Brookfield Twp. Police Dept.’s 2021 Report

In 2021, the department responded to 6,877 calls, up from 6,609 calls in 2020. In the following breakdown of the year-end report, 2020 figures are in parentheses.

  • Officers wrote 1,220 (1,045) reports – including 1,077 (946) incident reports and 143 (119) crash reports.
  • Officers made 339 (341) arrests – including 66 (98) were drug-related; 14 (22) were for theft, burglary or breaking and entering; 68 (65) on warrants; and 27 (same) for assault or domestic violence.
  • Officers issued 579 (428) traffic citations – including 106 (116) for driving under suspension or without a license; 22 (same) for operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs; and 208 (112) for speeding.

The department also investigated these reports:

  • promoBurglary or breaking and entering, 20 (11).
  • Theft, 121 (136).
  • Identity theft, 88 (13). This increase was mainly due to unemployment fraud reports early in the year.
  • Robbery, 2 (5).
  • Disturbance or fight, 92 (94).
  • Suspicious activity, 131 (139).
  • Suspicious person, 53 (78).
  • Suspicious vehicle, 128 (117).
  • Traffic or parking complaints, 215 (239).
  • Disabled vehicle assists, 141 (175).
  • Animal complaints, 177 (188).
  • Alarm drops, 227 (214).

Members of the department patrolled 135,714 (128,827) miles and used 9,686 (8,928) gallons of gas.

See the full report at Brookfieldtwp.org