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CEDAR CITY — Calls to the Cedar City Police Department increased nearly 10% last year, adding to officer workloads and the risk of burnout. This prompted the department to make some changes. But law enforcement "will try to protect the public from the bad guys."
Cedar City Police Chief Darin Adams told Cedar City News the department's call volume has increased exponentially in recent years. All emergency calls in Iron County, including those from law enforcement agencies, fire departments and Gold Cross Ambulance are routed through the Cedar Communications Center.
"We are the busiest agency, as you can imagine," Adams said. "Just because of the sheer number and population and condensed nature of a city."
In 2023, the department received 36,379 calls, compared to about 33,000 in 2022. Adams estimated that the Iron County Sheriff's Office received about half the number of service calls. The increase could be related to the city's population growth, among other contributing factors.
