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Police Update

Texas. Police Update. Arlington Police Department October 2007. Texas. PROPERTY CRIMES -4% 2006 YTD: 19,666 2005 YTD: 20,403. VIOLENT CRIMES +16% 2006 YTD: 2,755 2005 YTD: 2,369. UCR PART I Crimes -1.5% 2006 YTD: 22,421 2005 YTD: 22,772. UCR – 2006.

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  1. Texas Police Update Arlington Police Department October 2007

  2. Texas PROPERTY CRIMES -4% 2006 YTD: 19,666 2005 YTD: 20,403 VIOLENT CRIMES +16% 2006 YTD: 2,755 2005 YTD: 2,369 UCR PART I Crimes -1.5% 2006 YTD: 22,421 2005 YTD: 22,772 UCR – 2006 Jan – Dec 2006 vs. Jan – Dec 2005

  3. Texas UCR PART I Crimes -5% 2007 YTD: 1,804 2006 YTD: 1,714 UCR – Jan 2007 PROPERTY CRIMES -5% 2007 YTD: 1,533 2006 YTD: 1,612 VIOLENT CRIMES -6% 2007 YTD: 181 2006 YTD: 192 Jan 2007 vs. Jan 2006

  4. Texas Dynamic Crime Picture 2007* +5.5% 23,654 Crimes 2002 23,594 Crimes Baseline 2003: -7.7% 21,784 Crimes 2005: +6.0% 22,772 Crimes 2006: -1.5% 22,421 Crimes 2004: -1.4% 21,474 Crimes

  5. Texas VIOLENT CRIMES -7.8% 2007 YTD: 1,717 2006 YTD: 1,862 PROPERTY CRIMES +9.6% 2007 YTD: 14,404 2006 YTD: 13,147 UCR PART I Crimes +7.4% 2007 YTD: 16,121 2006 YTD: 15,009 UCR – Current Jan 2007 vs. Jan 2006

  6. Texas Sworn Staffing588 Total Chief (1), Media (1), Internal Affairs (3) Assistant Chief Chaney – Support Operations (1) Community Services Deputy Chief (1) Lieutenants (2) Sergeants (8) School, Crime Prevention, Recruiting, Training (33) Academy (62) Investigations Deputy Chief (1) Lieutenants (4) Sergeants (13) Sworn Investigators (63) Ops Support Deputy Chief (1) Lieutenants (3) Sergeants (9) Traffic,Motors,Special Ops, Jail Workout (43)

  7. Texas Sworn Staffing Assistant Chief Ikner – Field Operations (1) North District Deputy Chief (1) Lieutenants (3) Sergeants (13) Patrol Officers (72) Heat/Desk/Store (8) Detectives (8) East District Deputy Chief (1) Lieutenants (3) Sergeants (13) Patrol Officers (66) Heat/Desk/Store (9) Detectives (8) West/South District Deputy Chief (1) Lieutenants (4) Sergeants (17) Patrol Officers (87) Heat/Desk/K9 (14) Detectives (10)

  8. Texas Minimum Patrol Staffing • Mandatory Training, Sick time, Vacation, Court Appearances, etc., Impact Officer Availability • Depending on Day of Week and Shift, Minimum Units Available to Answer Calls for Service Citywide: • Day Shift: 29-34 Units • Evening Shift: 44-56 Units • Midnight Shift: 30-46 Units

  9. Texas Typical Fri/Sat Night • On 9/15 at Midnight; 43 Units Citywide dedicated to answering calls for service • Model: 55% on call and 45% available • Model: 19 Units available for new calls

  10. Texas Runaway Jail Just Prior to East Shooting Call at 0030 Hours Criminal Mischief • 8 units available • Including 2 Heat • 4 on calls • 1 on traffic stop • 2 at Jail (1 Heat) • 2 at lunch • 3 supervisors (1 Heat) Suspicious Person Traffic Lunch

  11. Texas Shooting 0032 Hours

  12. Texas Patrol Simulation

  13. Texas Runaway Jail Shooting At 0045 Hours Criminal Mischief • 12 units respond to shooting • 1 on Runaway • 1 Heat at Jail • 2 K9 respond to shooting • 2 respond to DWI • 1 available • 3 supervisors at shooting Suspicious Person Traffic Lunch DWI

  14. Texas Runaway Jail Shooting At 0100 Hours Investigation New shooting call • 12 units at shooting • 1 on Runaway • 1 Heat at Jail • 2 K9 at shooting • 2 at DWI • 1 available • New Shooting Call on E. Arkansas • Priority 1 Investigation in Beat 440 • Priority 1 Investigation in Beat 450 • Commercial Alarm Call Investigation Alarm DWI

  15. N Texas Runaway N Jail N N Shooting N At 0110 Hours New Investigation Investigation New shooting call • 14 East Units at shooting • 1 Heat at Jail • 1 East at DWI • 1 East responds to Shooting Call on Arkansas • 1 East to 440 Investigation • 4 North Units to Shooting • 1 North Unit East Investigation • 1 West Unit to Alarm Call • 1 South Unit to Investigation • Major Accident and Loud Disturbance Calls Holding • ZERO UNITS AVAILABLE Investigation Loud Disturbance Alarm DWI MajorAccident W S

  16. Texas East BOLO9/28/07

  17. Texas North BOLO10/5/07

  18. Texas West BOLO10/05/07

  19. Texas Staffing – Moving Target • Many agencies are pulling from the same pool (federal, state, local) • To maintain a quality workforce, APD standards are high: • Only one of seven applicants is accepted • 12 Month Recruiting/Training Timeline • An average of four sworn personnel retire or resign each month

  20. Texas Recruiting: New College Graduates; Newspaper/Online Advertising Testing, Interviews, Background Process 3 Months Academy Begins (August) Classroom Portion: 26 weeks (through January) Field Training Phase 14 weeks (Feb – April) Academy Class Is Released to Full Duty (May) Recruiting/Training Timeline Officer Retires April May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May

  21. Texas Attrition An Average of FOUR Officers Per Month Retire or Resign May Jun Jul Aug

  22. Texas Staffing Model • Priority 1 and Emergency Calls now make up about 43% of Patrol Workload (compared to 36% in 2002) • The average Priority 1 Call is now 71 minutes (vs. 60 minutes in 2002) • According to the Patrol Staffing Model, we are currently about 55 officers below optimum

  23. Texas Neighborhood Strength Index • Map Depicts Significant Crime Density Patterns • Developed as a Tool to Measure Neighborhood Strength • Assists in Resource Deployment Plans

  24. Texas Crime Prevention and Reduction Tools • Foot Patrol Initiative • Nuisance Abatement • Dedicated Judge, Prosecutors, Court would streamline case processing • Certificates of Occupancy • Delinquent Taxes • Grant Opportunities • Weed and Seed (comprehensive partnering project with citizens, businesses, social service providers) • Project Safe Neighborhoods • Targeting Violent Crime (Byrne Grant), etc.

  25. Texas Go Forward Strategy • Address Staffing Needs • 12 Officers approved in FY 08 Budget • 48 Officers (Patrol, HEAT, etc.) if Crime Control Prevention District is Approved By Voters • Goal is to reduce UCR Part I Crimes by 10% if staffing goals are reached and other initiatives are enacted • Preparations for Entertainment District are continuing

  26. Texas Our Commitment Commitment to Neighborhoods and Community Policing To Help Keep Arlington a Place Where People Feel Safe Anywhere, All The Time

  27. Texas Questions?

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