Anna’s September police report shows a higher monthly Part A count but a lower calendar-year-to-date total than the comparison periods. Those findings can coexist. Neither is a population-adjusted crime rate or a verdict on an individual neighborhood.
The report is linked from the department’s Reports and Statistics page. Its posting date is not established, so we are not describing it as a release made today.
Keep the comparison periods together
Page one of the September 2026 report gives these totals. We retain the department’s “Part A” and “Part B” labels.
Measure | Current period | Comparison period | What the comparison says |
|---|---|---|---|
Part A, September | 59 | 48 last September | 11 more reported counts |
Part A, calendar year to date | 496 | 539 in the prior comparison | 43 fewer; the report shows an 8.0% decline |
Part A, fiscal year to date | 708 | 684 in the prior comparison | 24 more; the report shows a 3.5% increase |
Part B arrests, September | 7 | 18 last September | Arrests are a separate measure |
A monthly increase does not cancel a longer-period decline. When sharing a number, include its period and comparison. A screenshot of one percentage without its column heading can tell a different story from the complete table.
Counts, incidents and arrests answer different questions
The FBI explains that NIBRS can record multiple offenses within one incident. An offense count therefore should not be relabeled as a count of unique incidents, households or people.
An arrest total also is not a conviction total. Do not add the Part A and Part B rows together and describe the sum as the number of residents victimized. This report does not provide that measure.
For a comparison between towns, first establish matching definitions, reporting periods and population denominators. Dividing two monthly totals alone would not establish which town is safer or explain why either total changed.
The zero-filled activity fields need clarification
Page two lists zero in every current-month patrol, investigation and other-activity field, while earlier-period columns contain values. The document does not explain those zeros. We cannot establish whether they represent completed reporting, missing entries or another issue. They are not a sound basis for claiming that police answered no calls or conducted no traffic stops.
Use the map within its stated limits
The department’s statistics page and linked calls-for-service map offer another starting point. The city warns that mapped locations are approximate and are not intended to identify specific addresses.
Y’all should keep that warning attached when discussing a pin near a home, school or business. A nearby marker does not establish what happened at that property or who was involved. Check the map’s selected date range before comparing it with a monthly PDF.
What to check next
Save the original report alongside any chart you make. Ask the department to clarify the current-month activity fields and the coverage of each year-to-date column before drawing a broader conclusion. We have not contacted the department or obtained a separate explanation.
The report and its official index were checked October 17, 2026. This article is a bounded reading of public statistics, without a claim about an identified suspect or a household’s risk. For unrelated family plans, the Anna kids guide collects local outings.