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Buffalo (NY) Police Department Annual Report, 1980

NCJ Number
77005
Date Published
1980
Length
59 pages
Annotation
The resources and activities of the Buffalo, N.Y., Police Department during 1980 are reported.
Abstract
Information on personnel, finances, calls for service, complaints, investigations, offenses, and division activities is presented. In summary, 29,087 index crimes were reported, a 7.8 percent increase over 1979. The violent crime index showed a decrease of 0.01 percent, and crimes against property increased by 9.2 percent. Traffic accident deaths numbered 33, while vehicle accidents decreased by 6.4 percent compared to the previous year. Relations between the department and the community are reported to have improved. An organization chart, data tables, crime clocks, and photographs are included. (Author abstract modified)