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2007 - Year in Review
Once again in 2007, the Village President and Board of Trustees showed continued support to their Police Department in order to ensure a safe community for businesses and residents to enjoy. With that support we were able to fill six of the seven patrol officer positions we had open by December 2007. Overall, as a department we worked hard to maintain a level of safety on the street while only having 29 more hours of overtime than the previous year.
Additionally, in 2007 we were able to hire on two police cadets and one Records Supervisor to help maintain the quality of professional law enforcement services that we provide and has been expected by the Village and our residents.
Originally, the Oswego Police Department was approved for a 6.95 million dollar budget; however, it is estimated that we will finish out the year at approximately 6.68 million dollars, which represents almost a $300,000 savings. Also, in 2007 we were able to start our Space Needs Analysis, which will be completed in 2008. We received a 7.5 acre land donation for a new police facility and worked with State Representative Tom Cross to secure new monies for the new police facility.
Outlined in our 2007 annual report, you will see that we responded to 3% more calls for service, 4% more total arrests, and 5% fewer traffic stops. We estimate the population grew by 3%, while our crime rate decreased by 3%. Our officers received 13% more training hours and during that time we saw our internal affairs investigations decrease by 28% and our questionable conduct of officer inquiries decrease by over 68%. As part of the arrests that were made, there were 71% more arrests for alcohol related offenses involving minors.
The men and women of the Oswego Police Department are extremely dedicated to providing the best service possible to the residents and that continues to be the culture of the Police department.
Dwight A. Baird
Chief of Police
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