA employees oversee the activities and mentor the kids. Grandville Police Officers are encouraged to drop in and mingle with the young people.

Once again during 2004 the Grandville Police Department hosted students from Grandville High School in a Junior Achievement event. Classes of students came to the Department and the students got an opportunity to observe many of the activities of the officers.

Grandville Police-School Liaison Officer Ron Colvin provided many hours of classroom presentations on a variety of subjects including bicycle safety, firearm safety, and criminal law. Officers Colvin, Greco, and Rosher, have all attended the Teaching, Educating, and Mentoring (TEAM) classes offered by the Michigan State Police. This program provides a whole curriculum of courses for students from elementary to high school. This program is well received by both students and staff in the schools. Once again, Officer Colvin presented a two hour course in the Driver Training classes, teaching the students about the legal responsibilities of driving a car. The class includes one hour of classroom presentation and one hour on the driving range.

ANNUAL AWARDS:

Officer Ron Colvin was recognized as the Grandville Police Department Police Officer of the Year for 2004. Ron has served in both patrol and investigative assignments prior to his 2000 assignment as the Police-School Liaison Officer. He has worked hard with school personnel to provide a safe learning environment and has attempted to develop relationships with the students through classroom and one on one interaction

Officer Lisa Clockman received the Chief’s Award of Excellence for 2004. Officer Clockman is assigned as the Support Services Officer. She is responsible for courtroom security, property management, abandoned vehicles, and prisoner transfers, which are all duties that she experienced while serving as a police officer in Saint Joseph. Lisa was originally hired as a dispatcher at the Grandville Police Department and has used that experience to help when problems arise in the dispatch center or with the computer needs of the Department. During 2004 an adult foster care home called the department asking for some assistance with training their residents about safety concerns. Officer Clockman prepared and presented a program for the residents that addressed their concerns.

Officer Richard Brown received the Individual Commendation for 2004. Officer Brown has made a total of 64 arrests for operating while intoxicated during the year. He has used the experience he gained while working in the Kent Area Narcotic Enforcement Team (KANET) for the prior two years and has made numerous arrests for driving under the influence of drugs and for possession of marijuana, cocaine, and crack.

Dispatcher Mark Perkin also received the Individual Commendation for 2004. While working on November 28, 2004, Mark monitored a pursuit that was west bound on M-6 south of Grandville. The fleeing driver was wanted for a double homicide and two carjackings. Mark relayed information to on-duty Grandville officers concerning the pursuit in case the suspect approached the City of Grandville. He also notified Ottawa County Central Dispatch of the pursuit. This notification and his continued updating on the progress of the pursuit, allowed other officers to get into position to intercept the suspect. His involvement placed officers in a position to stop this extremely dangerous armed suspect.

Officers Robert VanderMolen and Rick Neerken received the Team Performance Commendation. During 2004, the two working as a team, were responsible for the arrest of a person driving a stolen car who had fled from Ottawa County officers. Later in the year, they also responded to a residence in Grandville on a report of someone breaking in. The officers, using appropriate tactics, arrested the suspect as he attempted to leave the residence.

Sergeant Dan Steere, Detective Wendy Evanov, Officer Darin Rietman, Officer Kami Pater, and Officer Richard Brown all received the Team Performance Commendation. These officers all responded to the heroin death on September 4, 2004. As a direct result of the professional investigation that started immediately with the police response, the suspect that provided the heroin to the victim was ultimately charged in federal court with delivering heroin causing a death.

Sergeant Renee Veldman, Officer Ken Howland, Officer Richard Brown, and Officer Darin Rietman all received a Letter of Commendation for their efforts when responding to a suspicious vehicle in the 4200 block of Wimbledon Drive SW. As the two initial responding officers approached the vehicle, they observed a large amount of money in the front seat area. They notified KANET Officer Ken Howland who took up a position from which to observe the vehicle. When he observed suspicious activity around the vehicle, and a car leaving the area, he radioed to Officer Rietman who stopped the vehicle. A total of $16,000 in cash was recovered from the vehicle. All of the individuals in the car denied any knowledge of the money. A drug dog was called to the scene. When the dog alerted to the presence of drugs on the money, the officers seized the cash.

Officer Darin Rietman also received a Letter of Commendation for a traffic stop he made on September 20, 2004. During the course of the stop, Officer Rietman noticed the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. The driver was also in violation of his license restrictions. During a search of the vehicle Officer Rietman recovered one hand gun and two long guns that were later determined to be stolen in a home invasion.

TRAINING:

Officers from the Grandville Police Department participated in training sessions with school and other public safety personnel during July of 2004. The training was part of a grant for the Grandville Public Schools on Homeland Security. The class provided the students with training in Incident Command.

Sergeant Dennis Richards completed the Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command program during 2004. This class is presented one week per month for ten months and is one of the most prestigious police command schools in the country. The department now has four graduates of this management school. Deputy Chief Dennis Santo completed a one week Leadership and Management school at Mount Pleasant during September of 2004. Sergeant Dan Steere completed a three week Leadership Institute at the Grand Rapids Police Department.

Classes provided by a Homeland Security Grant have been completed recently by all officers of the Department. Classes included Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders, Unified Incident Command, and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive Defense Operations training.

On October 1, 2004, a table top exercise was held at the Kent County Emergency Operations Center. The exercise simulated a major explosive event at Rivertown Crossings Mall. Approximately 50 representatives from all types of agencies participated in the large scale event with every participant learning from the experience.

SUMMATION:

The employees of the Grandville Police Department are very pleased with their accomplishments during 2004. Through the continuing training and the ongoing interaction with the business and neighborhood residents, the department strives to provide the best possible service to the community in which it serves.

Respectfully submitted,

Vernon L. Snyder,
Chief of Police

DUTY HOURS

Police personnel recorded 79,331.75 hours during 2004 which includes 7,186.75 hours of overtime paid and extra hours worked.

Duty Hours Distributed as Follows:

2004 2003

1. Traffic & Patrol 14,010.00 14,122.50

2. Radio & Records 9,854.00 9,641.00

3. Administrative Support Services 7,630.75 6,846.25

4. Complaint Investigations 15,101.50 13,430.25

5. Reports 4,651.75 5,248.00

6. Supervisory – Sergeants 1,585.25 1,953.25

7. Court 1,343.75 1,294.00

8. Roll Call & Training 3,592.50 4,044.00

9. Vacation & Holiday Time 5,032.25 4,955.50

10. Sick Time Off 2,743.50 2,113.50

11. Compensatory Time Off 4,643.75 5,215.75

12. Other Duty Hours 1,030.50 953.25

13. Break Time 4,094.50 3,731.75

14. Community Policing Programs 2,612.00 2,501.25

15. School Safety & Crime Prevention 863.75 1,056.00

16. Foot Patrol & Bike Patrol 203.25 257.50

17. Time Off for On Duty Injury _ 338.75 _ 405.50

Total Duty Hours: 79,331.75 77,769.25

Overtime Paid and Extra Hours Worked by Division:

2004 2003

1. Administration 1,115.50 291.50 (Aug.-Dec.)

2. Patrol Division 2,952.75 2,576.25

3. Investigative Division 587.75 332.00

4. Cooperative Investigations (Vice) 206.25 346.50

5. Community Policing & School Liaison 738.00 697.25

6. Communications & Support Services 1,586.50 1,297.00

Overtime Hours: 7,186.75 5,540.50

PATROL ACTIVITIES

2004 2003

1. Calls for Service 9,755 10,415

2. Traffic Summons Issued 3,221 3,308

3. Verbal Warnings – Traffic 3,933 4,674

4. Parking Summons Issued 461 216

5. Stolen Vehicles Recovered 16 18

6. Property Checks 9,206 8,952

7. Motorists Assisted 587 592

8. Assist Other Police Departments 328 304

POLICE VEHICLE MILEAGE

2004 2003

Patrol Miles 168,700 175,871

Other Miles 78,492 73,350

Total Miles: 247,192 249,221

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ACTIVITY

During the past year, the Department investigated 1,149 traffic accidents. The breakdown of accidents follows:

	2004	2003	Percentage Comparison
Property Damage Accidents	856	794	+7.8 %
Personal Injury Accidents	178	155	+14.8 %
Hit and Run	179	200	-10.5 %
Fatal Accidents*	0	0	0.0 %
Total Accidents:	1,213	1,149	+5.1 %

*See narrative on page 3 for fatal accident explanation.

TOP VEHICLE CRASH RISK LOCATION

1. 44th Street and Ivanrest Avenue                     44
2. Rivertown Pkwy / 44th Street and Canal        41
3. Wilson Avenue and 28th Street                      30
4. 44th Street and Spartan Industrial Drive        23
5. Wilson Avenue and Rivertown Pkwy.             20
6. 28th Street and Ivanrest Avenue                     19
7. Chicago Drive at I-196                                    18
8. Wilson Avenue and Prairie                             15
9. 44th Street and I-196                                       15
10. Wilson Avenue and Chicago Drive                14
11. Rivertown Pkwy. and Potomac Drive            14
12. 44th Street and Kenowa Avenue                   13

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION

OFFENSES 2004 2003

            Murder
                        a. Homicide                                               1                 0
                        b. Attempted Murder                              0                      0
                        c. Negligent Homicide                             0                 0
                             Total:                                    1                 0

Criminal Sexual Conduct

                        a. First Degree:                                         8                    12
                             (Sexual penetration by force)
                       b. Second Degree:                                     3                      2
                             (Sexual Contact by any kind by force)
                        c. Third Degree:                                        5                      3
                             (Sexual penetration where the victim
                               is 13, 14, or 15 years of age, or force
                               or coercion is used to accomplish
                               penetration.)
                        d. Fourth Degree:                                  10                      7
                             (Sexual contact where force or
                             coercion is used, or actor knows/
                             has reason to know that the
                             victim is mentally impaired.)

Total: 26 24

Robbery

                        a. Armed                                                    3                      7
                        b. Unarmed                                               2                 5
                                                                        Total:        5                12

Assaults

                        a. Felonious                                             14                16
                        b. Simple                                                  98                    97
                        c. Domestic                                              78                    98
                        d. Stalking                                     12                    17

Total: 202 228

Arson 0 6

Breaking & Entering 96 93

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION

OFFENSES CONTINUED 2004 2003

Larceny 344 448

Retail Fraud 503 532

Stolen Motor Vehicles 27 29

Checks and Frauds 43 89

Weapons 33 33

Narcotics Violations 87 107

Suicides and Attempts 38 38

Disorderly Conduct 204 265

Drunk Driving 174 102

Minors in Possession of Alcohol 78 67

Liquor Violations 51 19

(E.G., open container in public)

Malicious Destruction and Vandalism 135 161

Obscene/Harassing Telephone Calls 25 40

Animal Complaints 72 24

Attempt Kidnapping 0 4

Indecent Exposure 4 3

Violation of City Ordinance 104 209

(Zoning, Code, Civil)

CALLS FOR SERVICE ANALYSIS

DAILY AND HOURLY NON-CRIMINAL COMPLAINTS

PERIOD REPORTED: 2004

DAY OF WEEK

Hour Ending	Sun.	Mon.	Tues.	Wed.	Thurs.	Fri.	Sat.	Hour Total	% of Total
12:00 p.m.	27	28	37	21	31	31	28	203*	4.2
1:00 a.m.	31	15	26	20	18	35	29	174	3.6
2:00 a.m.	33	24	10	30	20	18	26	161	3.3
3:00 a.m.	25	19	15	15	11	15	20	120	2.5
4:00 a.m.	24	15	9	15	10	15	22	110	2.3
5:00 a.m.	15	14	11	11	15	11	14	91	1.9
6:00 a.m.	11	20	17	16	23	9	15	111	2.3
7:00 a.m.	10	22	28	25	24	35	17	161	3.3
8:00 a.m.	11	31	39	52	28	44	18	223	4.6
9:00 a.m.	16	29	35	40	36	27	26	209	4.3
10:00 a.m.	23	22	37	36	34	28	25	205	4.3
11:00 a.m.	29	36	23	28	24	46	28	214	4.4
12:00 p.m.	29	25	37	32	20	47	43	233	4.8
1:00 p.m.	23	43	25	44	38	30	31	234	4.8
2:00 p.m.	20	36	60	29	25	42	37	249	5.2
3:00 p.m.	26	37	45	37	39	41	21	246	5.1
4:00 p.m.	18	34	39	29	35	31	34	220	4.6
5:00 p.m.	13	34	40	35	34	35	27	218	4.5
6:00 p.m.	22	27	35	46	27	36	36	229	4.7
7:00 p.m.	28	46	41	37	36	35	39	262	5.4
8:00 p.m.	27	33	34	43	39	41	36	253	5.2
9:00 p.m.	25	30	40	35	35	42	33	240	5.0
10:00 p.m.	35	31	21	32	31	36	45	231	4.8
11:00 p.m.	36	30	28	46	28	33	35	236	4.9
Day Total	557	681	732	754	661	763	685	4833
% of Total	11.5	14.1	15.1	15.6	13.7	15.8	14.2		100.0

PEAK HOURS: Between 8:00 a.m. and midnight.

PEAK DAY: Friday, with Wednesday a close second.

NOTE: Non-Criminal Complaints are citizen’s calls for service that are not violations of law, but require some service from the department. Examples are bank escorts, funeral escorts, persons assisted, civil disputes, and document delivery. See Graph #1.

*This total includes all calls where the time of incident could not be established.

CALLS FOR SERVICE ANALYSIS

DAILY AND HOURLY CRIMINAL COMPLAINTS

PERIOD REPORTED: 2004

DAY OF WEEK

Hour Ending	Sun.	Mon.	Tues.	Wed.	Thurs.	Fri.	Sat.	Hour Total	% of Total
12:00 p.m.	35	9	8	18	12	13	27	122*	4.2
1:00 a.m.	30	6	13	15	12	12	29	117	3.6
2:00 a.m.	33	15	6	12	13	12	42	133	3.3
3:00 a.m.	30	5	6	3	2	3	14	63	2.5
4:00 a.m.	8	3	7	2	3	9	7	39	2.3
5:00 a.m.	9	4	1	0	3	2	9	28	1.9
6:00 a.m.	3	1	2	2	2	4	5	19	2.3
7:00 a.m.	1	7	9	3	6	11	4	41	3.3
8:00 a.m.	2	4	6	5	7	6	1	31	4.6
9:00 a.m.	3	9	6	9	11	6	3	47	4.3
10:00 a.m.	3	6	7	3	4	15	4	42	4.3
11:00 a.m.	8	15	9	16	4	14	8	74	4.4
12:00 p.m.	11	13	22	9	14	20	15	104	4.8
1:00 p.m.	8	9	10	12	5	10	18	72	4.8
2:00 p.m.	10	20	27	30	73	15	16	191	5.2
3:00 p.m.	10	7	21	18	14	28	30	128	5.1
4:00 p.m.	20	17	18	19	18	21	33	146	4.6
5:00 p.m.	26	29	21	26	22	24	25	173	4.5
6:00 p.m.	19	20	21	20	22	22	21	145	4.7
7:00 p.m.	16	24	27	24	15	37	30	173	5.4
8:00 p.m.	15	19	14	18	22	30	31	149	5.2
9:00 p.m.	16	21	8	11	20	28	28	132	5.0
10:00 p.m.	16	7	14	18	17	31	19	122	4.8
11:00 p.m.	7	12	11	25	16	31	25	127	4.9
Day Total	339	282	294	318	337	404	444	2418
% of Total	14.0	11.7	12.1	13.2	13.9	16.7	18.4		100.0

PEAK HOURS: Between 2:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m.

PEAK DAY: Saturday, with Friday a close second.

NOTE: Criminal Complaints are those calls for police service, which clearly involve violation of a criminal statue or ordinance. See Graph #2.

*This total includes all calls where the time of incident could not be established.

CALLS FOR SERVICE ANALYSIS

DAILY AND HOURLY TRAFFIC COMPLAINTS

PERIOD REPORTED: 2004

DAY OF WEEK

Hour Ending	Sun.	Mon.	Tues.	Wed.	Thurs.	Fri.	Sat.	Hour Total	% of Total
12:00 p.m.	3	2	6	8	2	5	5	31*	4.2
1:00 a.m.	6	1	7	7	3	5	4	33	3.6
2:00 a.m.	2	3	2	3	3	4	6	23	3.3
3:00 a.m.	4	2	2	2	0	3	3	16	2.5
4:00 a.m.	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	4	2.3
5:00 a.m.	0	2	2	3	1	2	1	11	1.9
6:00 a.m.	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	2.3
7:00 a.m.	0	7	3	7	9	2	2	30	3.3
8:00 a.m.	1	3	8	2	19	2	3	38	4.6
9:00 a.m.	5	7	7	3	11	5	4	42	4.3
10:00 a.m.	7	11	11	13	16	12	5	75	4.3
11:00 a.m.	3	18	10	16	13	15	7	82	4.4
12:00 p.m.	7	14	6	8	16	7	10	68	4.8
1:00 p.m.	2	11	5	11	10	8	9	56	4.8
2:00 p.m.	0	10	18	9	11	18	13	79	5.2
3:00 p.m.	2	18	14	4	10	16	11	75	5.1
4:00 p.m.	4	10	13	3	3	11	14	58	4.6
5:00 p.m.	2	8	12	6	0	8	9	45	4.5
6:00 p.m.	1	10	9	1	3	3	1	28	4.7
7:00 p.m.	8	13	11	12	9	14	8	75	5.4
8:00 p.m.	9	14	15	6	11	11	10	76	5.2
9:00 p.m.	5	9	7	4	4	12	7	48	5.0
10:00 p.m.	6	9	4	12	2	5	7	45	4.8
11:00 p.m.	2	5	9	4	6	8	7	41	4.9
Day Total	80	188	182	146	163	176	146	1081
% of Total	7.4	17.4	16.8	13.5	15.1	16.3	13.5		100.0

PEAK HOURS: Between 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

PEAK DAY: Monday, but Tuesday and Friday are close behind.

NOTE: Traffic complaints do not reflect neither citations issued nor motor vehicle crash reports. The numbers include such complaints as vehicle equipment violations, neighborhood traffic monitoring due to citizens requests, and arrests for reckless driving, seatbelt violations and driving on a restricted license. See Graph #3.

*This total includes all calls where the time of incident could not be established.

ACCIDENT ANALYSIS

DAILY AND HOURLY ACCIDENT OCCURRENCE

PERIOD REPORTED: 2004

DAY OF WEEK

Hour Ending	Sun.	Mon.	Tues.	Wed.	Thurs.	Fri.	Sat.	Hour Total	% of Total
12:00 p.m.	5	2	0	3	2	0	4	16*	1.3
1:00 a.m.	3	0	2	1	0	4	2	12	1.0
2:00 a.m.	2	0	2	1	0	1	3	9	0.7
3:00 a.m.	2	1	1	0	1	2	2	9	0.7
4:00 a.m.	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	6	0.5
5:00 a.m.	0	1	0	1	1	2	2	7	0.6
6:00 a.m.	2	2	6	6	5	5	2	28	2.3
7:00 a.m.	1	9	7	28	9	12	2	68	5.5
8:00 a.m.	1	2	3	10	8	9	4	37	3
9:00 a.m.	1	4	1	2	6	7	7	28	2.3
10:00 a.m.	7	6	3	1	6	15	15	53	4.3
11:00 a.m.	5	12	13	8	10	14	8	70	5.6
12:00 p.m.	5	6	7	11	17	10	10	66	5.3
1:00 p.m.	9	8	7	10	11	15	10	70	5.6
2:00 p.m.	4	13	14	22	14	19	17	103	8.2
3:00 p.m.	7	20	15	20	21	30	10	123	10.0
4:00 p.m.	7	12	12	21	19	17	15	103	8.3
5:00 p.m.	6	21	17	18	17	16	18	113	9.1
6:00 p.m.	11	7	13	13	8	15	14	81	6.5
7:00 p.m.	10	10	9	11	10	13	11	74	6.0
8:00 p.m.	2	4	9	6	8	13	9	51	4.1
9:00 p.m.	4	5	6	5	8	10	11	49	3.9
10:00 p.m.	3	2	8	5	6	12	10	46	3.7
11:00 p.m.	4	1	1	3	2	4	4	19	1.5
Day Total	101	148	156	208	189	249	190	1241
% of Total	8.1	11.9	12.6	16.8	15.2	20.1	15.3		100.0

PEAK HOURS: Between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.

PEAK DAY: Friday

NOTE: Sunday continues to be the safest day to drive in Grandville. See Graph #4.

*This total includes all calls where the time of incident could not be established.

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