2011 Police Department Annual Report - Bloomfield Township

Investigations Division
2011 Investigations Clearance Report
2011 Case Status
Assigned Open Closed
1,321 42 1,275
Assigned? Open? Closed?
Almost all police reports are generated when someone
requests an officer to their home or business.
Depending upon the nature of the incident, the
officer may start an investigation, writing a report
that could be given to a detective for follow-up.
When a detective receives that report, he / she is
assigned the case. Successful investigation of a
case is greatly dependent upon the cooperation of
the victim and witnesses, as well as the availability
and quality of evidence. These are often referred to
as ‘solvability’ factors.
A case is closed when no more can (or needs) to be
done with it. For instance, cases with few solvability
factors may be closed with no prosecution. On the
other hand, a case can be closed once the suspect
has been identified and a warrant obtained for their
arrest.
A detective ‘working’ a case will keep that case
open as long as relevant and productive leads are
generated, evidence is discovered, and progress is
being made.
* Note: The number of reports closed may be higher than the number of reports assigned for the same year.
This is due to the fact that reports from one year may be subsequently closed in another.
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Detective Dwayne Barker