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Community Information Update |
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Media Release |
For Immediate
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HAPPY VETERANS
DAY!
CITY OF YUMA PARKS
& RECREATION, FIRE, POLICE CALLS FOR SERVICE &
INCIDENTS
Information For This Reporting Period and Year to
Date
(As of November 11,
2010)
Yuma, Arizona
- Employees of the City of Yuma Police Department, Fire Department
and Parks & Recreation Department responded to the following
calls for service and reports of vandalism and graffiti this
week.
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For the
period of Monday, October 25th through Sunday, October 31st, Yuma
Police Department responded to an average of 182 calls per day.
During this period YPD:
- Responded
to 1,276 calls for service
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Documented 262 police reports
- Responded
to 35 non-injury accidents
- Responded
to 18 injury accidents
SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS
& COMMUNITY EVENTS
From January 1st to October 31st, the Yuma Police
Department has:
- Responded
to 53,586 calls for service
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Documented 11,195 police reports
- Responded
to 1,884 non-injury accidents
- Responded
to 722 injury accidents
- Responded to
4,073 alarm calls resulting in 23 police reports
From
January 1st through August 31st, 2010, the Yuma Police
Department:
- Received 123,669 Incoming phone calls into the Public Safety
Communications Center
- Received 30,522 9-1-1 calls
- Issued 5,181 Traffic Citations
- Made 2,613 Adult Arrests and 837 Juvenile Arrests
Rear-end
collisions exceeded 50,000 during 2007 and 43,000 during 2008
across Arizona, accounting for about 45% of all reported collisions
those years. A safe following distance in optimal driving
conditions is generally considered to be a minimum of 2 seconds. At
35 miles per hour, the average motorist would require about 135
feet (the average length of 2 tractor trailers) to come to a
complete stop. Motorist should do their part by maintaining a safe
following distance, obeying speed limits
Please...
Drive Safe!
Source: Arizona Department of
Transportation
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Yuma Fire
Department:
For
the week of October 31st through November 6th, Yuma Fire Department
responded to 196 Emergency Calls for Service, which
included:
- 7 Commercial
Assignments this week, including: a plastic
container that caught fire when it was forgotten in an oven that
was turned on, an ammonia leak at a commercial business, and
various alarms.
- 2 Hazardous Materials Responses for gasoline
spills
- 31Motor
Vehicle Crashes - 1
involving a motorcycle, at least 4 involving 3 or more vehicles, 1
involving bicycle, 1 head on collision, and 3 roll over
crashes
- 173
Other Medical Emergencies (serious to minor) - 7
for difficulty breathing, 7 for chest pain, 24 fall victims, 2
unconscious people, 4 seizure cases, 13 people with psychiatric
problems, 5 diabetic emergencies, 42 trauma injuries, 1 poisoning,
1 allergic reaction, 1 call for a baby locked inside of a
vehicle, and miscellaneous other illnesses and
injuries.
- 26 Special
Duty, Public Assistance, and Residential Assignments that
included:
2
small grass fires, the smell of natural gas inside of a home, a
palm tree on fire in front of a residence, a small brush fire
endangering a building,, 4 dumpster fires, and various
alarms.
From January 1, 2010 through November 6, 2010, the
Yuma Fire Department has responded to 9,718 emergency calls for
service including:
- 282 Commercial Assignments: 15 fires in
businesses, 11 fires in apartments, and various alarms.
- 29 Hazardous Material Responses.
- 19 Mutual Aid Assignments.
- 783 Motor Vehicle Crashes.
- 7,500 Medical Emergencies (serious to minor):
326
for difficulty breathing, 459 for chest
pain, 990 fall victims, 286 unconscious
people, 353 people with an altered level of
consciousness, 214 seizure cases, 172
diabetic emergencies, 82 possible stroke
cases, 19 poisonings, 569 people
with psychiatric problems, 23
allergic reactions, 1741 with a
trauma injury, 43 calls for a child locked inside of a
vehicle, and miscellaneous other illnesses and
injuries.
- 1,105 Special Duty, Public Assistance, and Residential
Assignments: 56
fires in private residences, 53 dumpster
fires, 28 grass or brush fires, 24
fires outside of a structure, 53 vehicle
fires, and various alarms.
Many of this week's emergency responses were
to motor vehicle crashes. More vehicles are using our streets this
time of year and motorists need to take that into consideration.
Although much has been completed, there is still quite a bit of
roadwork currently underway. Although construction in the long run
will be helping the traffic situation (like it has on
16th Street), right now it does add to congestion. We
all need to be patient, use caution, and follow these simple
suggestions:
- Consider your driving time; leave early
so you don't have to rush to get to your destination.
- Plan your route to avoid
congestion.
- Drive defensively, and be aware of what
is going on around you.
- Avoid distractions such as talking on
cell phones, texting, adjusting radios and eating while in
traffic.
- Make use of your safety devices, wear
your seat belts and be sure children are using proper safety
restraints too.
- Be alert to the lights and sirens of
responding emergency vehicles, and properly yield to them by
pulling over as far as practical to the right, coming to a complete
stop, and waiting until they have passed by before safely resuming
your travel.
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Did you know you can
follow the Yuma Fire Department on Twitter www.twitter.com/YumaFireDept,
as we are often able to inform the public on major incident
locations.
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Parks and
Recreation Department:
For the period of November 3rd through November 9th in
the City of Yuma Parks and Recreation Department:
- The Graffiti Busters Crew responded to and cleaned up 48
incidents of graffiti
- 227 rounds of golf were played at Arroyo Dunes Golf
course
- 1,304 rounds of 18-hole golf were played at Desert Hills Golf
Course
- The Putter Inn served 1,106 delicious meals
- 29 events were held at the Yuma Civic Center with an attendance
of 1,934
- 39 organized games were played at City of Yuma athletic
facilities this week
- 3 events were held at the Yuma Art Center with an attendance
of 7,787
- 203 ramadas, parks and fields were rented for special
events
- 25 programs were offered through the City's recreation
program, with 1,527 members of the Yuma community participating in
those programs
- 7 programs were offered at the Yuma Art Center with 95 members
of the Yuma community participating in those programs
From July 1, 2010 to November 9,
2010:
- 1,137 incidents of graffiti have been addressed and cleaned
up
- 767 rounds of golf have been played at Arroyo Dunes Golf
Course
- 10,314 rounds of golf have been played at Desert Hills Golf
Course
- The Putter Inn has served 9,586 meals
- 488 events have been held at the Yuma Civic Center with an
attendance of 33,297
- A total of 2,327 games have been played at City of Yuma
athletic facilities
- The Yuma Art Center has hosted 45 events with a total
attendance of 15,909
- 3,492 ramadas, parks and fields were rented by Yuma area
residents
- 667 Recreation Programs have been offered with 77,709 people
attending those programs
- 78 programs were offered at the Yuma Art Center, with 911
attendees
There were 48 cases of graffiti abated during the period of
August 25th through September 21st, with a total of 1,137 removed
from July 1st to date.
Vandalism and graffiti clean-up costs the Yuma taxpayers over
$200,000 each year. Please help us reduce vandalism by reporting
incidences of crime to 78-Crime and graffiti to the hot line of
329-2828.
If you witness a crime in progress, call 9-1-1.
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You can now follow the City of Yuma and receive the latest
information from your Twitter account. The City's Twitter address
is www.twitter.com/cityofyuma. You can also be a
friend of the City on Facebook. Our Facebook name is Cityof Yuma
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For
further information, please contact Greg Hyland, CPM, the City of
Yuma's Director of Community Relations at (928) 373-5023 / Greg.Hyland@YumaAz.gov or Dave Nash, City of
Yuma Public Affairs Coordinator at (928) 373-5015 / Dave.Nash@YumaAz.gov.
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Media
Contact:
Members
of the media may contact Director of Community Relations Greg
Hyland, CPM at (928) 373-5023 or (928) 580-4751, or Public Affairs
Coordinator Dave Nash at (928) 373-5015, or (928)
941-0199.
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About City of Yuma,
Arizona
The
City of Yuma is a full service Council/Manager form of government,
serving nearly 100,000 full-time City residents, the 215,000
residents of the Yuma Metropolitan Service Area and 100,000 Winter
Guests.
For
further information about the City of Yuma, visit our website - www.YumaAz.gov
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City
of Yuma, Arizona
Director of
Communty Relations
(928)
373-5023 - office
(928)
580-4751 - cell
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City
of Yuma, Arizona
Public
Affairs Coordinator
(928)
373-5015 - office
(928)
941-0199 - cell
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