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THE PEOPLE
10 Police Certified
4 Jail Certified
73.75 Staff
166 Volunteers
RECORDS
8,173 Warrants Processed
6,077 Public Records Requests
36,417 Reports Processed
PROPERTY EVIDENCE
23,186 New Items received
16,324 Released Items
104,250 Total Inventory
RECRUITMENT
35 Deputies Hired
CONCEALED HANDGUN LICENSE (CHL)
INVESTIGATIONS
THE PEOPLE
42 Police Certified
7 Specialists
VIOLENT CRIMES UNIT (VCU)
740 Cases Assigned
VCU focuses on felonies where the suspect’s actions
are violent, threatening or have the potential to harm
the victim. This includes crimes such as assaults with a
weapon, robbery, homicide, kidnapping, stalking, sex
crimes and child abuse.
4,728 Issued (New)
4,615 Renewed
26,644 Total CHL Holders
CIVIL
8,242 Notice Process — Cases Received
6,544 Notice Process — Cases Served
VOLUNTEERS
23,092 Volunteer hours contributed
Volunteers share unique skills and support a diverse array of assignments once again exceeded
$691,605 in service contributions in 2020.
WCSO AT A GLANCE - 2021
SERVICES
TRAINING HOURS DELIVERED
27,028.5 Internal
7,628.5 External
PROPERTY CRIMES UNIT (PCU)
192 Cases Assigned
Detectives in PCU work the most serious felony cases
of burglary, auto theft, embezzlement and larceny. This
work group also monitors pawn shop records and online
transactions for the sale of illegal goods. PCU utilizes
technology and public service campaigns to deter and
reduce property crimes.
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION UNIT (SIU)
SIU is dedicated to investigate and solve crimes with the
use of technology. SIU investigators use digital evidence
to identify communication patterns, criminal associates
and other types of evidence while ensuring compliance
with legal requirements involving search and seizure.
Criminal intelligence experts use historic data to identify
opportunities for proactive patrols and increase chances
to prevent criminal activity.
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