For the month of August, APSO received a total of 5,527 phone calls and 1,717 911 emergency calls. 

Administrative and other calls totaled 3,810. To handle this volume, APSO dispatchers answered an average of one phone call every 8.1 minutes, 24 hours a day, for the entire month.

 

These phone calls resulted in 1,580 documented incidents being created for law enforcement, fire, or medical response, requiring some sort of service. 

 

A breakdown of some of these dispatched calls includes:

 

-Medical Related: 375

-General Call / Complaints: 310

-Disturbance Related: 137

-Alarms: 125

-Fire Related: 75

-Automobile / Vehicle Crashes: 68

-Theft Related: 40

-Auto Thefts: 5

-Hit and Run Driving: 3

 

APSO thanks their Communications Officers for their tireless service to the citizens of Avoyelles Parish.

 

For emergencies, always dial 911. For non-emergencies, contact the office at 318-253-4000 or via email at info@AvoyellesSO.org.