Calls for service to Sweet Home Police Department increased “dramatically” in 2000 and remained high in 2001, according to the department’s annual report.
Total reported crimes decreased from an eight-year peak of 7,894 in 2000 to 7,836 in 2001. That was following an increase from 7,085 in 1999. In the last eight years, total reported crimes was at its lowest in 1996, with 7,004.
“Burglary, theft and criminal mischief have remained relatively stable for a…