Project HANDS- Homeowner And Neighborhood Defense Strategy

"Loud Party Complaints" handled by the Macomb Police Department
from August 20, 2000 - May 20, 2001

Note- These statistics were gathered through a "freedom of information act" request filed by Heather McMeekan, MS, CHES, to the Macomb Police Department.

Quick Summary

Item	N	%
Total Number of Complaints	489
Valid Complaints	291	59.5 %
Invalid Complaints	198	40.5 %

Valid Complaints By Time of Day	N	%
Total Valid Complaints (after arrival of police)	*292
7:00 am - 7:00 pm	27	9 %
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm	35	12 %
10:00 pm - 7:00 am	230	79 %

Valid Complaints by Outcome	N	%
Verbal Warning	63	21 %
No Contact	2	< .01 %
Written Warning Ticket	191	63 %
Notice To Appear	40	13 %
Shutdown of Party	6	.02 %

Multiple Valid Complaints to Same Residence	N
Total	37
Number & Percentage of "Multiple Valid Response" Addresses Which Are Rental Properties	37	100 %

* Variable differences in total amount of calls due to difference between dispatch and actual experience (finding) of police officer(s) once on scene.

Complaints by Street

Number of Valid Loud Party Complaints by Street, from Greatest Frequency to Least Total N=291
West Adams St.	52	18 %
West Calhoun St.	29	.10 %
Linden Lane	29	.10 %
Charles St.	15	.05 %
Chandler Blvd.	13	.04 %
West Jefferson St.	11	.04 %
East Jackson	10	.03 %
North Randolph	10	.03 %
West Pierce St.	9	.03 %
North Sherman St.	8	.03 %
Carroll St.	7	.02 %
Wigwam Hollow	7	.02 %
North Lafayette	6	.02 %
Johnson	5	.02 %
Barsi	4	.02 %
Campbell	4	.02 %
Lakewood	4	.02 %
River Run	4	.02 %
Riverview	4	.02 %
South Ward St.	4	.02 %
W. Washington	4	.02 %
East Calhoun	3	.01 %
Murray St.	3	.01 %
North Ward St.	3	.01 %
West Wheeler	3	.01 %
East Adams	2	.007 %
Albert	2	.007 %
Elting	2	.007 %
West Jackson St.	2	.007 %

Number of Valid Loud Party Complaints by Street, from Greatest Incidence to Least (Continued)
Maple	2	.007 %
Monroe	2	.007 %
Normal	2	.007 %
South Randolph	2	.007%
East Wheeler	2	.007%
North Side Square	2	.007 %
Avery	1	.004 %
Carey	1	.004 %
Clay	1	.004 %
College	1	.004 %
Derry	1	.004 %
Elm	1	.004 %
W. Grant St.	1	.004 %
Hainline	1	.004 %
Hickory Grove	1	.004 %
S. Lafayette	1	.004 %
North Madison	1	.004 %
Oakland	1	.004 %
North Pearl	1	.004 %
East Pierce St.	1	.004 %
East Washington	1	.004 %
Walker	1	.004 %
Woodbury	1	.004 %

Multiple Complaints To Same Residences

Residences with Greatest Frequency of Valid "Loud Party Complaints" (8/20/00 - 5/20/01)
Address	Number (N) of Police Responses	Rental?	CAPP Eligible?
W. Adams/N. Johnson	4	Y	Y
303 W. Adams St. (Phi Sigma Kappa)	2	Y	N
308 W. Adams	4	Y	Y
309 W. Adams	2	Y	Y
319 W. Adams	5	Y	Y
412 W. Adams	4	Y	Y
420 W. Adams	9	Y	Y
627 W. Adams	3	Y	N
320 Barsi Blvd.	2	Y	Y
811 E. Calhoun	2	Y	Y
W. Calhoun/North Sherman	3	Y	N
423 W. Calhoun	3	Y	Y
527 W. Calhoun	3	Y	Y
730 W. Calhoun	2	Y	N
812 W. Calhoun St.	3	Y	Y
126 Chandler Blvd.	2	Y	Y
433 W. Chandler	2	Y	Y
602 W. Chandler	3	Y	Y
425 North Charles	4	Y	Y
907 North Charles	2	Y	N
920 North Charles	2	Y	N
520 S. Johnson	3	Y	N
1116 Lakewood	4	Y	Y
900 Linden Lane	9	Y	Y
700 Linden Lane	20	Y	Y
1501 E. Jackson (Derry Trailer Court)	7	Y	Y
1601 E. Jackson St. (Kiljordan Meadows)	3	Y	N
339 W. Pierce St.	2	Y	N
410 W. Pierce St.	2	Y	N
1580 Riverview Dr (Phi Kappa Theta)	3	Y	Y
218 N. Ward St.	2	Y	Y
321 N. Sherman	2	Y	N
416 W. Washington	2	N	N
934 Wigwam Hollow	2	Y	N
1419 E. Wheeler	2	N	N
430 North Wheeler	2	Y	N
821 S. Ward St.	2	Y	N

Summary
*Number (N) of Residences Meeting CAPP Definition	Number (N) of CAPP Eligible Residences Which Are Rental Properties	Percentage %
24	24	100.00 %

*Based upon houses which either received "Party Shutdown" response, or two valid responses in a 30 day period. Data not collected on which houses received other tickets, so other residences could be CAPP eligible which are not represented here.

Number of Valid Calls To "Multiple Response Houses"		Percentage
102		35% (of Total Calls)