Crime Statistics

Monthly Activity Report - April 2013

The Detective Bureau was assigned 36 new cases and closed 23 previously assigned cases. 2 juveniles were petitioned to Cayuga County Family Court. Detectives made 12 arrests and applied for 1 warrant for a total of 21 charges. There were 9 felonies and 12 misdemeanors.

The Identification Bureau was assigned 76 new cases. Officers processed 66 photo memory cards, 1 background check, and issued 5 new/renewed taxi license. Officers oversaw the state mandated reporting of 100 sex offenders residing in the City of Auburn which included 46 sex offender contacts. Officers also processed 2 items of evidence within the Identification Bureau and sent 22 other items out to the crime lab for further processing.

The School Resource Officer program handled 120 incidents in and around school buildings which required intervention be school officers. The incidents included criminal cases, fighting, bullying and other disruptive behavior. There were 3 arrests made concerning school related incidents which included 1 adult and 2 juveniles.

The City Jail temporarily housed 13 persons awaiting arraignment in Auburn City Court on various charges.

The Auburn Police Department Traffic Division coordinated additional DWI patrols on weekends in the month of April to curb drinking and driving. During those details APD officers issued 20 traffic tickets and made 3 DWI arrests. The additional patrols are part of a program funded by the Cayuga County Stop DWI Committee.

Annual Activity Report – 2012

The Detective Bureau was assigned 606 new cases and closed 605 previously assigned cases during 2012. 29 juveniles were petitioned to Cayuga County Family Court. Detectives made 79 arrests and applied for 55 warrants for a total of 288 charges. There were 165 felonies, 122 misdemeanors and 1 violation charge for the year.

The Identification Bureau was assigned 1,027 new cases during 2012. Officers processed 42 background checks, issued new/renewed 40 taxi licenses and oversaw the state mandated reporting of 91 sex offenders on average residing in the City of Auburn for the year. Officers processed 154 items of evidence within the Identification Bureau and sent 303 other items out to the crime lab for further processing throughout 2012.

The School Resource Officer Program handled 1233 incidents in and around school buildings which required intervention by school officers while school was in session during 2012. The incidents included criminal cases, fighting, bullying and other disruptive behavior. There were 29 arrests made for the year concerning school related incidents which included 18 adults and 11 juveniles.

The Finger Lakes Drug Task Force initiated 146 new cases during 2012. Narcotics officers made 68 arrests and filed 283 charges. Officers seized 11,948 grams of marihuana, 372 grams of cocaine and 7 illegally possessed handguns during confidential drug investigations throughout 2012. Narcotic officers also executed 16 search warrants.

The Auburn Police Department Fugitive Task Force works cooperatively with the United States Marshals Service in the location and apprehension of fugitives wanted on local, state and federal warrants. Task force officers arrested 76 fugitives during 2012. 74 of the fugitives arrested were for local warrants and 2 were for warrants from other law enforcement agencies. 27 additional charges were filed as a result of the execution of the aforementioned warrants during 2012.

The City Jail temporarily housed 251 persons awaiting arraignment in Auburn City Court on various charges throughout 2012.

During the year of 2012 the Auburn Police Department hired one new police officer. The department also lost six officers to retirement which included three patrol officers, a detective, the Chief of Police and the Deputy Chief. At the end of 2012, the department currently has 62 sworn police personnel including the Chief of Police.