The 2012 statistics are in for the Forney Police Department and the Forney Fire Department. The police department saw a slight decrease in the number of calls for service, while the fire department responded to just 11 more calls in 2012 than in 2011.
The 2012 statistics are in for the Forney Police Department and the Forney Fire Department. The police department saw a slight decrease in the number of calls for service, while the fire department responded to just 11 more calls in 2012 than in 2011.
Forney Police Department Statistics
In 2011 the FPD responded to 19,928 calls. In 2012 that number decreased to 19,202 calls for service. July and August were the months with the highest number of calls from citizens, with 1,786 in July and 1,978 in August of 2012. The months with the lowest number of calls were November with 1,460 and December with 1,294.
Despite having 393 major vehicle accidents and 280 minor vehicle accidents in Forney in 2012, only one fatality was recorded. Forney police gave out 2,016 traffic citations last year. One officer gave out 281 traffic citations in 2012.
There were no recorded homicides in Forney in 2012. There were 7 robberies and 176 burglaries, including residential and vehicle burglaries. Officers made 182 felony arrests and 1,489 misdemeanor arrests. Total fees and fines paid to the Forney Municipal Court were $27,053.20.
Forney Fire Department Statistics
The FFD had a total of 3,441 calls for service in 2012. In each of three months, March, April, and June, the department responded to over 300 calls. FFD responds to not only fires, but also to car accidents, medical assistance calls, and rescue incidents. The department covers the City of Forney, the City of Talty, and Kaufman County's Emergency Service District #6.
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According to Fire Chief Rick Townsend, the department responded to more motor vehicle accidents and medical calls in 2012 than they did in 2011. MVA's increased from 405 to 436 and medical calls went up from 520 to 613. Medical calls accounted for 60 percent of all the FFD calls for 2012. Grass/Brush fire calls decreased from 123 in 2011 to 105 in 2012. Under the category of “fire related” calls, which includes grass fires, residential fires, vehicle fires and mutual aid calls, the fire department responded to 556 calls.
