The City of Champaign’s Snapshot: Year in Review highlights the many accomplishments of our City departments over the past year. From infrastructure improvements and neighborhood initiatives to public safety efforts and organizational advancements, the snapshot provides a quick overview of how the City continues to serve residents and strengthen the community.
Police Department
- 374 engagement events with residents and community partners
- 28 new personnel hired
- 44,786 calls for service
- 178 unlawfully-possessed firearms off the street
- 157 hours of grant-funded traffic enforcement
- 7 employees promoted to new rank
- 2,085 staff hours of engagement with our community
Fire Department
- 154 carbon Monoxide alarms
- 11,193 calls for service
- 59 kitchen fires
- 390 auto accidents
- 6,890 EMS/Rescue calls
- 0 fire fatalities
- 40 building fires
Neighborhood Services Department
- 241 Youth served through Community Matters
- $900,000 Expended for Housing Rehabilitation
- 47 Households received rental assistance
- 100 Hosted or supported engagement events
Equity and Engagement Department
- 7,489 meals & 9,884 shelter days provided through the Municipalities for Asylum Seeker Services Grant
- 150 attendees at Third Annual Black Mental Health and Wellness Conference
- 1,653 hours of justice victim advocacy services provided
- 391 recipients receiving services through the Community Gun Violence Reduction Blueprint
- 125 attendees at the 2025 Illinois Together Against Hate Conference
Public Works Department
- 15,202 calls received
- 5,156 work orders
- 10,273 miles of City swept
- 24,000 miles logged for snow and ice control
- 1,376 permits issued
- 9,531 miles of salt spread
Information Technology Department
- 658 terabytes of traffic analyzed
- 92,490 malicious cyber activities assessed
- 375 action recommendations issued
- 162 actions issued
- 25,511 actions denied throughout security applications
METCAD 9-1-1
- 97,821 9-1-1 calls
- 375 “text to 9-1-1” messages
- 4,654 alarm calls through the ASAP-to-PSAP technology
- 34,579 fire calls for service, 11,386 to the Champaign Fire Department
- 139,091 police calls for service, 44,766 to the Champaign Police Department
- 151,352 non-emergency calls
- 249,173 calls answered
Building Safety Division
- 1,376 building permits issued
- 3,573 building safety inspections
- 2,818 mechanical systems permits issued
- 4,444 mechanical systems inspections
- $268,205,843 total estimated cost of construction
Communications Division
- 167 hours of original programming on CGTV
- 83,527 social media followers
- 16,634,185 social media impressions
- 133 original shows on CGTV
- 700,000 emails sent to subscribers of City newsletters, news releases, and notification lists
- 534,000 website visitors (Top visited pages: Homepage, Parking Services, Yard Waste, Jobs, Police Department, Where Do I Recycle It, and Visitor Parking)
Planning and Development Department
- $375,000 awarded to 35 businesses through rounds one and two of the New and Growing Business Program
- 25 Enterprise Zone projects approved, retaining 600+ jobs, creating 180 new jobs, and generating $13 million in private investment.
- $630,000 in Tax Increment Financing Assistance to spur over $4M in private investment