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Section 3: Report of Findings

VII. Health and Safety

Table HS-18: Accident and Arrest Report: City of Cortland

 

  1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Total Accidents 751 747 707 746 745
Personal injuries 129 100 104 82 104
Deaths due to accidents 0 0 0 0 0
Bicyclists Injured 20 7 6 1 3
Persons charged with DWI 99 106 131 89 125
Parking Tickets 5, 285 6, 057 6, 393 8, 954* 9,393
Felony Arrests 139 209 190 232 155
Misdemeanors 690 617 625 674 616
Domestic Incidents 430 379 539 505 470
Controlled Substance Arrests 74 58 90 56 82
Number of Patrol Officers 25 24 25 26 27
Homicide Mortality 0 0 0 0 0
SUNY students arrested
 NA NA 560 628 578
Calls to 911 (Dec. only)
 NA 111 92 64 77
 
*Police officers joined meter patrol officers in writing parking tickets

Source: City of Cortland Police Dept. Annual Reports, 1997-2001

 

 

Cortland Counts: An Assessment of Health and Well Being in Cortland County NY
November 2002 Executive Summary and Report of Findings

The Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Inc.
in cooperation with
Cortland County Health Department
Cortland Memorial Hospital
Community Outreach Partnership Center, COPC of SUNY Cortland
United Way for Cortland County, Inc.

These five organizations make up the Cortland Community Assessment Team (CAT)

Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Inc.
10 Kennedy Parkway
Cortland, NY 13045
(607) 756-4198
jackie@sevenvalleyshealth.org