The good news in the arrest log numbers indicated that drug arrests were down 16% in 2006 with 32 drug related arrests. Car theft was up 33% with 8 stolen vehicles in 2005 and 12 reported in 2006. Although vehicle owners weren’t exactly taking all precautions; Klier commented that 9 out of the 12 stolen vehicles were unlocked with the keys inside. Vandalism also rose in 2006 with 50 reported cases compared to last years 40. Assault with a deadly weapon remained the same as last year with 2 reports in 2005 and the same in 2006. Also on the rise were accidents. In 2005 there were 51 accidents within the Sutter Creek City limits in 2006 there were a total of 58.  Assault and Battery related instances were down 25% with 12 reported cases in 2005 and only 9 in 2006. Domestic violence also dropped a bit with 8 reported cases in 2006 compared to 2005’s 9 cases. Also on the downward trend were Burglaries. In 2006 there were 16 Burglaries- that is a 57% drop from 2005’s 37. Theft was also down 17%. In 2005 there were 58 theft cases while in 2006 there were 48 thefts. Sgt. Klier also announced good news not found in the crime statistics. Sgt. Klier announced proudly for the first time in his tenure at the Sutter Creek Police Department, “we can say we are fully staffed.”