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ASHLAND Ashland Police and Fire calls were down in 2020, partially due to COVID and partially due to coming off a record-high year in 2019, according to city officials.
Police experienced about a 3,400-call decrease in service between 2019 and 2020, from 26,806 to 23,231. The fire decrease wasnât as dramatic of a drop, from 2,035 incidents in 2019 to 1,963 in 2020.
These are just a few of the observations made in the 2020 City of Ashland Accomplishments report.
Police
Chief Todd Kelley attributed most of the decrease in calls to COVID-19, especially in regards to car accidents. With more people working for home or in quarantine, Kelley said fewer motorists on the road meant fewer car crashes.