Sean C. Morgan
Of The New Era
The annual number of police calls to Sweet Home Police Department decreased by almost 6 percent, to 9,002 in 2006 from 9,547 in 2005.
That is a little more than one call per hour.
Last year’s total was a sizeable increase from 2004, when police received 8,854 calls, up from 7,819 in 2003; 7,295 in 2002; 7.402 in 2001; 7,658 in 2000; and 6,981 in 1999.
While the…