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2014 Annual Activity Report

The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office had the following activity during the year of 2014

Vehicle Crashes – 802
Personal Injury-88, Property Damage-709, Fatal-5
329 Caused by Animal, 4 resulting in injury

Traffic Citations – 603
Traffic Warnings – 881

Arrests by Deputies -614

Civil process papers received and entered – 4240
Civil process papers served by deputies – 3416

Warrants received and entered - 876 with 81 warrants recalled or returned to/by the court
Warrants served by Sheriff's Deputies - 398 (does not include other agencies i.e. State Police, Angola, Marshals, DNR, Federal agencies)

Handgun permit applications processed - 367

Reported Offenses – 5388 with 3617 generating law case reports.

Methamphetamine Labs – 65

Assisting other agencies - 440

Top reported incidents excluding vehicle crashes and assisting other agencies:
1. Suspicious Activity
2. Theft
3. Alarm
4. Family Fight
5. Disorderly Conduct

Inmates booked into Steuben County Jail – 1158

Average Daily Population (ADP): 96 Inmates
86% Males, 14% Females
Average Inmate Crime Statistics at Booking
Class A Felony—8.1 %, Class B Felony—8.4%,
Class C Felony—10.1%, Class D Felony—12.9%
*Level 1 Felony—0%, *Level 2 Felony—0.4%
*Level 3 Felony—0.4%, *Level 4 Felony—0%
*Level 5 Felony—0.24%, *Level 6 Felony—2%
Class A Misdemeanor—47.4%, Class B Misdemeanor—4.7%
Class C Misdemeanor—0.9%
Other crime codes (infractions/civil contempt/violations)—4.46%
*As of July 1, 2014, felony level classifications were changed to reflect Felony Levels 1-6, replacing previous levels of Class A-D (HB1006).

Detectives

The following information is in regard to Detective investigated crimes that were either forwarded by deputies or officers from other agencies, or generated directly by the assigned Detective with the Sheriff’s office.

Total cases investigated by Detectives – 369

Drug Investigations
120 (does not include actual I.M.A.G.E. cases)
53 Drug investigations
17 methamphetamine labs
50 assisted investigations with I.M.A.G.E-DEA-FBI-ATF

Property Crimes
41 Cases
Theft
Burglaries

Child Molesting / Child Abuse
32 cases

Crimes against Person
12 cases
Sexual misconduct with a minor
Sexual battery
Battery
Neglect of an adult
Rape
Child exploitation

Other
161 cases
Forgery
Fraud
Death investigations
Arrest and search warrants
Juvenile runaway
Missing persons
Perjury
Residential entry
Suspicious activity

Murder
2 cases (cold case and an assist from Indianapolis)

Sexual Offender Registry Violations
18 cases investigated with 14 registered offenders arrested

Steuben County Registered Sex offender activity
80 total registered offenders
58 active offenders
62 active offenders living/working in Steuben County
11 active offenders incarcerated
186 verifications by deputies and detectives at the offender’s home and at the Sheriff’s Office

Marine Patrol Activity
The following information was deputy activity while conducting marine patrol efforts in Steuben County during the busy boater activity season in 2014. The below statistics are from the Sheriff’s Office only and does not include activities of the DNR.
Tickets issued -18
Warnings issued - 250
Boating While Intoxicated- 6
Minor In Possession of Alcohol- 1
Boater Assist- 66 (tows, questions, HIN Checks, etc.…)
Patrol Assist-20 (assisting patrol on calls of service)
Boater Class Graduates-85
There were 178 scheduled patrols this year. Each scheduled patrol is approximately 4 hours but sometimes are more or less based on boat traffic or weather conditions. 18 different lakes throughout Steuben County were primarily patrolled this season.
Third year in a row with no major boating accidents or drowning’s during the busy summer boating activity season. All Marine Patrol efforts are the result of a $25,000.00 grant through the Department of Natural Resources from L.A.R.E. funding. The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office Marine patrol effort has a strong emphasis on high visibility and boater safety education.

Methamphetamine lab statistic comparisons
2007 – 15 labs
2008 – 38 labs
2009 – 55 labs
2010 – 57 labs
2011 - 74 labs
2012- 70 labs
2013- 87 labs (also includes Hamilton, Fremont, Ashley, Hudson, and Orland)
2014 – 65 labs (includes Hamilton, Fremont, Ashley, Hudson, and Orland)