The Impact of Budget Reductions Orange County Sheriff’s Office February 2, 2010 Sheriff Jerry L. Demings

Potential Budget Reductions

Reduction impact from current $184,340,000 budget 5%: $9,217,000 7%: $12,903,800

Potential Staff Reductions with 5% Budget Reduction  84 Sworn Positions  56 Support Positions  Related operating expenses

Potential Staff Reductions with 7% Budget Reduction  111 Sworn Positions  63 Support Positions  Related operating expenses

Since 2007 we have built on the recommendations of the Matrix Study  The study indicated we were understaffed based on 2005 data  The Board responded by adding 156 sworn and support positions from the recommendations  The Sheriff’s Office complied with 109, or 91% of the Study recommendations.

Budget reductions would place us at pre-Matrix study levels of staffing or below  2,022 employees in 2006, 2178 today  A 5% budget decrease will reduce our current staffing to 2,038  A 7% budget decrease will reduce our current staffing to 2,004, or below the level at the time of the Matrix study.

Deputies per 1000 Population will return to the level prior to the Matrix study implementation

Orange County Population has continued to grow  Unincorporated Orange County’s population has increased by 4.91%, or 33,273 since 2005  Total County population has increased by 6.17%, or 65,445 in the same time period

Communications Center activities continue to increase

Response to emergencies will be adversely effected  Emergency response times have been reduced by over 20%

Reduction in staff will reduce our proactive capabilities  Reducing staff to 2006 levels will diminish deputy self-initiated activity  Work day = proactive + reactive  Our deputy self-initiated activity in just the last year has increased by 40% (434K calls)

Deputy responsiveness will be reduced  Gains from proactive patrol will be lost  Less proactive patrol will result in less service to the community  Citizens perceptions of safety will diminish

Efforts to reduce crime will be impacted

Murder

Aggravated Assault

Forcible Sex

Robbery

Burglary

Larceny

Motor Vehicle Theft

Deputies need to be proactive to continue keeping our community safe  Arrests up 82% since 2005  Approximately 1,000 firearms taken off the street annually  DUI arrests up 31.2% from 2008 to 2009

Non-criminal services continue to grow

Current staffing is one of the lowest for comparable metropolitan areas Similar Statewide Law Enforcement Agencies

Our ability to provide service will diminish Orange County Law enforcement Agencies

Potential community impact  Perception that the community is less safe  Negative impact on tourism if crime rises  Reduced police service correlates to diminished quality of life for a community

What gets cut?  Crime prevention programs that do not have a direct response capability may be reduced or eliminated  Focused programs such as the Pine Hills, Apopka, and East Orange County initiatives could be reduced or eliminated  Elimination of support staff will mean a longer wait for mandated services and potential elimination of non-mandated services

What have we achieved?  We have re-allocated resources from the office to the street  We have added prevention and enforcement services where they are most critical  We have done so while maintaining good financial stewardship and by achieving more with less

Conclusion  As staffing goes down, crime will likely increase  To sustain our current level of success we must maintain our current budget level

Maintaining the perception of Orange County as a safe community is essential to our future and economic prosperity