Auburn police activity before and during the pandemic

The following is a comparison of Auburn’s numbers for arrests, summonses and traffic stops for the period March 1, 2019, to Feb. 29, 2020, (prepandemic) in contrast to the same period this past year.

Activity	2019-2020	2020-2021	Percent change
Arrests at the time of an incident	439	204	down 54%
Arrests after an incident	361	166	down 54%
Summonses	625	672	up 8%
Traffic stops	4,939	3,610	down 27%
Total # arrests and summonses	1,425	1,042	down 27%