THE YAVAPAI COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE (YCSO) HAS RELEASED AGENCY-WIDE STATISTICS FOR 2022 THAT INCLUDE CALLS FOR SERVICE, ARRESTS, DRUG INTERACTIONS, CASES SOLVED AND MORE.  YCSO COVERS OVER 8000 SQUARE MILES BROKEN UP INTO FOUR AREA COMMANDS – NORTHERN, EASTERN AND FOREST PATROL, SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST, EACH COVERING APPROXIMATELY 2000 SQUARE MILES.

CALLS FOR SERVICES REMAINED STATIC FROM 2021 TO 2022 AT  42,726, WITH THE HIGHEST CALL VOLUME IN THE NORTHERN AREA COMMAND WHICH ENCOMPASSES THE COMMUNITIES SUCH AS CHINO VALLEY, PRESCOT, PAULDEN, ASHFORK AND WILLIAMSON VALLEY. TRAFFIC STOPS, WELFARE CHECKS, FOREST AREA CHECKS, CITIZEN DISPUTES, CIVIL PROCESS AND CALLS OF SUSPICIOUS PERSONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES ACCOUNT FOR MOST OF THOSE CALLS.

NUMBER OF ARRESTS FOR THE AGENCY IN 2022 TOTALED 1,944, WITH THE HIGHEST VOLUME, 651, COMING FROM THE EASTERN AREA COMMAND WHICH ENCOMPASSES COMMUNITIES SUCH AS CAMP VERDE, VILLAGE OF OAK CREEK, AND CORNVILLE.

THE EASTERN AREA CONTINUED TO SEE HIGH LEVELS OF PERSONNEL INTENSIVE CALLS, INCLUDING A RISK OF VIOLENCE OR SELF-HARM, COUNTING 56 ASSAULT CASES AND 74 THREATS OF, OR ATTEMPTED SUICIDES.

YCSO HAS COMPILED STATISTICS FROM MANY OTHER CATEGORIES INCLUDING CALLS FOR SERVICES, NUMBER OF ARRESTS, SEARCH AND RESCUE, MENTAL HEALTH, PARTNERS AGAINST NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING (PANT)AND MORE.

YOU CAN SEE ALL OF LAST YEARS STATISTICS ONLINE AT THE YCSO WEBSITE: YCSOAZ.GOV, AND SEARCH FOR “2022 STATISTICS”.