Update on that river of tears…
Related to the previous post, it just so happens that The Register-Guard publishes maps of police calls every day, and has been for some months now. So, just to check their article containing all the ridiculous police whining about a lack of time for traffic stops, I recorded the daily numbers of traffic stops and all calls shown since late September, 2008.
Turns out all this whining is bullshit. According to the Guard’s available data, not only are the police conducting MORE traffic stops (in addition to answering more calls in general), the percentage of all calls made up entirely of traffic stops is increasing.
I’d expect as much from the Eugene PD. But shame on the Guard for not actually running the numbers - numbers the Guard itself publishes.