In March 2025, Deputies responded to 188 calls for police service in the City of Dexter, down from 298 the previous year, a 37% decrease. Total calls for 2025 (Jan-Mar) are 547, down from 819 for the same period last year, a 33% decrease.
Officers conducted 39 traffic stops, down from 183 last year. Thirteen citations were issued.
Notable events from the police call log include:
- One assault
- Five crashes
- Three medical assists
- Two mental health
- Two child cruelty
- One shoplifting
The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s office reported the following details to the City of Dexter:
On March 3rd, the Dexter High School Resource Officer took a malicious destruction of property complaint in the high school locker room. It was determined that several lockers had been damaged by unknown subjects over a period of several months. The school will be replacing the damaged locking mechanisms and taking measures to prevent future damage. There was no way to identify a suspect or determine if all the damage was intentional.
On March 18th, Deputies investigated a malicious destruction of property in the 8500 block of Parkridge Court. The suspect damaged the exterior decorative patio lights. The suspect was known to the victim. The suspect was located a short while later and arrested and charged with misdemeanor malicious destruction of property.
DEXTER CITY MONTHLY POLICE SERVICES DATA
March 2025
Incidents | Month 2025 | Month 2024 | % Change | YTD 2025 | YTD 2024 | % Change |
Traffic Stops | 39 | 183 | -79% | 117 | 446 | -74% |
Citations | 13 | 23 | -43% | 54 | 40 | 35% |
Drunk Driving (OWI) | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | + |
Drugged Driving (OUID) | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – |
Calls for Service Total | 188 | 298 | -37% | 547 | 819 | -33% |
Calls for Service (Traffic stops and non-response medicals removed) | 116 | 99 | 17% | 350 | 318 | 10% |
Robberies | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – |
Assaultive Crimes | 1 | 1 | 0% | 3 | 4 | -25% |
Home Invasions | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – |
Breaking and Entering’s | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – |
Larcenies | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | -67% |
Vehicle Thefts | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – |
Traffic Crashes | 5 | 4 | 25% | 15 | 13 | 15% |
Medical Assists | 3 | 1 | 200% | 6 | 4 | 50% |
Animal Complaints (ACO Response) | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 200% |
In/Out of Area Time | Month (minutes) | YTD (minutes) | + = Positive Change – = Negative Change | |||
Into Area Time | 330 | 965 | ||||
Out of Area Time | 2512 | 4992 | ||||
Investigative Ops (DB) | 570 | 1290 | ||||
Secondary Road Patrol | 125 | 315 | ||||
County Wide | 105 | 137 | ||||
Hours Accum. | Hours Used | Balance | ||||
Banked Hours | 536 | 492.75 | -103.25 |