The Tempe police department recently published their 2008 annual report. As noted in the report, the department had four main goals for the year:
- Fight crime (obviously)
- Provide quality services
- Provide a supportive environment for employees
- Promote organizational development and innovation
Their effort paid off in a reduction of key crime indices as compared to 2007:
- Homicide down 40%
- Rape down 46%
- Robbery down 2.1%
- Assault down 3.9%
- Burglary down 17.2%
- Larceny/theft down 4.7%
- Auto theft down 30.3%
- Arson down 21.7%
Check out the report for a summary of their various activities. Also visit Tempe’s crime analysis website for additional information.
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