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uniformed officers, such as offense reports taken, arrests, traffic stops, traffic accident

reports, and summonses issued.

• Offense Reports, down 24.85% from 5,827 to 4,379

• Arrests, down 38.87% from 2,462 to 1,505

• Traffic Stops, down 32.45% from 27,966 to 18,890

• Traffic Crashes, down 26.37% from 3,386 to 2,493

• Summonses Issued, down 50.32% from 11,994 to 5,939

One of the department’s most critical traffic enforcement initiatives is the reduction

and prevention of intoxicated motor vehicle operators. In 2019, the Cranston Police

arrested one hundred and nine people for operating under the influence of alcohol and

or drugs. Unfortunately, one of the statistics that did not decrease was arrests for

driving under the influence. In 2020, one hundred and twenty-six people were

arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and or drugs. This was a fifteen

percent increase over 2019. At the end of 2020 and into 2021, the department began

to ramp up efforts to train more of our officers in the identification of impaired drivers.

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Cranston Police Department Year in Review 2020