In short
The mayor’s February column is about the police department and what it did in 2024. The city logged 15,038 police incidents and 331 arrests, with less crime reported than in previous years, and over thirty sworn officers now serve Syracuse. SafeWise, a national consumer reporting agency, ranked Syracuse the fourth safest city in Utah for 2024. The rest of the column covers specialized training the department completed and the kinds of cases it handles.
Everything else
Department and ranking
- The police department started in 1950 and uses the motto “Keeping the P.A.C.E.”: Pride, Accountability, Cooperation, and Excellence.
- SafeWise named Syracuse the fourth safest city in Utah for 2024. The mayor writes that over 250 Utah cities are now included in the ranking.
- Over thirty sworn officers serve the city, including patrol officers, a full investigations department of detectives, school resource officers, and other special assignments.
2024 numbers
- The city’s records system logged 15,038 police incidents in 2024, with 331 encounters resulting in arrests. The mayor writes that overall there was less crime reported in 2024 than in previous years.
- Compliance checks on alcohol and tobacco sales found one violation in the city related to sales to minors last year.
Assignments and training
- One officer serves on the county SWAT team and one is assigned to the county Metro Crimes unit, which investigates crimes that threaten the region.
- Two officers attended a National Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) conference, paid for by a grant the city received.
- Training completed in 2024: ten members finished active shooter training, four completed Crisis Intervention Training for people experiencing mental health issues related to crime, four completed tactical supervision courses, and one was trained in homicide investigation and crime scene management.
- Detectives and school resource officers help schools with safety assessments and audit all registered sex offenders in the city.
Cases
- Without giving case details, the mayor writes that the city has had drug seizures of all varieties, illegal weapons seizures, and arrests for crimes involving the distribution of illegal pornography. He writes that the community is not immune to crime even with the safety award.
Contact
- Mayor Dave Maughan: [email protected], 801-927-7752.
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