In October 2024, Deputies responded to 123 calls for police service in Dexter Township, down from 150 the previous year, an 18% decrease. Total calls for 2024 (Jan-Oct) are 1,525, down from 1,647 for the same period last year, a 7% decrease.

Officers conducted 15 traffic stops, down from 56 last year. Two citations were issued.

Notable events from the police call log include:

• One vehicle theft
• 19 crashes
• Seven animal complaints
• Two attempted suicides
• One mental health
• Nine citizen assists
• Two welfare checks

The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office reported the following details to Dexter Township:

On October 17th, Deputies responded to a vehicle fire at the 7100 block of Dexter Pinckney Road. Deputies arrived to find the engine block fully engulfed in flames and were unable to determine if the vehicle was occupied. After the fire was extinguished, Deputies were able to locate the owner who indicated that there were no issues prior to parking the vehicle and had no idea what caused the fire.

DEXTER TOWNSHIP MONTHLY POLICE SERVICES DATA

October 2024

Incidents	Month 2024	Month 2023	% Change	YTD 2024	YTD 2023	% Change
Traffic Stops	15	56	-73%	565	647	-13%
Citations	2	13	-85%	169	125	35%
Drunk Driving (OWI)	0	1	–	5	2	150%
Drugged Driving (OUID)	0	0	–	0	0	–
Calls for Service Total	123	150	-18%	1525	1647	-7%
Calls for Service (Traffic stops and non-response medicals removed)	78	79	-1%	751	749	0%
Robberies	0	0	–	0	0	–
Assaultive Crimes	0	2	–	10	9	11%
Home Invasions	0	0	–	0	1	–
Breaking and Entering’s	0	0	–	0	0	–
Larcenies	0	2	–	4	4	0%
Vehicle Thefts	1	0	+	3	0	+
Traffic Crashes	19	12	58%	69	88	-22%
Medical Assists	0	1	–	22	19	16%
Animal Complaints (ACO Response)	5	0	+	22	16	38%
In/Out of Area Time	Month (minutes)	YTD (minutes)	+ = Positive Change – = Negative Change
Into Area Time	285	3274
Out of Area Time	1007	10174
Investigative Ops (DB)	0	1900
Secondary Road Patrol	150	2154
County Wide	40	304
	Hours Accum.	Hours Used	Balance
Banked Hours	529	422.75	1089.75