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Worthington Police Department release 2023 statistics

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A 2023 Worthington Police Department numbers report shows law enforcement trends in the community during the past year.

 

Among some of the noteworthy trends are:

 

  • Worthington police investigated a total of 157 thefts in 2023, a 53.9% increase over the previous year’s total of 102.

  • Dog-at-large reports increased 37.1% to 192 from 140.

  • Reports of disturbing the peace rose from 41 in 2022 to 64, or 4 56.1%, in 2023.

  • There were 5,131 traffic stops conducted in 2023, a 16.2% increase over the 4,413 the previous year.

  • The number of traffic accidents remained roughly the same, with 325 in 2023 compared to 311 in 2022.

  • There were 235 calls for suspicious persons this past year, up 37.4% from 171 the previous year. Suspicious activity calls, meanwhile, went from 205 in 2022 to 303 in 2023, a 47.8% increase.

  • Among decreases, the number of reported instances of shoplifting went from 47 to 37 in 2023, a decrease of 34%. Only 17 gas drive-offs were reported in 2023 compared to 70 the year before; that’s a 75.7% change.


 

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