Of all of the calls to service, 86% were to address a situation that had already passed by taking a report, providing patrols, or to engage in police escort/guard duties. Only 12% of all calls to service placed officers in added danger beyond that which an average person might encounter going about their day to day life. Only 1% of calls were to engage with an actively violent subject.

In 2019, Dearborn Police reported only 330 violent crimes to the Department of Justice, and only 1% of all calls to service were to engage with an actively violent subject.

• 25% of all calls to provide human services

• 16% of all calls were to provide municipal services

• 26% of calls to service were for traffic violations

• 12% of calls to service were for property crimes

• 14% calls to service were for park-and-walk patrols

Dearborn Police Calls to service represent calls made by the public or by other officers to address a particular situation. When the call for service is issued, it is assigned to an officer based on proximity or patrol beat. Understanding calls to service provides insight into what kinds of situations the Dearborn Police are being brought in to address, and how our communities understand the role of the police.

These reports for 2009 - 2020 Dearborn Police calls to service are linked below:

2020 Dearborn Police Calls to Service Data

2019 Dearborn Police Calls to Service Data

2018 Dearborn Police Calls to Service Data

2017 Dearborn Police Calls to Service Data

2016 Dearborn Police Calls to Service Data

2015 Dearborn Police Calls to Service Data

2014 Dearborn Police Calls to Service Data

2013 Dearborn Police Calls to Service Data

2012 Dearborn Police Calls to Service Data

2011 Dearborn Police Calls to Service Data

2010 Dearborn Police Calls to Service Data

2009 Dearborn Police Calls to Service Data

Concerns Regarding Data Quality

Ambiguity of labels.

Labels like “lost child/property” and “found child/property” were difficult to categorize, as the service offered to recover property should be very different from the service offered to return children safely home.

Mid-year start and end.

Because the data provided for 2019-2020 were for July - July we were not able to include these data in our final analysis, as these data duplicated a portion of 2019.

These resources provide important information about the harm of the police responding to calls to service that are unrelated to law enforcement:

Policing is a less dangerous profession than typically believed:

• The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not list policing in its top ten most dangerous professions.

• Michigan Law Review reports that traffic stops are extremely low risk

Proactive Patrols Don't Improve Safety

• Decreasing proactive patrols decreases serious crimes

Police in schools cause harm:

• Depressed educational performance

• Exposes children to harsher punishments

• Decreased perceptions of safety and belonging

• Increased chance of arrest, especially for students of color

• Higher rates of suspension

• Lower graduation rates

• Higher likelihood children view themselves as criminals

• Higher likelihood that minor incidents will result in criminalization

Criminalizing Our Neighbors

• Dearborn Police neighborhood watch program (this page has been removed in the launch of the new DPD site)

• Dearborn Police Blotter

Dearborn Police Criminalize Bike Riding

• Ali Beydoun

• Luther Gonzalez-Hall

• "it is common for criminals to use a bike"

• Biking While Black or Brown

Interactions with the Police are Deadly for the Disability Community

• Janet Wilson

• Kevin Matthews

• Ernest Griglen Jr

• 25% of people killed by police were living with severe mental illness

• 50% of people killed by police were disabled

Police Fail to Protect Survivors

• Dearborn police respond to domestic violence call

• Police response to domestic violence makes it less like that survivors -- especially Black women -- will request help