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Lathrop City Council
September 14, 2026

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Lathrop Police Department Building
MONTHLY REPORT August 2026
Lathrop Police
Department Patch
AUGUST 2026 GROUP A OFFENSES
Group A offenses are crimes tracked under the
National Incident-Based Reporting System
NIBRS)
Used to report detailed information about incidents
Help standardize reporting across jurisdictions
There have been 4 cases of weapon violations
with 4 arrests and 1 under active investigation.

There have been 25 cases related to assault
offenses. There have been 14 arrests. Out of all
the cases 10 were DV related.

Burglary offense type only include residential and
commercial.

Please note:

There can be multiple offenses in the same case
When dealing with small numbers they may yield
high percent changes.

NIBRS GROUP A OFFENSE

PERCENT
CHANGE
AUGUST
2026
AUGUST
2025OFFENSE TYPE
3028ASSAULT OFFENSES 7.1%
3030LARCENY/ THEFT OFFENSES 0.0%
1512DRUG/ NARCOTIC OFFENSES 25.0%
135WEAPON LAW VIOLATIONS 160.0%
109VANDALISM 11.1%
55FRAUD OFFENSES 0.0%
22MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT 0.0%
21STOLEN PROPERTY 100.0%
12BURGLARY/ 50.0% BREAKING &

ENTERING
13COUNTERFEIT/ FORGERY 66.7%
12SEX
NC10SEX
OFFENSES 50.0%

OFFENSES-NON FORCIBLE
NC10EXTORTION/ BLACKMAIL
NC10PORNOGRAPHY/ OBSCENE

MATERIAL
02ARSON 100.0%
02EMBEZZLEMENT 100.0%
113103TOTAL 9.7%
NC = Non - Calculable

GROUP A OFFENSES- COMPARISON BY MONTH
Compared to last month, offenses for crimes against persons are -30.4% lower.

Please note:

This does not reflect the number of cases per month.

There can be multiple offenses in the same case
When dealing with small numbers they may yield high percent changes.

ASSAULT OFFENSES KIDNAPPING/ ABDUCTIONS SEX OFFENSES
38 1
7 30
0 2

CRIMES AGAINST PERSON COMPARISON
JULY 2026 AUGUST 2026

PERCENT
CHANGE
AUGUST
2026
JULY
2026

CRIMES AGAINST

PERSONS
3246TOTAL 30.4%
GROUP A OFFENSES- COMPARISON BY MONTH CONT. (1)
4 DRUG/ NARCOTIC

OFFENSES

WEAPON LAW VIOLATIONS ANIMAL CRUELTY PORNOGRAPHY/ OBSCENE

MATERIAL
16 12
0 0
15 13
0 1

CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY COMPARISON
JULY 2026 AUGUST 2026

PERCENT
CHANGE
AUGUST
2026
JULY
2026

CRIMES AGAINST

SOCIETY
2928TOTAL 3.6%
Compared to last month, offenses for crimes against society is 3.6% higher.

Please note:

This does not reflect the number of cases per month.

There can be multiple offenses in the same case
When dealing with small numbers they may yield high percent changes.

GROUP A OFFENSES- COMPARISON BY MONTH CONT. (2)
Compared to last month, offenses for crimes against property is 30.7% lower.

Please note:

This does not reflect the number of cases per month.

There can be multiple offenses in the same case
When dealing with small numbers they may yield high percent changes.

ARSON BURGLARY VANDALISM FRAUD OFFENSES THEFT OFFENSES EMBEZZLEMENT 0 3
22 12
29 101
10 5
30 0

CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY COMPARISON
JULY 2026 AUGUST 2026

PERCENT
CHANGE
AUGUST
2026
JULY
2026

CRIMES AGAINST

PROPERTY
5275TOTAL 30.7%
GROUP A OFFENSES- COMPARISON BY MONTH CONT. (3)
Compared to last month, offenses for crimes against property is 30.7% lower.

Please note:

This does not reflect the number of cases per month.

There can be multiple offenses in the same case
When dealing with small numbers they may yield high percent changes.

VEHICLE THEFT ROBBERY STOLEN PROPERTY COUNTERFEIT/

FORGERY

EXTORTION/

BLACKMAIL
6 0
1 1
0 2
0 2
1 1

CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY COMPARISON
JULY 2026 AUGUST 2026

PERCENT
CHANGE
AUGUST
2026
JULY
2026

CRIMES AGAINST

PROPERTY
5275TOTAL 30.7%

FELONY AND MISDEMEANOR COMPARISONS
7 Felonies and misdemeanors for August
2026 compared to previous year August
2025.

August 2026 Misdemeanor count is
approximately 37% higher than last
August 2025 count.

August 2026 Felony count is
approximately 3% lower than last August
2025.

Felony Misdemeanor
55 111
53 152

FELONY AND MISDEMEANOR COMPARISON BY
YEAR
AUGUST 2025 AUGUST 2026
INVESTIGATIONS – AUGUST 2026
Clearance Activity: Cases received or worked
on in the month of July 2026 that have been
solved or are still open.

Clearance Status: Where the case stands in the
investigation process or resulted in.

Activity: Assigned cases are cases detectives
take over and are the primary officer. Assisted
cases are cases in which detectives aid the
primary officer of the case.

In 2026
investigations
had a lower case
load than the
previous month
56% by 38%
44%
CLEARANCE ACTIVITY - JULY 2026

CLOSED CASES

OPEN CASES

COUNTCLEARANCE
10CLOSED CASES
8OPEN CASES
18TOTAL

COUNTCLEARANCE STATUS
7ARREST
1INFORMATION
7PENDING
1REFFERED TO DA
1SUSPENDED
1UNFOUNDED
55%
45%
CLEARANCE ACTIVITY - AUGUST 2026

CLOSED CASES

OPEN CASES

COUNTCLEARANCE
6CLOSED CASES
5OPEN CASES
11TOTAL

COUNTCLEARANCE STATUS
2ARREST
3PENDING
2SUSPENDED
2UNFOUNDED
2WARRANT
AUGUST 2025 AUGUST 2026
1504 1622
2065 2133
3569 3755

INITIATED COMPARISON

CALLS FOR SERVICE OFFICER INITIATED TOTAL INCIDENTS
PATROL – AUGUST 2026
9 Incidents below are split into two categories: Calls for Service and Officer Initiated
Calls for Service: calls from the community to report
incidents
Officer Initiated: incidents discovered through officer proactivity
Both Officer Initiated events and Calls for Service have increased
Most incidents have been Officer Initiated

5.2%

7.8%

3.3%
August cases have increased compared to the year
prior by 4.3% and arrests/citations have increased
by 19.4%
August incidents have also shown an increase
TOP 10 CALL TYPES FOR JULY 2026 COMPARISON

PERCENT
CHANGE
AUGUST
2026
AUGUST
2025CALL TYPE
689559Traffic Stop 23.3%
363849Security Check 57.2%
22185CODE ENFORCEMENT 160.0%
207243911 Hang-up 14.8%
201150TRAFFIC 34.0% ENFORCEMENT
156108Public Assist 44.4%
150111Medical Aid 35.1%
146124Follow up 17.7%
11992PARKING 29.3% ENFORCEMENT
118133Disturbing the Peace 11.3%
314301CASES 4.3%
8672ARREST/ CITATION 19.4%

REPONSE TIME
10 YEAR TO YEAR COMPARISON
The data shows the beginning of year to
end of month (January 1 – August 31)
response times comparing the previous
years (2025 vs 2026) response time
within the same time frame.

Response time is the time the call was
created to on scene arrival
Average response time includes all calls
Priority 1 calls require an immediate
response to life-threatening or potentially
life-threatening incidents
August 2026 there were 44 priority 1
calls compared to last year August
2025, 30 priority 1 calls
AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME ( MM:SS)
2026 YEAR
12:42
2025 YEAR
13:10

3.54%
2026 YEAR
5:05
2025 YEAR
6:44
AVG. PRIORITY 1 RESPONSE TIME ( MM:SS)

24.5%
2025 Year: Jan 1, 2025 – August 31, 2025
2026 Year: Jan 1, 2026 – August 31, 2026

TRAFFIC COLLISIONS
11 VEHICLE

COLLISONS
45 JULY 2026 AUGUST 2026

VEHICLE

COLLISIONS
47 HIT AND RUN
22 HIT AND RUN
19 4.44%

13.6%
Vehicle collisions and hit and run incidents have
decreased in August 2026 compared to the
month prior July 2026.

The object hit most in reported collision is other
vehicles, property and other objects are second,
and the least hit in the month of August have
been *bicyclists and pedestrians.

There have been more injuries reported in
August 2026 compared to July 2026, with
injuries mostly being minor.

Please note bicyclists also include those on
scooters, e-scooters, e-bikes, and similar vehicles
July 2026 August 2026
1 2
15 9
3 2
23 26

REPORTED COLLISIONS
Vehicle- Bicycle Vehicle- Object
Vehicle- Pedestrian Vehicle- Vehicle
2026TRAFFIC 2026July Augst INJURIES
1812Minor Injuries
10Major Injuries
00Fatal Injuries
1912TOTAL

TRAFFIC STOPS AND ENFORCEMENT
12 VEHICLE CODE CITATIONS
AUGUST 2025
270
AUGUST 2026
40048. 1%
Compared to last year for the month of
August officer activity has significantly
increased.

Traffic enforcement is 34% higher
Traffic stops have increased showing

23.3% higher.

Vehicle citations have increased with
approximately 48% more being issued.

PERCENT
CHANGE
AUGUST
2026
AUGUST
2025TRAFFIC CALLS
689559TRAFIC STOP 23.3%
201150TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT 34.0%
AUGUST 2025 AUGUST 2026
559
689
150
201

TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT COMPARISONS

TRAFFIC STOP TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT
PARKING ENFORCEMENT – AUGUST 2026
13 PATROL COMMUNITY SERVICE

OFFICERS

PARKING

CITATIONS
94 51
These numbers represent the total of how many parking citations each unit served in the month of AUGUST 2026
CODE ENFORCEMENT – AUGUST 2026
14 Incidents responded to by the
Community Service Officers (CSOs)
Compared to last year August CSOs
have responded to more calls
Animal service calls, code enforcement
calls, proactivity, and follow ups for
previous incidents all have increased
Admin citations are included
Note: These numbers are under review
by CSO Supervisor
August 2025 vs August 2026
20262025
13492ANIMAL SERVICES
18983CODE ENFORCEMENT
204158COMMUNITY SERVICE
6946FOLLOW UP
5817PROACTIVE
654396TOTAL
4725TOTAL REPORTS
57TOTAL GO GOV REQUEST OPEN/ CLOSE 11175 / 108 /
8566TOTAL CITATIONS
654388TOTAL INCIDENTS RESPONDED TO
26TOTAL ANIMAL BITES CASES
CODE ENFORCEMENT – AUGUST 2026 CONT.
15 Breakdown of Code Enforcement
incidents: August 2025 vs August
2026
Types of code enforcement
incidents responded to by the
Community Service Officers
CSOs)
Note: These numbers are under review
by CSO Supervisor
August
2026
August
2025
Types of Code
Enforcement Incidents
50372 hours
20Basketball Hoop
50Business License
00Civil
10Damaged Fence
252Encroachments
00Food Truck
142Garbage Collection
10Home Occupation
00Industrial Hauling
00Lien
00Noise Complaints
3318Nuisances Trash
August
2026
August
2025
Types of Code
Enforcement Incidents
214Semi Truck parking
20Short Term Rental
187Storing Junk & Debris
51Substandard Building
20Unpermitted Vendor
143Unpermitted Work
40Vacant Properties
4815Vehicle Abatement
00Water Efficiency
00Water Softner
5741Weed Abatement
136Zoning Landscaping
76Zoning Signs
06Unlawful Camping

EVADING PEACE

OFFICER ARREST
On August 17, 2026, an officer was
conducting traffic enforcement when a
vehicle passed by at an accelerated speed.

The officer attempted a traffic stop; the
vehicle failed to yield and evaded the
officer.

During the pursuit, the officer was able to
identify the vehicle’ s license plate and
wrote a vehicle seizure warrant.

On August 18, 2026, San Bruno PD
located and seized the vehicle. The
suspect was also arrested after fleeing on
foot. It was also discovered that the driver’ s
license of the suspect was suspended.
16Incident Detail and Badge Stock Photo

THEFT SUSPECT
ARREST
On August 30, 2026, officers responded to
a report of shoplifting. Upon arrival,
officers located the described suspect
vehicle and conducted a traffic stop.

The stolen items were visible inside the
vehicle, and the suspect was positively
identified by the reporting party. The
suspect was arrested without incident.

Upon further investigation it was
determined that the same individual had
shoplifted at the same location hours prior
to this calls for service.
17Incident Detail and Badge Stock Photo

ACCOMPLISHED AND UPCOMING
EVENTS
Lathrop Police Department Building
Lathrop Police
Department Patch
Lathrop Police Department
STEP Operation
Held on 08/ 18/ 2026
Collaborated with Ripon PD
Focused on speed and speed related
traffic violations.
26 vehicle stops
23 citations issued
Lathrop Police
Department Patch
Lathrop Police
Department Badge
Lathrop National Night
Out
August 4, 2026
A night of neighborhood events
filled with community spirit, put
together by hard working
residents, organizers, and hosts.

Partnered with City of Lathrop,
Lathrop Manteca Fire, San
Joaquin County Probation, and
San Joaquin District Attorney’ s
Office.
20August 4, 2026, National Night Out Lathrop Police Department and City Employees
Touch a Truck Event
August 15, 2026
Community opportunity to
get up close and check out
the vehicles that keep
Lathrop moving.

Put together by the Lathrop
Parks and Recreation
Department
21 Manteca SWAT vehicle at Touch a Truck event

CHAT WITH THE CHIEF
Recent: August 19, 2026
Upcoming: September 16, 2026
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