But that's not what we want in these numbers.

So, but we're happy the kids, these many kids are getting some services. And because if they come to the center, we're able to get them into some therapy and provide them with some help, help the family with therapy as well if that's something they need.

This paper shows you- this is law enforcement agencies using the center for the last 3 years. And this shows you the increase in numbers that we're having at the center, being more cases and the agencies that have had increases.

As you'll see, the Sheriff's Office numbers have gone up a lot. They're doing a lot of work and a lot of cases.

In 2023, the Sheriff's Office had 77 cases at the center. And then in 2024, they had 92. And this past year, in 2025, it went up to 101. So it has increased, and they're doing a lot of work, a lot of interviews, a lot of work, a lot of investigations. Some of them have decreased, some have increased.

As you'll see, BIA has started- we were in 2023, we had zero cases from them. And in 2024, we had 26.

Speaker-A
In 2025, we have 44.
Speaker-C
So, and it shows you the percentage of cases done per department.
Speaker-A
Looks like most of those work Do you have any ideas why? I don't.
Speaker-B
Maybe they moved out of the city.
Speaker-C
Maybe they moved into the county. Do you have any ideas, Sheriff?
Speaker-B
I, I've, I've got a few ideas. I feel like it's, it's more toward, um, attitude and people. I think our numbers went up as we moved and had another detective come in. That made us a little bit more time, and I've always believed that you can You can, you know, solve any crime if you have enough people. So we, we brought more people in.

I think that leads to more cases. I think people can do that the opposite direction as well, because I don't believe the crimes are not happening. We're getting them reported to us. We have the relationships, and we're just getting more reports.