AGENCY:MERIDIAN PD                                          
FOR THE YEAR:1996                                           
OFFENSES:                                                   
                                                            
OFFENSE CLASS                    INCIDENT   # CLEAR  % CLR  
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SEX OFF-FORCE, RAPE                     1        1     100  
ROBBERY                                 3        2      66  
ASSAULT, AGGRAVATED                    23       14      60  
BURGLARY/B & E                        147       20      13  
LARCENY, ALL CATEGORIES               607      140      23  
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT                    24        9      37  
ARSON                                   9        5      55  
ASSAULT, SIMPLE                       197       86      43  
ASSAULT, INTIMIDATION                  45       11      24  
COUNTERFEIT/FORGERY                    21        5      23  
DESTRUCT/DAMAGE/VANDALISM             262       22       8  
DRUG/NARCOTIC VIOLATIONS               52       39      75  
DRUG EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS              51       46      90  
EMBEZZLEMENT                            5        1      20  
FRAUD, ALL CATEGORIES                  14        2      14  
KIDNAPING/ABDUCTION                     3        2      66  
SEX OFF-FORCE, FONDLING                10        7      70  
STOLEN PROPERTY OFF                    12        9      75  
WEAPON LAW VIOLATION                   20       14      70  
                                                            
                                                            
AGENCY TOTAL                         1506      435      28  
                                                            
                                                            
ARRESTS:                                                    
                                                            
OFFENSE CLASS                    ADULTS   JUVENILES         
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SEX OFF-FORCE, RAPE                   1        0            
ROBBERY                               0        4            
ASSAULT, AGGRAVATED                   6        6            
BURGLARY/B & E                        6        2            
LARCENY, ALL CATEGORIES              25      128            
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT                   1        4            
ARSON                                 0        3            
ASSAULT, SIMPLE                      57       33            
ASSAULT, INTIMIDATION                 2        2            
COUNTERFEIT/FORGERY                   2        1            
DESTRUCT/DAMAGE/VANDALISM             7       21            
DRUG/NARCOTIC VIOLATIONS             26       19            
DRUG EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS            22       10            
EMBEZZLEMENT                          0        2            
FRAUD, ALL CATEGORIES                 0        1            
KIDNAPING/ABDUCTION                   1        0            
SEX OFF-FORCE, FONDLING               2        3            
STOLEN PROPERTY OFF                   2        7            
WEAPON LAW VIOLATION                  6        3            
                                                            
GROUP A TOTAL                       166      249            
                                                            
                                                            
BAD CHECKS                           15        0            
CURFEW/LOITER VIOLATION               0       36            
DISORDERLY CONDUCT                   27       63            
D.U.I.                              108        3            
FAMILY OFF, NONVIOLENT                2        0            
LIQUOR LAW VIOLATION                 25       19            
RUNAWAY                               0      124            
TRESPASS                             13       17            
ALL OTHER OFFENSES                   41       58            
                                                            
GROUP B TOTAL                       231      320            
                                                            
                                                            
TOTAL                               397      569            
                                                            
                                                            
TOTAL ARRESTS                                966            
                                                            
                                                            
CREATED:17-MAR-97