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Show W W P g THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 fAROUNDIDAVISI CLIPPER TODAY A6 Davis County child abuse calls Utah's overall crime rate down; rising 300 per year, CPS claims crime against property goes up First of hvo parts BY ADAM C. OLSON Clipper Today Staff Writer 14. the number of child Since abuse referrals in Davis County, investigated by Child Protective Services (CPS), has risen between 300 and 400 cases each year. In 1906, CPS received 989 referrals. In 1997 the number rose to .285 Last year it jumped to 1,668. Referrals are calls alleging child abuse. They are often made by neighbors, family members, school administrators or anonymously. "Every thing north of Farmington of the accounts for about referrals we receive, said Neal Ashbridge. a manger over CPS investigation units. "Davis County has a bigger population up north. It includes Hill Air Force Base, a higher density of apartments and a higher density of lower income population. We've always been more busy up north. In 1997. Lay ton had 604 referrals, Clearfield had 353. Bountiful had 224 and Syracuse had 89. W hen a referral is received, it is assigned a priority bv the intake operator. A Priority 1 case involves an immediate threat, such as being admitted to the ER with bums or spiral fractures, or an allegation of sexual abuse if the perpetrator has access to the home. These cases will be in estigated within one hour. A Priority 2 case must be visited within 24 hours, often to get photos of a visible injury before it fades. A Priority 3 case deals more with neglect issues, such as a dirty house, or parents leaving their children 1 two-thir- E-m- neighbor. Upon investigation, however, many referrals are unsubstantiated because of insufficient evidence. Sometimes there is no basis for the referral, said Decol. On Decol's team there are more unsubstantiated referrals than substantiated. In 1997. 55 percent of the referrals in Davis County were unsubstantiated. But we still have to do the same thing. We have to treat it seriously for everybodys sake. When a case is substantiated, usually it results in three courses of action. Rarely is the child taken from the home, Decol said. Often all that is needed is to educate the parents through classes or counseling. When the situation is more serious and the child needs to be removed, or the family needs help but has refused voluntary sendees, CPS takes the case to the Attorney General's office. Mark May, North Region section chief of the Attorney Generals office, said that once CPS has started investigating, they bring the case to us. We decide whether to file a petition for removal of the child, or for an order to get sendees. The north region covers Davds, Weber, Cache, Box Elder, Rich and BY MEUNDA WILLIAMS Morgan counties. Sometimes, when there is a need a child), we meet within remove (to 24 hours, and were in court within 72 hours, May said. May said those time frames are mandated by law. It's a serious matter when a state agency takes a child. When a child is to be removed, the court decides within three days on shelter for the child and a date for the trial. The trial must be held within 60 days of the childs removal. When the child isnt to be removed, but sendees are ordered, there arent time frames because the child is still in the home. Its hard, said May. You deal with very tragic cases. Most attorneys keep doing it because they feel theyre helping the children. But reading medical reports and looking at abused children nobody wants to do that. Its a stressful job, said Decol. Your job is to make sure kids are safe. That's a big burden. But its also worthwhile. According to Ashbridge, CPS is currently in the process of finding office space to create a South Davis CPS office. The office will specialize in all cases dealing with South Davds. Its an attempt to get a little closer to the community we serve. It brings us closer to the police departments and schools as well. Ashbridge said the office should be open in early November, and will include six case workers, one technician, three other state workers and Decol as Clipper Today Staff Writer Overall, crime in Utah went down percent between 1997 and 1998,. and the decrease is most apparent in crimes against persons, but when it comes to crimes against property and 9.8 those against society, several areas are seeing marked increases. In its book, Crime in Utah 19982 the State Department of Public Safety has released the latest figures on crime trends throughout the state.' While the report breaks some crimes down by county and city, for many crimes there are no comparisons between counties or cities for years 38,664 has a crime rate of 12.03 per 1,000 residents, while Layton, the countys largest city with 57333 has a crime rate of 19.48, which may be attributed to the nearly 20,000 person difference in population. But with its 12.03 crimes per 1,000 residents. Bountiful had the smallest crime rate among the 12 Davis County law enforcement agencies reporting. West Bountiful came in second with a 12.42 rate. ri ' f ' v '' : 1 past The report's figures for Davis County are incomplete, because not all cities participated in the departments Incident-Based Reporting system. For example, while Layton City's figures are a part of the IBR, Bountiful's are not. What the report shows is that often, among cities of similar size theres a vast difference in the crime rate per 1,000. Woods Cross with a population under 6,000 has a whopping 62.74 percent crime rate. Much of that is because of the citys proximity to the county line and to its easy freeway access. Looking at the city's statistics, most 277 arrests arrests were for larceny in 1998. When it comes to violent crimes, Woods Cross records is little different than its neighbors. The city reported one homicide, three rapes and one robbery. North Salt Lake reported three rapes and three robberies, while West Bountiful reported one rape and one robbery On the other end of the population scale. Bountiful, with a population of , hint ffaj4 gMW lfUnM Layton OTpi -- 1 '! I 19.5 W. Bountiful 12.4 Bountiful 12.0 Clearfield had a crime rateof 3185 per 1.000 residents, with a population of 25314 and Kavsville, with just over 20,000 residents has a crime rate of 2172 If one thing is similar among the Davis County cities, it's that larceny is the most committed crime whether the city be large or small. Bountiful arrested 290 last year on larceny charges, while Layton arrested 849. Larceny includes such crimes as picking pockets, theft from coin machines, purse snatching, thefts from buildings, bicycle thefts, shoplifting, theft from motor vehicles and vehicle parts and accessories. Statewide, there were 80.071 cases of larceny in 1997 The cases are most likely to occur in August and the per13 or 14 petrator is most likely to be a male. old year The reports greatest strength lies in offering a view of crime statewide. For example in 1998, while violent crimes decreased by 63 percent over 1997 murders increased 9.1 percent Firearms were used in 58.3 percent of the reported murders. Property crimes and burglaries decreased, but arson went up 17 percent and hate crimes went up a whopping 70 percent Among nine similarly sized states, Utahs crime rate is on the high end Among states with, populations between L5 and 2.6 million people, Utah's crime rate is 60 per 1,000 in population. Maine ranks the lowest with 3L3 per 1,000 and New Mexico ranks the highest with 69.1. Other states in the survey include: Idaho, at 39.3 per 1,000; Nebraska, with 428 per 1,000; Kansas, with 45.6 per 1,000; Arkansas, with 472 pier 1,000; Hawaii, with 602 pier 1,000; and Nevada, with 60.6 per 1,000. Among the western states, Idaho has the lowest crime rate, and Arizona the highest with 72 pier 1,000. When it comes to juvenile crime, fewer teens are being arrested now than in the early 1990s, but the number went up between 1997 and 1998. In 1989, 24,451 teens were arrested in Utah, 532 for violent crimes. That rose to a high of 42,795, in 1992 1,077 violent However in 1997 the number had dropped to 36,100, 774 violent in nature. While the number of homicides have risen since 1989, the homicide rate pier 1,000 population has remained consistent In 1989, there were 45 homicides statewide, by 1998, there had been 60 reported notice coming from library ail FARMINGTON Davis County Library officials are scrambling to complete projects that will bring more techfrom the comfort nology to of their homes. For example, library patrons who want it could soon be receiving notification of fines accumulated on books and other items checked out including that book that slipped under the car seat youd card-holde- forgotten about County Library Director Pete Giacoma notes that patrons wishing such notification through their home computers will be available within a matter of weeks. "We are doing the testing now:' he savs. adding that "we hope to have it operational, for those who want it in a short while. We will start taking names of patrons desiring such notification. Other unattended. Investigations of these cases must begin within 72 hours. The majority (of the cases) are Priority 3, said McKay Decol, CPS Supervisor for the South Davis area. We havent had a Priority 1 in South Davis for a while. According to Decol, usual investigative procedure is to make an unannounced visit, to speak with the child away from the alleged perpetrator, both parents, the alleged perpetrator, and anyone else important to the child such as a teacher or technoloev-relate- Hansen-Joh- d news should also benefit home computer users. Giacoma said were hoping, if all goes well, by the end of the year to have (home computer) access to a group of data bases that are on a state contract That translates into mostly magazine access through the and newspaper-tvp- e Internet, information Giacoma said should be very useful for research. Not only does that mean home-usewont necessarily have to subscribe to another Internet provider to receive this information, but they wont have to come the informato the library to photo-oop- y tion, he explained Howevei; because it is a service provided under state contract, only registered library users can have acoess,Giacoma emphasized I would expect the number erf databases included would grow over timeT he rs to taA& advaitay& O added n Alan W John and Danielle Hansen were married on Sept 25, 1999 in the Salt Lake Temple. A reception was held that evening at 1330 E. Rosewood Lane, Layton. Danielle is the daughter of Korey L and Karla Hansen. She graduated from Davis High School Alan is the son of W'ayne K. and LaRae W John. He graduated from Davis High School and served in the Singapore Mission. The couple will make their home in Layton. !E& SIET-IS'GJSTEXt- f' Sanders-Morto- n Jason Morton and Angela Sanders will be married on Thursday, September 30, 1999 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. A reception will be held at Chantilly Mansion, 170 North Main Street, Layton, from 9 p.m. Angela is the daughter of Odell and Marilyn Sanders of Kaysville. She is a graduate of Davis High School and is currently attending Weber State University. Angela served in the Canada Vancouver Mission for the LDS Church. Jason is the son of Stan and Denise Morton of Idaho Falls. He is a graduate of Skyline High School and has received a bachelor of science in biology from the University of Utah. Jason served in the Italy Milan Mission for the LDS Church. Angie is employed at Barnes Bank in Kaysville and Jason works at Nelson Laboratories in Salt Lake. Following their honeymoon the couple will reside in Kaysville. 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