Police Update Arlington Police Department October 2007

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

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

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

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

Sworn Staffing 588 Total Chief (1), Media (1), Internal Affairs (3) Ops Support Deputy Chief (1) Lieutenants (3) Sergeants (9) Traffic, Motors,Special Ops, Jail Workout (43) Community Services Deputy Chief (1) Lieutenants (2) Sergeants (8) School, Crime Prevention, Recruiting, Training (33) Academy (62) Assistant Chief Chaney – Support Operations (1) Investigations Deputy Chief (1) Lieutenants (4) Sergeants (13) Sworn Investigators (63)

Sworn Staffing 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) Assistant Chief Ikner – Field Operations (1)

Minimum Patrol Staffing uMandatory Training, Sick time, Vacation, Court Appearances, etc., Impact Officer Availability uDepending on Day of Week and Shift, Minimum Units Available to Answer Calls for Service Citywide: –Day Shift: Units –Evening Shift: Units –Midnight Shift: Units

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

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

Shooting 0032 Hours

Patrol Simulation

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

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

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

East BOLO 9/28/07

North BOLO 10/5/07

West BOLO 10/05/07

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

Recruiting/ Training Timeline Officer Retires April Recruiting: New College Graduates; Newspaper/Online Advertising MayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay Academy Begins (August) Classroom Portion: 26 weeks (through January) Field Training Phase 14 weeks (Feb – April) Academy Class Is Released to Full Duty (May) Testing, Interviews, Background Process 3 Months

Attrition MayJunJulAug An Average of FOUR Officers Per Month Retire or Resign

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

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

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

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

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

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