Sean C. Morgan
Calls to Sweet Home police for service reached 8,854 in 2004, a substantial increase over the year before.
The number does not include traffic patrol stops that don’t result in arrests or impounds.
In 2003, Sweet Home police responded to 7,819 calls. In 2002, they responded to 7,295. In 2001, police handled 7,402 calls; 2000, 7,658; and 1999, 6,981.
Why call loads increased so much last year is “hard to say without…