Calls Dip to 1,544 in October as Traffic Stops Climb and Theft, Vehicle Burglary Calls Fall
PENNSVILLE — The Pennsville Police Department logged 1,544 calls for service from Oct. 1 through Oct. 31, 2026, according to the department’s monthly call-type breakdown. That is down 109 calls from September’s 1,653 but still well above the 1,238 calls logged in August.
Property crime calls fell by more than a quarter from September, led by drops in thefts, vehicle burglaries and fraud reports. Traffic activity moved the other way, with motor vehicle stops rising to 158. Calls involving violent or threatening incidents held even with September at 70.
A logged call for service is not the same as a criminal charge, and not every call results in an arrest or citation.
October 2026 Call Totals by Category
| Category | October Total |
|---|---|
| Alarms, Property & School Checks | 363 |
| Traffic & Vehicle Safety | 318 |
| Quality of Life & Disturbances | 258 |
| Fire, Medical & Public Safety | 164 |
| Property Crime | 73 |
| Violent & Threatening Incidents | 70 |
| Domestic & Court-Related | 38 |
| Drug-Related | 7 |
More detailed report of categories
Violent & Threatening Incidents: 70. Harassment led the category with 22 calls, followed by domestic violence (17), simple assault (10), fights (8) and disorderly conduct (8). The department also logged four sex offense calls and one aggravated assault.
Property Crime: 73. Trespassing accounted for 23 calls. Criminal mischief and shoplifting had 11 each, theft had nine, and burglary calls of all types totaled 11, six of them involving vehicles. Fraud accounted for four calls and illegal dumping for two. There was one call each for a vehicle taken without consent and possession of stolen property.
Drug-Related: 7. All seven were CDS investigations.
Domestic & Court-Related: 38. Officers served 16 warrants and handled six Megan’s Law registrations, five child custody disputes and one custody exchange. The category also includes restraining order service (2), one restraining order violation, domestic stand-bys (2), summons service and attempts (4), and one child abuse or neglect call.
Traffic & Vehicle Safety: 318. Motor vehicle stops made up 158 calls. Officers logged 40 crashes: 26 without injury, six with injuries, five hit-and-runs and three listed only as crashes. Other totals included pedestrian stops (19), motor vehicle complaints (17), vehicle lockouts (15), parking complaints and enforcement (15), motor vehicle incidents (12), disabled vehicles (11), erratic drivers (7) and driving under the influence (5).
Alarms, Property & School Checks: 363. Property checks totaled 209, including one walk-through. School checks totaled 106, including 11 walk-throughs. The department also logged 25 burglar alarm activations, 15 bank escorts, three panic alarms, two holdup alarms, two lockdown drills and one shelter-in-place drill.
Fire, Medical & Public Safety: 164. Ambulance calls accounted for 135 and fire calls for 23. Officers also handled four water or sewer complaints and two death investigations.
Quality of Life & Disturbances: 258. Suspicious person, vehicle and incident calls led with 80. Well-being checks (30), juvenile incidents (27), animal complaints (22) and verbal arguments (22) followed. Other totals included unwanted persons (15), neighbor disputes (12), mental illness calls (9), landlord/tenant disputes (8), noise complaints (7), soliciting without a permit (7) and missing persons (6).
How October Compares
- Total calls: 1,544 in October, 1,653 in September, 1,238 in August and 1,216 in June.
- Property crime calls fell from 102 in September to 73. Thefts dropped from 18 to nine, vehicle burglaries from 13 to six, shoplifting from 17 to 11 and fraud from 10 to four. No motor vehicle thefts were logged, after six in September. Criminal mischief went the other way, from three to 11.
- Violent and threatening incidents held at 70, down from 79 in August. Domestic violence calls fell from 23 to 17 and harassment from 25 to 22. Simple assaults rose from four to 10 and fights from three to eight.
- Motor vehicle stops climbed to 158, from 135 in September and 137 in August. Pedestrian stops more than doubled, from nine to 19. Injury crashes rose from two to six.
- Property checks eased to 208 from 253 but remain far above August’s 85. School checks rose from 93 to 106, counting walk-throughs.
- Ambulance calls fell to 135, from 156 in September and 161 in August.
- Juvenile incidents rose to 27, from 20 in September and seven in August.
- Warrants served fell to 16 from 25.
Note: The table does not include 253 administrative and investigative entries: follow-up investigations (76), matter of record (57), firearms applications (26), transportation (18), 911 hang-ups (10), return phone call requests (10), found property (8), law investigations (8), assists to other agencies (8), lost property (7), civil matters (4), escorts (4), field interviews (3), personal service (3), warrant checks (3), arrive (2), extra patrols (2), notifications (2), police standby (1) and work detail (1).
Source: Pennsville Police Department Call Type Breakdown, Oct. 1–31, 2026. Categories are an editorial grouping by The News of Salem County, not official department categories. Entries listed under more than one code with the same description were combined. The full code-level breakdown is available from the department.