The Westland Police Department is committed to a strong Police-Community Partnership. Together we will continue to make Westland 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.

The data provided in the below charts have been obtained from a variety of internal software programs used by the Westland Police Department. As a result, some of the different categories within these charts are similar, but remain separate. We are in the process of transitioning all of those programs to Arx Community, which will streamline the tracking of this data moving forward. For a detailed explanation of the data, please click on the 2021 Biased-Based Policing Report below:

2021 Biased-Based Policing Report

Westland Police Department Policy Portal

Any person wishing to register a complaint against the Westland Police Department, commend an officer or ask a question related to the Transparency Dashboard may contact the Department by email, phone or in person at 36701 Ford Rd. Westland MI, 48185, (734) 722-9600 or administration@wlpd.net

 

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. 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.
  • The below numbers for calls for service do not include traffic stops. For the number of traffic contacts, please see the Citation Transparency section.

The initial view reflects data from 2019, 2020 and 2021 combined. To view calls for service data from individual years, select the desired year from the dropdown menu. All charts on the page will update with data from the selected year(s).

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 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.

The initial view reflects data from 2019, 2020 and 2021 combined. To view citation data from individual years, select the desired year from the dropdown menu. All charts on the page will update with data from the selected year(s).

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.

The initial view reflects data from 2019, 2020 and 2021 combined. To view arrest data from individual years, select the desired year from the dropdown menu. All charts on the page will update with data from the selected year(s).

The initial view reflects data from 2019, 2020 and 2021 combined. To view arrest data from individual years, select the desired year from the dropdown menu. All charts on the page will update with data from the selected year(s).

The initial view reflects data from 2019, 2020 and 2021 combined. To view arrest data from individual years, select the desired year from the dropdown menu. All charts on the page will update with data from the selected year(s).

Disposition Description

  • Sustained: Violations of Westland Policy and Procedure did occur.
  • Not Sustained: The evidence does not support the accusations.
  • Unfounded: The facts that were presented never occurred and were false.
  • Exonerated: The actions alleged did occur but were proper and legal

Race & Gender Description

Due to the way the data is reported, the “unknown” category is the result of complaints that are generated internally for violations of policy and procedure that do not have a specific complainant other than the Westland Police Department

The initial view reflects data from 2019 and 2020 combined. To view arrest data from individual years, select the desired year from the dropdown menu. All charts on the page will update with data from the selected year(s).

Disposition Description

  • Sustained: Violations of Westland Policy and Procedure did occur.
  • Not Sustained: The evidence does not support the accusations.
  • Unfounded: The facts that were presented never occurred and were false.
  • Exonerated: The actions alleged did occur but were proper and legal

Race & Gender Description

Due to the way the data is reported, the “unknown” category is the result of complaints that are generated internally for violations of policy and procedure that do not have a specific complainant other than the Westland Police Department

To view arrest data from individual years, select the desired year from the dropdown menu. All charts on the page will update with data from the selected year(s).

The initial view reflects data from 2019 and 2020 combined. To view arrest data from individual years, select the desired year from the dropdown menu. All charts on the page will update with data from the selected year(s).

To view arrest data from individual years, select the desired year from the dropdown menu. All charts on the page will update with data from the selected year(s).