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MONTHLY REPORT September 2026
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SEPTEMBER 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 7 cases of Motor Vehicle Thefts
with 1 recovered, 1 was an attempt, and 1
occurred in another jurisdiction. 4 are pending
under investigation.
There have been 13 cases related to
drug/narcotic offenses. There have been 13
arrests.
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.
NC = Non - Calculable
NIBRS GROUP A OFFENSE
OFFENSE TYPE SEPTEMBER
2025
SEPTEMBER
2026
PERCENT
CHANGE
LARCENY/ THEFT OFFENSES 27 33 22.2%
ASSAULT OFFENSES 25 21 - 16.0%
DRUG/NARCOTIC OFFENSES 4 15 275.0%
VANDALISM 9 9 0.0%
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT 2 7 250.0%
WEAPON LAW VIOLATIONS 5 6 20.0%
BURGLARY/ BREAKING &
ENTERING 3 3 0.0%
FRAUD OFFENSES 12 3 - 75.0%
ROBBERY 2 3 50.0%
STOLEN PROPERTY 1 3 200.0%
COUNTERFEIT/ FORGERY 1 2 100.0%
EMBEZZLEMENT 1 2 100.0%
SEX OFFENSES 1 2 100.0%
ANIMAL CRUELTY 0 1 NC
EXTORTION/ BLACKMAIL 0 1 NC
ARSON 1 0 - 100.0%
KIDNAPPING/ ABDUCTIONS 1 0 - 100.0%
TOTAL 95 111 16.8%
GROUP A OFFENSES- COMPARISON BY MONTH
Compared to last month, offenses for crimes against persons are 28.1% 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
30 0
2 21
0 2
CRIMES AGAINST PERSON COMPARISON
AUGUST 2026 SEPTEMBER 2026
CRIMES AGAINST
PERSONS
AUGUST
2026
SEPTEMBER
2026
PERCENT
CHANGE
TOTAL 32 23 - 28.1%
GROUP A OFFENSES- COMPARISON BY MONTH CONT. (1)
4 Compared to last month, offenses for crimes against society is 24.1% 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.
DRUG/ NARCOTIC
OFFENSES
WEAPON LAW VIOLATIONS ANIMAL CRUELTY PORNOGRAPHY/ OBSCENE
MATERIAL
15 13
0 1
15 6
1 0
CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY COMPARISON
AUGUST 2026 SEPTEMBER 2026
CRIMES AGAINST
SOCIETY
AUGUST
2026
SEPTEMBER
2026
PERCENT
CHANGE
TOTAL 29 22 - 24.1%
GROUP A OFFENSES- COMPARISON BY MONTH CONT. (2)
Compared to last month, offenses for crimes against property is
26.9% 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.
ARSON BURGLARY VANDALISM FRAUD OFFENSES THEFT OFFENSES EMBEZZLEMENT 0 1
10 5
30 003
9 3
33 2
CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY COMPARISON
AUGUST 2026 SEPTEMBER 2026
CRIMES AGAINST
PROPERTY
AUGUST
2026
SEPTEMBER
2026
PERCENT
CHANGE
TOTAL 52 66 26.9%
GROUP A OFFENSES- COMPARISON BY MONTH CONT. (3)
Compared to last month, offenses for crimes against
property is 26.9% 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.
VEHICLE THEFT ROBBERY STOLEN PROPERTY COUNTERFEIT/
FORGERY
EXTORTION/
BLACKMAIL
2 0
2 1 1
7 3 3
2 1
CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY COMPARISON
AUGUST 2026 SEPTEMBER 2026
CRIMES AGAINST
PROPERTY
AUGUST
2026
SEPTEMBER
2026
PERCENT
CHANGE
TOTAL 52 66 26.9%
FELONY AND MISDEMEANOR COMPARISONS
7 Felonies and misdemeanors for
September 2026 compared to previous
year September 2025.
September 2026 Misdemeanor count is
approximately 42% higher than last
September 2025 count.
September 2026 Felony count is
approximately 15% higher than last
September 2025.
Felony Misdemeanor
64 100
74 142
FELONY AND MISDEMEANOR COMPARISON BY
YEAR
SEPTEMBER 2025 SEPTEMBER 2026
INVESTIGATIONS – SEPTEMBER 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 higher case
load than the
previous month
55% by 9.09% 45%
CLEARANCE ACTIVITY - AUGUST 2026
CLOSED CASES
OPEN CASES
CLEARANCE COUNT
CLOSED CASES 6
OPEN CASES 5
TOTAL 11
CLEARANCE STATUS COUNT
ARREST 2
PENDING 3
SUSPENDED 2
UNFOUNDED 2
WARRANT 2
50% 50%
CLEARANCE ACTIVITY - SEPTEMBER 2026
CLOSED CASES
OPEN CASES
CLEARANCE COUNT
CLOSED CASES 6
OPEN CASES 6
TOTAL 12
CLEARANCE STATUS COUNT
ARREST 3
CLEARED BY EXCEPTION 1
PENDING 6
SUSPENDED 1
WARRANT 1
SEPTEMBER 2025 SEPTEMBER 2026
1477 1450
1810 1678
3287 3128
INITIATED COMPARISON
CALLS FOR SERVICE OFFICER INITIATED TOTAL INCIDENTS
PATROL – SEPTEMBER 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
Most incidents have been Officer Initiated
4.8%
1.8%
7.3%
September cases have increased compared to the
year prior by 8.2% and arrests/ citations have
increased by 70.7%
September incidents have shown a decrease
TOP 10 CALL TYPES FOR SEPTEMBER 2026 COMPARISON
CALL TYPE SEPTEMBER
2025
SEPTEMBER
2026
PERCENT
CHANGE
Traffic Stop 419 525 25.3%
PARKING
ENFORCEMENT 51 231 352.9%
911 Hang-up 208 213 2.4%
CODE
ENFORCEMENT 140 189 35.0%
Security Check 729 177 - 75.7%
Public Assist 117 118 0.9%
Medical Aid 138 117 - 15.2%
Follow up 125 111 - 11.2%
TRAFFIC
ENFORCEMENT 96 110 14.6%
Disturbing the Peace 101 100 - 1.0%
CASES 279 302 8.2%
ARREST/ CITATION 58 99 70.7%
REPONSE TIME
10 YEAR TO YEAR COMPARISON
The data shows the beginning of year to
end of month (January 1 – September 30)
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
September 2026 there were 40
priority 1 calls compared to last year
September 2025, 37 priority 1 calls
AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME (MM:SS)
2026 YEAR
12:49
2025 YEAR
13:03
1.79%
2026 YEAR
5:13
2025 YEAR
6:38
AVG. PRIORITY 1 RESPONSE TIME (MM:SS)
21.4%
2025 Year: Jan 1, 2025 – September 30, 2025
2026 Year: Jan 1, 2026 – September 30, 2026
TRAFFIC COLLISIONS
11 VEHICLE
COLLISONS
47 AUGUST 2026 SEPTEMBER 2026
VEHICLE
COLLISIONS
44 HIT AND RUN
19 HIT AND RUN
19 6.38%
Vehicle collisions have decreased in September
2026 compared to the month prior August 2026.
Hit and run incidents have remained the same.
The object hit most in reported collision is other
vehicles, property and other objects are second,
and the least hit in the month of September have
been * bicyclists and pedestrians.
There have been less injuries reported in
September 2026 compared to August 2026, with
injuries mostly being minor.
Please note bicyclists also include those on
scooters, e-scooters, e-bikes, and similar vehicles
August 2026 September 2026
0 1
9 11
2 2
26 18
2 0
REPORTED COLLISIONS
Bicycle-Object Vehicle-Object Vehicle-Bicycle
Vehicle-Vehicle Vehicle-Pedestrian
TRAFFIC
INJURIES August 2026 September 2026
Minor Injuries 18 9
Major Injuries 1 0
Fatal Injuries 0 0
TOTAL 19 9
TRAFFIC STOPS AND ENFORCEMENT
12 VEHICLE CODE CITATIONS
SEPTEMBER 2025
224
SEPTEMBER 2026
30837. 5%
Compared to last year for the month of
September officer activity has significantly
increased.
Traffic enforcement is 14.6% higher
Traffic stops have increased showing
25.3% higher.
Vehicle citations have increased with
approximately 37% more being issued.
TRAFFIC CALLS SEPTEMBER
2025
SEPTEMBER
2026
PERCENT
CHANGE
TRAFFIC
ENFORCEMENT 96 110 14.6%
TRAFFIC STOP 419 525 25.3%
SEPTEMBER 2025 SEPTEMBER 2026
96 110
419
525
TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT COMPARISONS
TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT TRAFFIC STOP
PARKING ENFORCEMENT – SEPTEMBER 2026
13 PATROL COMMUNITY SERVICE
OFFICERS
PARKING
CITATIONS
96 71
These numbers represent the total of how many parking citations each unit served in the month of September 2026
CODE ENFORCEMENT – SEPTEMBER 2026
14 Incidents responded to by the
Community Service Officers ( CSOs)
Compared to last year September
CSOs have responded to more calls
Code enforcement calls and proactive
enforcement have increased.
Admin citations are included.
September 2025 vs September 2026
2025 2026
ANIMAL SERVICES 118 111
CODE ENFORCEMENT 118 158
COMMUNITY SERVICE 119 271
FOLLOW UP 49 27
PROACTIVE 8 156
TOTAL 412 723
TOTAL REPORTS 28 44
TOTAL GO GOV REQUEST OPEN/ CLOSE 52 / 46 64 / 73
TOTAL CITATIONS 58 130
TOTAL INCIDENTS RESPONDED TO 412 631
TOTAL ANIMAL BITES CASES 1 0
CODE ENFORCEMENT – SEPTEMBER 2026 CONT.
15 Breakdown of Code Enforcement
incidents: September 2025 vs
September 2026
Types of code enforcement
incidents responded to by the
Community Service Officers
CSOs)
Types of Code
Enforcement Incidents
September
2025
September
2026
72 hours 25 45
Basketball Hoop 0 3
Business License 0 4
Civil 0 0
Damaged Fence 0 0
Encroachments 10 15
Food Truck 0 0
Garbage Collection 1 11
Home Occupation 0 0
Industrial Hauling 0 0
Lien 0 0
Noise Complaints 2 0
Nuisances Trash 17 29
Types of Code
Enforcement Incidents
September
2025
September
2026
Semi Truck parking 4 27
Short Term Rental 1 2
Storing Junk & Debris 8 6
Substandard Building 0 2
Unpermitted Vendor 0 1
Unpermitted Work 5 17
Vacant Properties 0 2
Vehicle Abatement 19 48
Water Efficiency 2 0
Water Softener 0 0
Weed Abatement 39 54
Zoning Landscaping 15 17
Zoning Signs 1 2
Unlawful Camping 3 2
PROACTIVE PATROL
ARRESTS
On September 5, 2026, officers conducting
proactive patrols noticed a vehicle with no
license plates parked in a dark area near a semitruck yard that had recently been targeted by burglars.
There were multiple subjects inside the vehicle
with one subject in possession of a firearm.
Burglary tools were visible inside the vehicle.
Bolt cutters were found with what appeared to
be fresh paint consistent with a nearby fence
and then discovered a section of that fence that
appeared to have been freshly cut.
Inside the vehicle, officers located property
reported stolen during burglaries the previous
day. The vehicle and suspect descriptions were
also consistent with information developed
during those investigations.
The stolen property was recovered and three
subjects were arrested.
16Tools and firearm found inside vehicle
TRAFFIC STOP
ARREST
On September 3, 2026, an officer
conducted a traffic stop after
observing a moving violation.
During the stop, drug paraphernalia
was observed in plain view. A search
of the vehicle was conducted which
led to the discovery of suspected
narcotics.
The driver was arrested and booked
into the San Joaquin County Jail.
17Drug paraphernalia found in vehicle
ACCOMPLISHED AND UPCOMING
EVENTS
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STEP Operation
Held on 9/26/2026
Collaborated with Manteca PD
Focused on speed and speed related
traffic violations.
30 vehicle stops
27 citations issued
2 vehicles towed
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DUI Checkpoint
Checkpoints are selected based on data
showing a history of impaired-driving
crashes.
Held on 09/20/2026
Results
230 vehicles contacted
4 Arrests
1 DUI
1 Narcotics Cite
2 Warrant Cites
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Distracted Driving
Grant Funded Distracted Driving
Operations were conducted on:
09/08/2026
09/16/2026
09/24/2026
Between 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Total Results:
Vehicle Stops - 44
Citations – 25
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Senior Resource Fair
September 22, 2026
A day of connecting, learning,
and discovering valuable
resources available to our senior
community.
Over 30 vendors participating to
share helpful information,
services, and resources with the
attendees.
22 Attendees and vendors at the Senior Center
Car Seat Check-Up Event
September 26, 2026
Lathrop Community Center
Lathrop Police Department partnered
with San Joaquin County Public
Health Services hosted a Car Seat
Check- Up.
Certified Child Passenger Safety
Technicians worked one-on-one with
families to check car seats and
boosters and provide education to
help make sure children are riding
safely.
23 CSO and Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician car seat checking
CHAT WITH THE CHIEF
Recent: September 16, 2026
Upcoming: October 14, 2026
24 Chat with Chief Slide