Missoula Police Dept. releases numbers for annual crime report

The Missoula Police Department released its 2023 annual crime report.

NBC Montana combed through the report and highlighted some of the numbers from 2023.

In the patrol division for 2023:

Traffic stops were up by over 1,200 traffic stops
8,807 traffic stops in 2022; 10,145 traffic stops in 2023
Traffic crashes were down by almost 100 crashes
2,843 crashes in 2022; 2,742 crashes in 2023
Disturbances increased by almost 100
1,746 disturbances in 2022; 1,840 disturbances in 2023
Thefts remained steady at 1,787 reports, up a bit from the 1,722 in 2022
Drugs ticked up by over 50
428 reports in 2022, to 505 reports in 2023
Partner/Family Member Assaults were up by eight
290 assaults in 2022; 298 assaults in 2023

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