The following information regarding response distances and times was provided by the Poplar Bluff Police Department.
__Response distances__
(Approximate distance from current and possible police department locations to areas of concern.)
Location Shelby Road 330 N. Second St. 1111 Poplar St.
of school (possible future site) (former site) (current site)
Poplar Bluff High School 3.1 5.5 4.3
Poplar Bluff Junior High 1.1 1.1 .4
O’Neal Elementary 2.5 3.2 2.3
Eugene Field Elementary 2.8 1.2 1.7
Poplar Bluff Kindergarten Center .9 3.4 2.7
__Response times__
Poplar Bluff police officers have responded to more than 32,000 incidents or requests for service from Jan. 1, 2019 and Oct. 17, including:
• Accidents (all) 993
The average response time for an injury-involved accident is 1.54 minutes, with an average 57.59 minutes on scene.
• Alarms (all) 986
The average response time for a general alarm, the largest category at 646, is 4.07 minutes, avg. on scene 7.50 minutes.
• Assault 321
Avg. response 4.27 minutes, avg. on scene 28 minutes
• Burglary (all) 324
Avg. response time to an in progress report is 2.37 minutes, avg. on scene 30.01 minutes
• Domestic (all) 594
Avg. response time to domestic in progress is 3.20 minutes, avg. on scene 21.44 minutes
• Officer called to front desk 1,384
Avg. response time 3.18 minutes, avg. on scene 19.47 minutes
• Prisoner transport 92
Avg. response time 10.44 minutes, avg. on scene 52.55 minutes
• Peace disturbance 602
Avg. response time 4.50 minutes, avg. on scene 13.25 minutes
• Shots fired 119
Avg. response time 2.52 minutes, avg. on scene 40.30
• Stealing (all) 1,023
Avg. response time to stealing report is 5.37 minutes, avg. on scene 24.35
• Traffic stops 1,967
Avg time on scene 15 minutes
• Wellness check 1,309
Avg. response time 4.48 minutes, avg. time on scene 15.58 minutes
__Calls for service__
Year 2008 2012 2017
Calls 36,515 47,287 56,289
Avg. time on scene (minutes) 28.11 19.23 19.35
__Total calls by street, 2015__
(Most current available at press time)
PP Highway 63
Oak Grove 42
Shelby Road 22
Westwood 1,695
Broadway 308
Relief 19
Vine 55
Fifth 117
Second 212
Main 219