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Executive Summary <br />Introduction <br />As in 2017 and 2018, the Maplewood Police Department again studied enforcement action for 2019. <br />The agency wanted to continue to understand how enforcement was broken down. The agency <br />continues to be particularly interested in identifying trends related to race and gender in regards to <br />discretionary and nondiscretionary enforcement. Broadly speaking, non -discretionary enforcement is <br />when an officer responds to a call where a victim is present and wants to pursue charges or there is a <br />requirement (whether a law or a department general order) for the officer to take action. Discretionary <br />enforcement is when the officer has the ability to use discretion in the enforcement action, such as <br />traffic stops. <br />Department Overview <br />The Maplewood Police Department is led by Chief Scott Nadeau and has a current authorized strength <br />of 54 sworn law enforcement officers, 5 full-time non -sworn support staff, and 5 casual part-time <br />Community Service Officers that serve the diverse policing needs of the City. The police department is a <br />full-service agency made up of three separate divisions, each with their own responsibilities. The Patrol <br />Division is led by Commander Shortreed and consists of two commanders, one lieutenant, six sergeants, <br />and 32 officers. The Investigation Division is led by Lieutenant Busack and consists of four detectives, a <br />school resource officer, and a violent crime enforcement task force detective. The Support Services <br />Division is led by Lieutenant Crotty and encompasses records, property and evidence management, <br />crime analysis, and community policing outreach. In 2019, the Maplewood Police Department handled <br />35,466 incidents, ranging from minor crimes and citizen assists in federal narcotics trafficking cases and <br />homicide investigations. All of this is done in support of the department's mission statement; "The <br />Maplewood Police Department, in partnership with its citizens, will work to solve problems relating to <br />crime and the fear of crime, with an emphasis on meeting community needs ." <br />Mental Health <br />In 2019, the Maplewood Police Department responded to 6,834 9-1-1 calls with a total of 35,466 <br />incidents. Officers responded to 461 calls for a person in crisis and 86 calls for suicides in progress in <br />2019. These calls represented 8% of all 9-1-1 calls to which officers responded. In addition, Maplewood <br />officers handled 698 calls where the primary cause for law enforcement presence was mental illness. <br />Police Use of Force <br />In 2019 the Maplewood Police Department had 35,466 total case numbers. Throughout those incidents, <br />1,519 people were arrested by Maplewood officers. Officers used force on incidents a total of 22 times <br />in 2019, which means Maplewood officers used force on 0.06% of overall incidents. Force was used on <br />males 18 times and on females 4 times. The average age for males who had force used against them <br />was 33 years old and the average age for females was 24 years old. <br />In 2019 Maplewood police officers did not use or attempt to use lethal force. In addition, no force was <br />used on a juvenile. Officers were dispatched to the scene where force was used 17 out of 22 incidents. <br />Lastly, 54% of the use of force incidents involved a White subject/offender. <br />31Daee <br />