On Tuesday, Antioch Police Chief Steve Ford will present its 2022 annual update and statistics to the Antioch City Council.
The presentation will be before the council discusses the idea of providing itself with power to hire and fire the police chief—something which is currently the responsibility of the city manager (see agenda item preview here).
The following Antioch Police crime statistics based off the slides in the presentation included in the staff report.
According to the data, Part 1 crime has increased by 9.5% between 2021-22 with an increase in of 286 crimes—including 9.9% increase in robbery, 28.1% increase in burglary, 7.5% increase in theft and 17.8% increase in auto theft. However, total violent crime was reduced by 4%.
Antioch Police also reported 212 total aggravated assaults with a firearm (down from 240 the year before). Police also recovered 184 total firearms (including 46 ghost guns). In 2021, with additional staffing and more proactive enforcement, police recovered 308 total firearms (including 102 ghost guns).
Total Calls For Service:
- 2022 – 78,816
- 2021 – 89,016
- 2020 – 92,550
- 2019 – 94,670
- 2018 – 88,123
- 2017 – 89,652
Police Response Times
For 2022, the average response time from the time of call was received to an Antioch Police officer arrival for Priority 1 calls was 10:33 minutes. In 2021, it was 8:49 minutes and in 2020 it was 7:36 minutes.
Arrest Statistics
The Antioch Police crime statistics included juvenile, adult and arrest demographics.
Juvenile Arrests
- 2022 – 70
- 2021 – 147
- 2020 – 213
- 2019 – 310
- 2018 -368
- 2017 – 510
- 2016 – 603
- 2015 – 637
- 2014 – 719
- 2013 – 752
Adult Arrests
- 2022 – 1413
- 2021 – 2541
- 2020 – 3174
- 2019 – 3207
- 2018 – 3749
- 2017 – 4073
- 2016 – 4218
- 2015 – 4320
- 2014 – 3583
- 2013 – 3137
Arrest Demographics
- Asian – 24
- Black – 692
- Filipino – 9
- Hispanic – 307
- Other – 35
- Pacific Island – 11
- White – 405
Staffing & Hiring
- 2022 – 98 sworn / 34 Civilian Staff
- 2021 – 109 sworn / 36 Civilian Staff
- 2020 – 118 sworn / 58 civilian staff
April 2023
- 115 authorized positions / 99 filled
- 61 sworn full-duty status
- 38 sworn to patrol (Note – does not include officers on admin leave, training, injury, etc.)
Antioch City Council Agenda
Antioch City Council Meeting
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
- 5:00 P.M. Closed Session
- 5:30 P.M. Special Meeting/Study Session
- 7:00 P.M. Regular Meeting
Place: Council Chambers
200 H Street Antioch, CA 94509
Full Agenda: https://www.antiochca.gov/fc/government/agendas/CityCouncil/2023/agendas/041123/041123.pdf
6 comments
A lot to be concerned about if you’re an Antioch resident and/or patron, but what concerns me most about the stats is Part 1 crimes were up 9.5% in 2022 but arrests were down 44.8% in 2022!!!! This is not good for 2023.
Someone needs to ask hard questions as to whether the YOY crime statistics are using the same perimeters of measurement as in years past. I will not be in town for tomorrows presentataion but I will follow up by email. This city is turning into a dumpster fire. Bad cops bad mayor, missing city manager and felons on the city council. What do you expect?
Remember, many crimes go unreported now too because people are frustrated with lack of response/action. Reported numbers are who fully underreported.
Totally agree with Mike G, imagine how those stats would look if ALL crimes were reported….
I can only re-post an earlier article here:
https://contracosta.news/2023/02/03/editorial-is-antioch-crime-actually-down-as-mayor-claims/
Arrest Demographics: Hispanic – 307 White – 405 Black – 692 do people actually move to Antioch?
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