September 2019 Newtown Township Police Report: Speeding Citations Drop

Newtown Township Police Chief John Hearn presented the Calls Report for September 2019 at the October 10, 2019, Board of Supervisors meeting. The following is a summary. Note: Not all calls are listed. Download the full (redacted) report (PDF) here.

In September, the Newtown Police Department responded to 1,794 total calls, 365 (20%) of which were in Wrightstown Township (Newtown Police provides services to both Newtown Township and Wrightstown).

Traffic Citations Down for Month Of September

The Newtown Police Department issued a total of 111 traffic citations in September 2019 compared to 158 in August - a 30% drop. 45 (41%) of these were for speeding compared to 55 (35%) in August. That's the fewest number of monthly speeding citations this year.

Traffic Citations in Newtown and Wrightstown Issued by the Newtown Police Department for the period January through September, 2019.

Speeding Citations Along Various Roads Issued by the
Newtown Police Department for the period January through September, 2019.

Posted on 11 Oct 2019, 12:51 - Category: Crime