North Wales Police saw another busy New Year period as they attended a number of incidents across the force area.
Between 7pm on 31st December 2009 and 7am on 1st January 2010 North Wales Police received over 900 telephone calls.
This is compared to 740 calls during the same period in 2008.
Chief Inspector Jane Banham from the Force’s Operational Communications Division said: “New Years Eve was a very busy night for us, but it seems the majority of people heeded our advice to enjoy themselves and stay safe.
“There were a minority of people who caused some trouble but this was mainly down to drunk and disorderly behaviour.
She added: “Extra officers were out and about on patrol throughout the Force area, providing resilience and reassurance to those out celebrating in town centres’ as well as in communities across North Wales.”
North Wales Police are also reminding people to use the new single 101 line to contact officers in a non-emergency and to keep the 999 line free for genuine emergencies.
C.I Banham added: “999 should still be used if there is a crime in progress; violence is being used or threatened; an offender has been recently disturbed or made off; or there has been a road accident where people are injured or the road is blocked.
“However, many people dial 999 when their call isn’t an emergency simply because they don’t know how else to contact the police. 101 is an easy number to remember and it gives people access to all areas of the force.”
• Between 7pm on 31st December 2009 and 7am on 1st January 2010, North Wales Police received a total of 903 calls. Out of those, 509 were 999 emergency calls and 394 were non-emergency calls.
• Between 7pm on 31st December 2008 and 7am on 1st January 2009, North Wales Police received a total of 740 calls. Out of those, 493 were emergency 999 calls and 247 were non-emergency calls.
In comparison……..
• Between7pm on 30th December and 7am 31st December 2009, police received a total of 280 calls – 88 emergency and 192 non-emergency calls.
• For the same period in 2008, a total of 303 calls were received – 111 emergency and 192 non-emergency calls.
