WARREN, Ohio - First responders in the City of Warren reported a drastic reduction in the amount of Narcan they administered last year to people experiencing opiate overdoses.

The information is included in the Warren Police Department's Annual Report, which says 65 doses of the overdose antidote were given out last year, compared to 165 doses in 2017. There were 23 overdose deaths in the city in 2018 according to the report.

CRIME STATISTICS

The number of murders declined last year, with six reported in 2018 and 12 murders investigated the year before.

Robberies were also down from 125 to 78 over the two year span. Motor vehicle theft also dropped from 122 in 2017 to 83 in 2018.

The report states there were 109 violent crimes, 73 sex crimes, and 129 reports involving property crimes last year.

NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME

Of the six murders reported in the city last year, half of them happened in the Southeast side of Warren, which also recorded 37 crimes of violence, 13 sex crimes, 10 death investigations, 7 overdose deaths, 46 property crimes, and 1 fraud investigation.

In the Northwest side of Warren there were no homicides, 32 crimes of violence, 30 sex crimes, 12 overdose deaths, and 44 property crimes.

The Northeast corner of the city had one homicide in 2018, 21 violent crimes, 23 sex crimes, and two overdose deaths.

Police recorded two homicides on the Southwest side, 18 crimes of violence, seven sex crimes, and two deadly overdoses.

POLICING THE POLICE

The annual report states that of the 44 complaints filed regarding police behavior in 2018, half of them were determined to be unfounded, investigations exonerated the officers in nine of the cases, and three of the investigations were inconclusive.

Ten of the citizen complaints were found to be valid, according to the report.

Thirty-nine percent of the complaints involved conduct unbecoming an officer, twenty percent of the complaints were about disrespectful behavior by an officer, and sixteen percent dealt with unprofessional conduct.

The report in its entirety may be read here: