Switzerland Co. Sheriff's Office Responded to Nearly 5K Calls in 2021

The sheriff's office has released departmental stats from 2021.

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(Switzerland County, Ind.) – The Switzerland County Sheriff’s Office has released departmental statistics for the year 2021.

Last year, the Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center took 7,349 calls for service that require law enforcement, EMS, or fire response.

Of those calls, the Switzerland County Sheriff’s Office responded to 4,945 calls, which averaged out to 412 calls for service per month, and nearly 14 calls for service per day.

The call breakdown is as follows:

Call Type

2021

2020

Traffic Stops

1,001

862

Vehicle ID Checks

268

247

Auto Accidents

201

202

Domestic Disturbances

121

155

Suspicious Vehicle

76

71

Thefts

56

80

Juvenile Calls

44

27

Fights

35

28

Livestock Calls

25

36

Death

20

14

OWI

12

18

Burglaries

11

12

A total of 436 single arrests were made in 2021. Switzerland County Sheriff’s deputies made 328 arrests, followed by Vevay Police with 87, and Indiana State Police with 21.

The average bookings per month was 40.8 while the average bookings per day stood at 1.3. Inmates were incarcerated on average for 56.4 days.

The out of county inmate billing came to $168,080.91.  

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