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Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS) Training Module

This training module discusses the DDACTS model and its operational guidelines, including seven guiding principles and strategies for data collection, analysis, and strategic operations. Learn how DDACTS can reduce crime and crashes and improve community safety.

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Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS) Training Module

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  1. Training ModuleFor (Your Agency here)

  2. Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic SafetyDDACTS DDACTS is an operational model that uses the integration of location-based crime and traffic data to establish effective and efficient methods for deploying law enforcement and other resources.

  3. DDACTS Goals Reduce the incidence of crime and crashes in a neighborhood and Reduce Social Harm.

  4. Shows a clear relationship between crashes and crime Renews an emphasis on traffic safety contacts, not tickets Provides flexible deployment strategies Addresses several CALEA® Accreditation standards Builds stronger relationships with stakeholders and partners WHAT CAN DDACTS DO FOR YOUR AGENCY?

  5. The DDACTS philosophy and model are discussed in the Operational Guidelines.

  6. Seven Guiding Principles Partners / Stakeholder Participation Data Collection Data Analysis Strategic Operations Information Sharing and Outreach Monitor, Evaluate and Adjust Outcomes

  7. Why DDACTS? • Increasing demands and limited resources • Conflicting/competing demands for service • Crime and crashes often occur in close proximity • Crimes often involve a motor vehicle • Vehicle stops can yield valuable intelligence

  8. Why DDACTS? “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” - Albert Einstein If crimes and crashes are not as low as you would want them to be, a fresh approach may be needed.

  9. Size Does Not Matter! DDACTS has been successfully implemented in a wide variety of agencies nationwide. Small, Medium and Large Urban, Suburban, Rural Jurisdictions Municipal Police, Sheriff’s Departments, College Police Departments

  10. Shawnee Police Department • Located about 15 miles west of • Kansas City, MO • Population: 62,000 • About 40 square miles

  11. Shawnee Police Department • Rising crime rate over past three years • Unemployment at 6%, stagnant economy • Sworn Officers: 84 (down six positions) • Implemented DDACTS July, 2010

  12. Shawnee Police Department • Focus Area: 75th Street Corridor • 2% of the city area • 8.5% of the population • 15% of all persons crimes • 17% of all property crimes • 13% of all crashes

  13. Shawnee Police Department Focus Area: 75th Street Corridor

  14. Shawnee Police Department Goals • Reduce Robberies 5% • Reduce Burglaries 10% • Reduce Auto Thefts 10%

  15. Shawnee Police Department Train and Communicate • City Manager • City Council • Stakeholders • Area Businesses (Crime Prevention) • Apartment Complexes (CRCP) • NAACP • PD Personnel (Dispatchers)

  16. Results in Target Zone

  17. Shawnee, Kansas(population 62,000; 86 sworn officers) DDACTS Year vs. Previous Years: Vandalism: 16% Auto Burglary: 21% Traffic Crashes: 21% All Target Crimes: 23% Residential Burglary: 20%

  18. Winter Park Police Department • Located in Orange County, Florida • About 29,000 population • Sworn strength: 86 • Service Area approx 9 sq. miles • Approx. 300,000 vehicles/day

  19. Took a 3 month inventory of historical agency practices in these areas - Locations of felony crimes Locations of traffic crashes Locations of selective enforcement operations All calculations done by hand All data collected manually Maps initially created manually Winter Park Police Department

  20. Buy-in from Staff and Troops Resistance to new ideas Lack of easy access to crash data Needed to customize plan for Winter Park Crime Rate Already Low 2009 Crime Down 13.2% 2010 Crime Down 18.3% 3 Traffic Fatalities in 4 years Winter Park Police Department Challenges to DDACTS Implementation

  21. January 2011 thru June 2011In All Designated DDACTS Areas 1057 Traffic Stops 732 Citations 566 Verbal or Written Warnings 66 Field Contact Cards 49 Arrests 1,398 Hours of “Discretionary Time” Discretionary Time = No $ Increase

  22. January 2011 – April 2011 DDACTS Target Area

  23. Winter Park, Florida(population 29,000; 86 sworn officers) From January to June, 2010 to 2011: Theft from Vehicle: 69% Comm. Burglary: 50% Residential Burglary: 29% Total Part 1: 47%

  24. Mount Laurel, New Jersey

  25. Mount Laurel, New Jersey Located near Phila., Pa. and Camden, NJ 22.5 sq. miles with 41,864 residents 100,000 + weekday population In excess of 3 million sq. ft. retail space 4 major highways/roadways run through town 26 Hotel/Motel (3006 rooms) in town 56 Sworn Officers (Down 24.3% over 4 years) No trained analysis or crime mapping abilities when starting

  26. Majority of Criminal Activity and Crashes occurred between 12 pm and 6 pm. 43% of all Part 1 UCR offenses 49% of all crashes Analysis of Crime and Traffic Crashes

  27. Crime and Traffic Hot Spots

  28. Desired Outcomes Goals of Initiative 15% reduction in crashes 15% reduction in crash-related injuries 15% reduction in UCR Part I Offenses

  29. Implementation Training of Staff Deployment Strategies Input of Rank and File Techniques Think outside the box Focus of program Increased motorist contacts

  30. Evaluation Six Month Review • Outputs • What was generated by the effort • Outcomes • What the result of the effort

  31. Outputs of Initiative

  32. Outputs of Initiative Total Output for the First 6 Months of the Initiative in the 3 Target Areas

  33. Outcome of Initiative

  34. Population: 801,000 Square Miles: 610 Sworn Personnel: 1918 Precincts: 10 Fatal Crashes: 65 Total crashes: 34,000 Part I Crime: 28,500 Part II Crime: 32,000 CFS: 600,000 Baltimore County Police Department

  35. DDACTS Initiative Analysis of multi-year data to identify hot spots Incidents include robbery, burglary, auto theft, theft from auto and traffic crashes Site selection and development of objectives by precinct commanders Enforcement through use of on-duty personnel DDACTS included in strategic plan

  36. Outcomes: Crime and Traffic Incidents measured against the three-year average Robberies in target areas have been declining for over three years Burglaries and auto thefts have been declining for over two years Crashes are declining in two-thirds of the target areas

  37. 2010 Results

  38. 2011 Results

  39. Mesa Police Department Mesa, Arizona

  40. Population : 468,012 Sq Miles : 133 • Authorized Sworn Personnel 777 (12 vacant) • Authorized Civilian Personnel 417 (17.5 vacant) • Demographics 64% White Non-Hispanic 26% Hispanic 10% All Other

  41. 3rd Largest City in AZ City of Mesa 2010 • Calls for Service: 311,156 Dispatched-169,554 Officer Initiated: 141,602 • 38th Largest City in USA • Part I Crimes: 16,669 Persons-1,791 Property-14,878 • 4th Highest City in AZ for Volume of Collisions • Total crashes - 5,826 Injury crashes - 1,739 Fatals -19 • 3rd Highest City in AZ for Fatalities

  42. Six Month Evaluation Day Shift: Swing Shift: Crashes Crashes Crime Crime Significant decreases noted in 2 of the 4 Police Districts

  43. (What will your agency do next?) • List your agency activities here.

  44. (What is your agency’s Timeline? • Outline dates for activities here

  45. Key to Success Adherence to DDACTS Guiding Principles

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