2011 Police Department Annual Report - Bloomfield Township

Statistics
All Complaints, Changes
C
omplaints? A
complaint differs
from an arrest. How? It
can happen that someone
calls the police to
report that they are the
victim of a crime. That is
37
Σ
Complaint Group 2011
Group A Complaints 992
Group B Complaints 427
Group C Complaints 17,271
Traffic Violations 14,215
TOTAL 32,905
a complaint. If a suspect is subsequently arrested for the
crime, it counts toward the arrest totals for the year.
G
roup A complaints include the most serious
crimes, such as murder, sexual assault, robbery,
and home invasion, among others. Group B complaints
are generally non-violent crimes and less serious property
type of crimes. Group C complaints, typically, are nonviolent,
and either minor criminal offenses, car accidents,
animal complaints, or civil infractions.
In this 2008 photo, Ofc Jermaine Bolden
speaks to a group of drama students from
Andover High School. The students were
helping the police department and the
Bloomfield Hills Schools, producing an
alcohol-free prom season presentation for
the benefit of the entire student body.