Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS): Benefits and Success Stories

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2. Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS) • 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, crashes and traffic violations in a community. • Reduce social harm.

4. 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 Criminal Identification and Arrest

5. DDACTS Advantages • Collaborative Effort • Grounded in Community-Oriented Policing • Evidence-Based Problem-Solving • Focused Area for High-Visibility Enforcement • Ensures Accountability • Fewer Ethical and Legal Concerns

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

7. National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives “If the data analysis reveals that criminal activity and traffic crashes occur at a specific place within a community, then it is at that place that law enforcement activities need to be focused. A non-biased, data-driven approach to crime and traffic safety delivers law enforcement services at the right place and at the right time.” Joseph A. McMillan, NOBLE President

8. Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety DDACTSSuccess Stories and Reports from Schenectady, NYHarlingen, TXMeridian, ID

9. Hot spot of Identified DDACTS Location DDACTS Locations Setup with Road Perimeters Schenectady Population: 66,000 Calls for Service: 81,282 Incidents: 18,078 Sworn Officers: 149 Civilians: 75 Providing Suggested Enforcement times for Crime & Traffic Detail

10. Schenectady, New York DDACTS *19.1% Increase in Citywide Traffic Stops during the before and after DDACTS time period *Stressing the importance of traffic stopsin monthly Compstat & Impact meetings Sept – July 2012 (N=6,948) Sept – July 2013 (N=8,272)

11. CRIME, CRASHES & COPSReducing the Two Without Increasing the Third How Did DDACTS work in Harlingen, Texas? AGGRAVATED ASSAULT LARCENY/ THEFT AUTO THEFT MURDER RAPE ROBBERY BURGLARY 9% REDUCTIONIN AUTO CRASHES 33% 31% 32% 34% 46% 40% 58%

12. City of Meridian Population = 82K Square Miles = 27.5 Vehicle count per 24 hrs = 55K • Police Department Demographics • Agency Structure • Patrol, CID, Community Services • Sworn = 88 • Civilian = 26 • 2013 Statistics • CFS = 58,938 • Crimes = 2,906 • Crashes = 1,398 • Citations = 10,944

13. CRIME, CRASHES & COPSReducing the Two Without Increasing the Third How Did DDACTS work in Meridian, Idaho? • Reductions • -15.9% Crimes (301 to 253) • -4.5% Crashes (133 to 127) • -33.3% A Injury Crashes (6 to 4) • -57.9% B Injury Crashes (19 to 8) • -17.9% C Injury Crashes (39 to 32) • -34.9% Citations • Increases • 35.1% CFS (621 to 839) • 100.0% Non-Reported Crashes (13 to 26) • 1.8% Prop Damage Crashes (56 to 57)

14. Meridian Activity Report Update

15. CRIME, CRASHES & COPSReducing the Two Without Increasing the Third Selling DDACTS to the rank and file 265% Increase in Traffic Contacts 2010 Traffic Contacts: 13,606 2013 Traffic Contacts: 49,702 2010 Calls for Service: 87,491 2013 Calls for Service: 50,673 36,818 Fewer Calls for Service

16. DDACTS - Return on Investment • Cost-Effective Approach • Reduction in Social Harm • Fewer Calls for Service • Increased Time For High-Visibility Patrols • Increased Deterrence • Increased Field Contacts

17. DDACTS National Partners

18. Questions? Contact[Contact name & info] For information about DDACTS, including the DDACTS toolkit, please visit www.nhtsa.gov/ddacts. 11226h-060215-v1a