The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office had the following activity during the year of 2016
Vehicle Crashes – 749
Personal Injury - 82, Property Damage - 660, Fatal - 7 315 Caused by Animal 7 resulting in injury
Traffic Citations – 508 Traffic Warnings – 861
Criminal Arrests by Deputies – 653
Civil process papers served by Deputies – 2484 Civil process papers received and entered – 2960
Warrants served by Deputies – 556 Warrants received – 775
Total Gun Permits Issued in Steuben County for 2016 – 798
Total Gun Permits denied in 2016 – 25
Total active Gun Permits in Steuben County – 4512
Inmates booked into Steuben County Jail – 1095
Average Daily Inmate Population – 83
Male (83%)
Female (17%)
Felony Level 6 – 8.54 Level 5 – 2.37 Level 4 – 2.47 Level 3 - .95 Level 2 - .05 Level 1 - .73 Felony Class A – 1.35 Class B – 2.82 Class C – 2.87 Class D – 6.22. Misdemeanor Class A – 45.84 Class B – 1.65 Class C - .01 Class D – 6.22
Reported Offenses –5448 with 3141 generating law case reports.
Top reported incidents excluding vehicle crashes and assisting other agencies:
- Suspicious Activity
- Alarm
- Theft
- Disorderly Conduct
- Family Fight
2016 Detective Activity
Total cases investigated by Sheriff’s Office Detectives – 225
Drug Investigations
23 (Does not include actual Drug Taskforce cases)
Drug Investigations
Methamphetamine Labs that resulted in criminal charges
Assisted investigations with Drug Task force
Property Crimes
53 cases
Thefts
Burglaries
Armed Robbery
Other
104 cases
Alarms
Forgery
Property Damage
Fraud
Littering
Death Investigation
Animal
Arrest and Search Warrants
Weapon Offenses
Juvenile
Explosives
Harassment
Perjury
Suspicious Activity
Domestic Violence
Invasion of Privacy
Arson
Fatal Crash
Assigned
Child Molesting/Child Abuse
13 cases
Crimes against a Person
15 cases
Sexual Misconduct with a Minor
Sexual Battery
Rape
Battery
Neglect of an Adult
Child Exploitation
Murder
1 case
Sex and Violent Offender Registry Violations
16 cases investigated with 13 offenders arrested
Steuben County Registered Sex Offender activity
76 total registered offenders
64 active offenders
69 active offenders living/working in Steuben County
12 active incarcerated offenders
211 verifications by deputies and detectives at the offender’s home or at the Sheriff’s Office
Marine Patrol Activity
The following data is the result of deputy activity while conducting marine patrol efforts in Steuben County during the busy boater activity season in 2016. The below statistics are from the Sheriff’s Office only and do not include activities of the DNR.
Tickets issued -16
Warnings issued - 85
Boating While Intoxicated- 2
Boater Assist- 66 (tows, questions, HIN Checks, etc....) Patrol Assist-7 (assisting patrol on calls of service) Boater Class Graduates-42
There were 107 scheduled patrols this year. Each scheduled patrol is approximately 4 hours but sometimes are more or less based on boat traffic or weather conditions. Eighteen different lakes throughout Steuben County were primarily patrolled this season.
Fifth year in a row with no major boating accidents or drowning’s during the busy summer boating activity season. All Marine Patrol efforts are the result of a $20,000.00 grant through the Department of Natural Resources from L.A.R.E. funding and local donations. The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office Marine patrol effort has a strong emphasis on high visibility and boater safety education.
Methamphetamine lab statistic comparisons
2007 – 15 labs
2008 – 38 labs
2009 – 55 labs
2010 – 57 labs
2011 - 74 labs
2012- 70 labs
2013- 87 labs (also includes Hamilton, Fremont, Ashley, Hudson, and Orland) 2014 – 65 labs (includes Hamilton, Fremont, Ashley, Hudson, and Orland) 2015 - 105 labs
2016-60 labs (does not include the city of Angola)
