Plymouth police chief presents 2025 department activity report

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 3:00 AM

By Kathy Bottorff

Last week, Plymouth Police Chief John Weir presented the 2025 Department Activity Report to members of the Board of Public Works and Safety.

Councilman Dave Morrow noted a “huge bump” in activity compared to the previous two years. He pointed out that the total calls for service increased from 12,398 in 2023 to 14,226 in 2024, and there was another significant jump in 2025 to 16,537. Criminal reports also rose from 1,890 in 2023 to 1,991 in 2024 and reached 2,126 in 2025.

The number of criminal reports increased from 1,890 in 2023 to 1,991 in 2024 and 2,126 in 2025. Arrests by officers with the Plymouth Police Department rose from 300 in 2023 to 527 in 2025.

City officers investigated 425 property damage accidents in 2025, along with 74 personal injury accidents.

The number of theft cases went down from 190 in 2024 to 136 last year. There was also a reduction in battery reports, from 48 to 38, domestic disturbances resulting in a criminal report went down from 69 to 65; and sex offense reports saw a slight drop from 23 in 2024 to 21 in 2025.

Fraud reports increased from 22 to 31 and juvenile complaint reports also went up from 75 to 84.

Plymouth Police conducted 5,462 traffic stops, responded to 253 alarms, investigated 259 animal complaints and served 158 warrants. In 2025 city officers wrote 135 misdemeanor tickets, 1,080 infractions, 490 waring tickets, 346 parking tickets and 24 ordinance tickets.

Regular working hours for city officers in 2025 were 40,001 with 616 overtime hours and 239 extra hours. Plymouth Police work 424 hours of park patrol, 145 hours of Operation Pull Over, and 116 hours of DUI patrols.