Law enforcement incident numbers

According to the law incident media summary report, there has already been over 200 calls in 2018 responded to by police, sheriff’s office, fire department and emergency personnel.

In 2018, Thermopolis Police Department responded to a total 2,148 calls. Of those, there were 376 animal problems, 287 citizen assists, 154 suspicion, 72 property damage accidents, 71 traffic offenses, 68 welfare checks, 66 thefts, 57 assists to other agencies, 54 nuisance reports, 53 juvenile problems, 48 reports of lost and found, 44 informational, 42 reports of fraud, 42 parking complaints, 41 REDDI reports, 39 property watches, 36 alarms, 35 warrant arrests, 33 reports of trespassing, 32 threats, 29 reports of vandalism, 27 driving under the influence, 25 family fights, 24 citizen disputes, 23 harassment, 22 traffic hazards, 22 controlled substance offenses, 21 intoxicated subjects, 20 abandoned vehicles, 20 wildlife calls, 19 noise complaints, 17 emergency fund requests, 15 reports of obstructing justice, 15 reports of property damage, 14 alcohol offenses, 13 missing persons, 13 fireworks, 12 ambulance/medical assists, 10 burglaries, 10 utility problems, nine attempts to locate, nine unsecured premises, seven child abuse incidents, seven reports of minor in possession of alcohol or drugs, seven sex offenses, five custodial interference, five domestic assault, five livestock calls, five MIP tobacco, four dead bodies, four disorderly conduct, four fires, four unclassified, four repossession, four stalking, four injury accidents, four transient merchant license violations, three probation/parole violations, three hit-and-run accidents, three vagrancy, two alcohol offenses, two attempts to locate, two citizen assists, two emergency detention, two search warrant, two protection order violations, one curfew violation, one counterfeiting, one wanted person and one weapons offense.

The Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Office responded to 1,920 calls, including: 293 medical, 112 citizen assists, 86 property damage accidents, 77 livestock calls, 64 reports of suspicious activity, 63 animal calls, 58 traffic offenses, 56 traffic hazards, 55 assists to other agencies, 49 REDDI reports, 40 fire, 34 thefts, 29 welfare checks, 24 reports of trespassing, 24 wildlife calls, 19 reports of found property, 15 alarms, 15 reports of fraud, 15 juvenile issues, 13 emergency, 11 hazardous materials, 11 warrant arrests, 11 vandalism, nine family fights, eight threats, six abandoned vehicles, six driving under the influence, six property damage, six harassment, five probation violations, five drug-related incidents, five reports of dead bodies, five assaults, five court violations, three reports of lost property three missing persons, two noise complaints, two Search and Rescue calls, two attempts to locate, one report of identity theft, one burglary, one attempt to locate, one repossession, one unsecured property, one report of vagrancy, one report of illegal fireworks and one fatality accident.