Harper Woods Police Transparency Dashboard
The Harper Woods Police Department is committed to a strong Police-Community Partnership. Trust and confidence are the foundations to that bond. Together we will continue to make Harper Woods a thriving and safe community. It is our goal to always be open and transparent with the public. This newly created community dashboard will assist us in that continued effort.
Jason M. Hammerle, Director of Public Safety
Race Origin
Below is a summary and link to the 2019 Census Bureau Quick Facts providing a look into the demographic breakdown of the community we serve.
Population estimates, July 1 2019 13,746
White alone, percent 32.8% Black or African American alone, percent 59.8% American Indian and Alaskan Native alone, percent 0.3% Asian alone, percent 2.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.0% Two or More Races, percent 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, Percent 0.8% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 32.3%
Calls for Service Definition
Calls for service are generally represented as calls to “911” for emergency assistance and may also include calls to non-emergency numbers.
Public Safety Officer Calls to Assist Fire- A Public Safety Officer is cross trained in both fire and police services. Public Safety Officers respond to assist the Fire Department on incidents such as structure and / or car fires, wires down and alarms in addition to traditional police services.
Top 10 Calls for Service Types:
- Assist Fire
- Traffic / Crash Related CFS
- Criminal Activity
- Ordinance Enforcement
- Citizen Assist
- Crisis Intervention
- Disturbance / Suspicious
- Animal Complaints
- Family Trouble
- Alarm Alert
Each call for service that comes in is assigned a priority based on the type of crime or service that is requested.
- Priority 0 and priority 1 calls are the most serious offenses and require the most immediate response. Priority 0 calls include crimes such as Assault and Battery, Domestic Violence, and Injury Accidents while priority 1 calls include crimes such as robbery, hit and run accidents, bomb threats and panic alarms.
- Calls that are prioritized 3-9 continue to decrease in their need for immediate response unless there are extenuating circumstances. Priority 3 calls for service include things such as neighbor troubles, animal complaints, civil matters, and weapons violations not covered by higher priority classifications.
- Priority 8 calls include things such as abandon autos and found property.
To view calls for service data from different years, select the year from the dropdown menu below and click on apply changes.
Citation Definition
A citation or ticket is a legal notice to a person or motor vehicle charged with a violation of law, especially a minor violation. The cited person or motor vehicle is the defendant. A citation can be a civil infraction or a misdemeanor depending on the seriousness of the traffic violation. All defendants who receive a citation must respond to the allegations in the citation. When an officer is unable to determine race and gender, the arrest race and gender categories are marked as UNKNOWN.
To view citation data from different years, select the year from the dropdown menu below and click on apply changes.
Arrest Definition
Arrest is defined as when a person is taken into the government’s custody and detained. Michigan Legislature provides a more detailed definition of an arrest. When an officer is unable to determine race and gender, the arrest race and gender categories are marked as UNKNOWN.
To view arrest data from different years, select the year from the dropdown menu below and click on apply changes.