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presence of officers enhanced the feeling of safety for patrons and also contributed to <br /> the low incidence of crime reports. The proactive and high visible presence of patrol <br /> officers is key to maintaining the safe environment the Pleasanton community values. <br /> Collision Trends <br /> Traffic collisions continue to remain below pre-pandemic levels, although they did <br /> increase by 16 percent as compared to 2020. This increase is commensurate with the <br /> increase in vehicles on the roadways due to the lessening of COVID restrictions and the <br /> return of more people to public settings. Table 3 provides data on the types and <br /> frequency of citations issued. <br /> Table 3: Traffic Data _ _ <br /> 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 <br /> Traffic Stops 14,581 12,398 13,572 6,274 12,785 <br /> Moving Citations 3,364 2,909 3,267 1,512 2,822 <br /> Mechanical Citations 1,018 877 897 341 595 <br /> Parking Citations 1,511 1,313 1,503 674 1,238 <br /> Courtesy Citations 5,128 3,125 3,649 1,186 1,508 <br /> TOTAL CITATIONS 11,021 8,224 9,316 3,713 6,163 <br /> Collision Responses 1,192 1,141 1,011 591 687 <br /> Injury Collisions 221 204 195 117 135 <br /> Use of Force <br /> Table 4 provides a detailed summary of use of force incidents since 2017 and shows <br /> that 2021 tracked similar to other years with a control hold being the most frequent type <br /> of force applied. The carotid hold is no longer an authorized force option and was <br /> removed from the list. <br /> Table 4: Use of Force <br /> Force Applications 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 <br /> Control Hold 23 24 28 25 31 <br /> OC Spray 0 0 0 0 0 <br /> Impact Instrument 0 1 0 0 0 <br /> Conducted Energy <br /> Device 0 11 0 3 3 <br /> Kinetic Energy Device 0 0 1 1 0 <br /> Canine 1 1 1 1 0 <br /> Firearm 1 0 0 0 0 <br /> Safewrap n/a 7 5 6 1 <br /> Spit hood 0 1 1 0 2 <br /> TOTALS 25 46 38 36 37 <br /> Page 7 of 11 <br />