. The station had received a "C" ranking for the past three years. . The station had a staff complement of 91 and 30 reservists. . The area had eleven mines. . There was a high rate of house breakings after mines closed down leaving the residential area empty. . There were many cases of copper theft. . There were also many cases of contact crimes and the station had joined forces with other departments to fight these crimes. . There was a shortage of staff at the station. . The area had a lot of game farms. . The station did not have a satellite station but had a contact point. . The area had 94 farms including small holdings. . There were two sectors.