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Gem Lake News Page 2 of 6 There were a grand total of 281 calls for assistance from Gem Lake residents to the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department in 2010, down from 314 the year before. In fact, calls last year reached their lowest point in the past seven years, down from 346 in 2004 and the high of 433 in 2005. Gem Lake's calls to the Sheriff represent 1.16% of the 24,136 calls in 2010 from the seven cities that have contracts with Ramsey County for police coverage. The contract cities are Arden Hills, Gem Lake, Little Canada, North Oaks, Shoreview, Vadnais Heights and White Bear Township. Population plays the biggest role in which cities need the most assistance. In 2010, Shoreview residents made 6,298 calls to the Sheriff, comprising about 26% of total calls. This was followed by Little Canada, with about 20% of the calls, Vadnais Heights, with just over 18% of the calls and Arden Hills with about 16% of the calls. White Bear Township residents made just short of 12% of the calls. North Oaks residents made just short of 7% of the calls. The majority of Gem Lake calls that resulted in some sort of investigation fell mainly into the categories of accidents, such as those involving property damage; and miscellaneous crimes, such recovered stolen property and suspicious activity. Unlike other cities around us, Gem Lake recorded zero calls in categories such as assault, robbery, fire investigation, forgery, juvenile offenses, kidnapping, disorderly conduct and indecent exposure. Police Calls In Gem Lake Compared to Other Cities Recycling Results are Impressive in Gem Lake During the first three months of 2011, an average of 79.9% of Gem Lake residents have participated in Waste Management's single-sort recycling program. Although exact figures are not available from previous years, Waste Management estimates that participation in the recycling program has roughly doubled as of this year. In January a total of 2.59 tons of recycling materials were picked up. In February, the figure dropped slightly to 2.12 tons. In March, the number was 2.19 tons. In each month recorded this year, newspaper accounted for roughly half of the material collect, followed by mixed paper products and then mixed glass. See page one for a list of upcoming recycling dates.