2022 Police Annual Report

The Orland Park Police Department responded to or initiated 6.5% more calls in 2022 than in 2021, with an average of 612 calls per day, approximately 26 calls per hour, every day of the year.

MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF OF POLICE

We also continued supporting the Orland Square Mall Youth Supervision Program, increasing officer staffing on Fridays and Saturdays, which has resulted in a 5% sales receipt increase throughout the mall and an 8.5% increase in the time spent by customers shopping in the mall. Juvenile arrests saw a 28% decrease and is the lowest in five years. The holiday shopping season went very well as we continued our strategy of enhanced foot patrols, mobile patrols and undercover officers during the holiday shopping season throughout our retail and commercial areas. During the busy holiday shopping season, there were additional officers assigned to Orland Square Mall.

The Orland Park Police Department investigated 2,229 motor vehicle crashes, a 35% decrease from 2021; and the number of personal injury accidents decreased by 37%.

We also increased our Investigations Division to a six (6) person Targeted Response Unit, which seized seventy-four (74) firearms, eight (8) vehicles, and over $16,913.00 in United States currency. The unit conducted twenty-two (22) undercover operations, seventeen (17) search warrants, and assisted other officers and agencies on over three hundred (300) occasions.

Mayor Pekau, Trustees, Village Manager and the Residents of Orland Park,

The D.A.R.E. program continued to reach over 900 students in 2022, fully returning to normal function after the previous two years of reduced attendance due to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.

I am pleased to provide to you the annual report of the Orland Park Police Department for 2022. The report provides a summary of the activity and accomplishments of the Orland Park Police Department during 2022. Community engagement programs thrived in 2022 as we conducted eight (8) Beat Meetings, three (3) Cook Out with the Cops, attended dozens of block parties, held our Senior Citizens Crime Prevention Luncheon, National Night Out and Crime Prevention Seminars with our businesses and the religious community. The department had DARE in our elementary and junior high schools, hosted the Citizen’s Police Academy and the annual Teen Citizen’s Police Academy, participated in Active Shooter Drills at all schools throughout the community and had three (3) Coffee with a Cop events at local businesses, where officers met with residents to discuss any issues or concerns they may have. While we experienced an increase in property crimes such as burglaries, thefts, and motor vehicle thefts, we are proud to report that crimes against persons were 3% below the 5-year average. We continue to develop and revise our strategic plan, utilizing technology, effective resource allocation, modern equipment, highly trained staff, and collaboration with federal, state, county, and local law enforcement agencies to prevent and reduce crime in our community.

Congratulations to the department on their accomplishments and to all of the hard-working members who help keep the community safe. I also want to thank our elected officials for their support and our residents, visitors, businesses, and partners in the community for their continued cooperation and support. Thank you all!

Sincerely,

E. Eric Rossi Chief of Police

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