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Pg. I of 2 . / -XiX The claim that the proposed shelter would primarily serve the Lake Minnetonka and western Hennepin County areas prompted the gathering of the following data. All figures were for calendar year 1994, and were provided by verbal request and conversations during the first week of this month with the various chiefs of police, watch commanders, patrol supervisors, and department record keepers of the below listed agencies. In some cases, the number of domestic assaults were approximations bv the department heads when no written statistics were readily available. The numbers for shelter referrals were, for the most part, to the best of the knowledge of these officers, as these statistics were not kept in the normal course of business. Police Department Domestic Assaults Shelter Referrals MOUND ORONO including Orono Spring Park Long Lake Minnetonka Beach SOUTH LAKE MTKA including Excelsior Greenwood Tonka Bay Shorewood 7 6 4 1 few, if any no records 1 WAYZATA 10-12 0 MEDINA 20 few. 0 CORCORAN 10-15 if any MINNETRISTA 23 few,if any WEST HENNEPIN 27 few,if any including Maple Plain Independence few.anyHENNEPIN COUNTY SHERIFF 53 if including Dayton Rogers Hassan Rockford Greenfield Fletcher Burschville DEEPHAVEN 0 0 including Deephaven Greenwood While police department referrals would not be the only means by which a victim would enter a shelter, these statistics are a strong indicator that this facility would not primarily serve this area. Many of the chiefs and supervisors stated that in their communities the abusers were arrested and excluded from the home if the victim chose to follow up with an order for protection. If the victims were still in fear, they would typically stay with friends or relatives and did not require the services of a shelter. cont*d