Ocean City Police Service Calls Jumped In May

OCEAN CITY – The resort’s police department saw increases in activity across the board in the month of May, however the total number of crime incident in Ocean City so far this year remains lower than the previous year.

At Friday’s Police Commission meeting, Police Chief Ross Buzzuro reported May’s total calls for service, including traffic stops, business checks and assistance to citizens, totaled 9,065, a 2.4-percent increase from May 2013 when there were 8,856 calls for service.
Out of that total, 6,644 were officer initiated, which is a 1.5-percent increase from May 2013, and 2,421 were citizen initiated, which is a 4.7-percent increase from May 2013.

The total number of calls for service, excluding traffic stops, business checks and assisting citizens, totaled 5,353, a 4.9-percent increase from May 2013 when there were 5,101 calls for service. Out of the total, 3,059 were officer initiated, which is a 4-percent increase from May 2013, and 2,294 were citizen initiated, which is a 6.2-percent increase from May 2013.

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