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There were no fire or crime related deaths.
No public safety personnel were injured or killed in police or fire activities.
Serious “Group A” crime decreased 1.7% in 2010. This decrease follows a significant 3.6% drop in 2009 crime.
Seventy-six (76) fewer “Group A” crimes occurred in 2010, compared to 2004. This is a fourteen percent (-14%) reduction in seven (7) years.
Total burglaries remained the same in 2010 (29) as in 2009 (29).
There were no armed robberies in 2010.
The public safety department recorded two hundred eighty-four (284) property damage accidents in 2010, forty-nine (49) fewer than in 2009.
The public safety department was awarded a grant from the Department of Homeland Security Assistance to Firefighters Grant program to cover ninety-five percent (95%) of the cost of a new fire truck.
The public safety department conducted its first of many Apartment Watch meetings. In addition, thousands of apartment patrols were conducted and numerous crimes were interrupted.