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Robert C. McCarty (Republican)
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LIVINGSTON COUNTY JAIL & SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT 844 West Lincoln Street ~ Pontiac, Illinois 61764
Directions: From I-55 take exit 197 and go East on Rt. 116 into Pontiac. Go straight through 3 stoplights over the railroad tracks. Take the second right, which is West Street. Road ends at the Public Safety Complex.
2007 Livingston County Sheriff's Police Annual Report Patrol Division Training Fleet Livingston Co. Jail Civil Process Livingston Co. Sheriff's Dept. Uniform Crime Reporting Court Security ProActive Unit
The Sheriff's office is accountable for preventing and controlling crime in areas of the county which are not served by their own law enforcement agency. This department is also in charge of operating the county jail, in addition to serving summonses, executing court judgments, conducting criminal investigations, providing continual training and education for personnel, and performing the numerous functions required by Illinois Statutes. In addition, the Sheriff's office is responsible for providing security for the Courthouse, notifying departments and the public of holidays set by the County Board for county offices to be closed, and determining necessity of closing the courthouse in the event of emergencies such as extreme weather conditions.
Additional information regarding this department is available on the "Know Your County Government" page of this site. Livingston CountyOf the 102 counties in the State of Illinois, Livingston County ranks 4th in geographical land size. Livingston County covers 1,043 square miles. The county is 36 miles wide at its widest point and 33 miles long at it’s longest point.
Livingston County has 30 townships and 14 municipalities with a population of 39,678. The townships have 1600 miles of roads. Livingston County has 250 miles of county roads and 250 miles of State and Federal roads.
In Livingston County, 3 municipalities have their own police agencies, those being Dwight, Fairbury and Pontiac. The municipalities of Odell, Saunemin, Cullom, Chatsworth, Flanagan, Forrest, Cornell, Reading Township and Newtown Township contract through the Sheriff’s Police for patrol.
Sheriff’s Police Patrol Division
There are 24 deputies assigned to the patrol division. These officers work shifts covering 24 hours a day. There are 2 primary shifts: 6am to 6pm and 6pm to 6am. Two officers are assigned to the Livingston County Pro-Active Unit. Included in the shift assignments are 6 officers assigned to town contract patrol.
During 2007 the following were contracted coverages: Chatsworth, Forrest, Flanagan, Reading/ Newtown Twp./Cornell, Saunemin/Cullom and Odell.
The contracted towns returned to the county $ 213,483.74 for the year.
The patrol division duties include: patrol, criminal and traffic law enforcement, paper service, prisoner transport, accident investigation, calls for service and assistance to other law enforcement agencies.
2007
Calls for Service 6108 Accidents 316 Warning Tickets 1829 Traffic Citations 1238
Civil Process 1482 Orders of Protection 124
Accident Breakdown
Fatalities 6 Injury 193 Property Damage 117
Sheriff’s Police Training2007
Continued training for officers of Livingston County Sheriff’s Police remains one of the Department’s high priorities. During 2007 officers received 4,826 hours of training compared to 2006 in which they received 4,090 hours.
Sworn officers averaged 150 hours of training in 2007, compared to78 hours in 2006. This average factors in the 6 new patrol officers basic training, which is 480 hours. Correctional personnel averaged 82 hours of training in 2007, compared to 94 hours in 2006.
Annual training included: Firearms Training First Aid & CPR Hazardous Materials Defibrilator Training Bloodborne Pathogens Emergency Vehicle Operations Criminal Law Update Search & Seizure Law
Other training courses completed during 2007 included: Emergency Response Unit Defensive Physical Tactics Firearms Armorer Critical Incident Management Juvenile Officer Field Training Officer Rapid Deployment Domestic Violence Breathalyzer Operation Mental Health in Corrections Clandestine Meth Labs Civil Liability & Use of Force
During 2007, 5 Correctional Officers and 6 Patrol Deputies completed their respective Basic Training programs.
SHERIFF’S POLICE VEHICLE 2007
During the year 2007, Livingston County Sheriff’s Police operated with 35 vehicles. These vehicles consisted of Marked Patrol cars, Administrative and Detective cars, Pro-Active team cars, Court Security car, Jail Transport van, and the Emergency Response Unit van.
As in the past, each sworn officer was assigned a squad car and was responsible for it’s general maintenance and appearance. 2007 saw fuel prices continue to climb to all time highs. Subsequently, measures, such as reduced patrol through use of two-man cars, etc. were taken by the Department in an attempt offset some of this increase in fuel expense.
Livingston County deputies patrolled approximately 707,796 miles in 2007.
The Sheriff’s Police “Bid Gasoline” purchased during 2007 was approximately 32,405.7 gallons at an average cost per gallon of $2.31.
The Sheriff’s Police “Public Gasoline” purchased during 2007 was approximately 5910.4 gallons at an average cost per gallon of $2.68.
Total fuel cost for the fleet in 2007 was $90,899.
The cost for general maintenance as well as major automotive repairs for 2007, (includes oil changes, tires, brakes, front end repair, engine repair, transmission repair, etc.), was $127,250.11
In 2007 fuel costs as well as maintenance costs totaled $218,149.21.
2007
Twenty (20) Correctional Officers staff the County Jail, three shifts per day. The Jail Administrator oversees the fiscal and general operation of the County Correctional Facility. Supervised detainee workers serve meals, do laundry and clean the correctional facility.
During 2007 there were 815 work release days, compared to 819 work release days in 2006. The program allows inmates to be released to go to work at their various job sites. The current pay back figure for work release inmates is $20 each per day they work.
The population at the Livingston County Correctional Facility was as follows:
2006 2007
Total Inmate Jail Days 19,707 22,836
Total Inmate New Bookings 2,207 2,097
New Female Bookings 506 465
New Males Bookings 1,201 1,631
Average Inmate Days 9.6 10.3
Average Daily Population 54 62 Male-53 Female-9
Total Work Release Days 819 815
Total Days Week-End Sentenced 1,332 1,314
Civil Process Served by Month2007
2005 2006 2007 January 165 142 182
February 147 148 125
March 206 238 287
April 177 164 239
May 180 128 146
June 189 175 250
July 182 159 188
August 252 250 244
September 194 212 191
October 197 177 232
November 142 134 225 December 144 156 156
Total Civil Process 2175 2083 2465Papers Served
LIVINGSTON COUNTY 2007
The Sheriff’s Department is consisted of 4 different divisions: the Administrative Office, the Detective Division, Patrol, Court Security and the Jail.
The Administrative Office consists of the Sheriff, Chief Deputy, Patrol Lieutenant, 3 full time Secretaries and 1 part time Secretary. The Detective Division consists of 2 Detectives who are also cross-trained as youth officers. The Patrol Division consists of 24 Deputies and includes a Pro-Active Unit, which is a multi-jurisdictional unit with Officers from the Sheriff’s Dept., Pontiac, Dwight and Fairbury Police Departments. The Jail has 20 Correctional Officers and a Jail Superintendent.
The Administrative Secretarial Office is primarily responsible for the processing of civil papers, warrants, accounting for the jail and Sheriff’s Dept., incoming insurance, Freedom of Information and governmental background requests, incident/accident reports, permits, Sheriff Sales and entering of Citations, Warnings, deputy call cards, Racial Profiling and Criminal History checks for State’s Attorney office and Court Services.
The Detective Division is primarily responsible for all follow-up criminal investigations involving felony and misdemeanor crimes committed against persons and/or property within its jurisdiction. Criminal case assignments consist of two basic categories: “Crimes Against Persons” and “Crimes Against Property”. Crimes against persons include, Murder, Robbery, Sexual Assault, Battery, Child Abuse, etc. Crimes against property include Burglary, Theft, Criminal Damage, Embezzlement, Forgery, Fraud, Identity Theft, Arson, etc.
In the year of 2007 approx. 6,108 reports were entered in LEMS. This may include some accident reports due to arrests or an incident report that was generated but does not include strictly juvenile reports.
2007
The Illinois Crime Reporting Program is authorized by Chapter 20, Illinois Compiled Statues 2630/8 to collect and provide needed statistical information to law enforcement agencies, public agencies and private citizens. This information is provided to the Illinois State Police on a monthly basis. It is separated by Index Crime Offenses and Index Crime Arrests. The following is a comparison of 2006 and 2007 crime data.
Crime Index Offenses/Crime Rates 2007/2006
Arrest Index Offenses/Crime Rates 2007/2006
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