1. Huntersville Police Department
1/24/2018

2. Huntersville Police Department Executive Command
Strategic Response System Bi-Weekly Report For
Week Ending In 12/13/2015
Cleveland Spruill
Chief of Police
Major Barry Graham Administrative Services Bureau
Captain Kevin Johnston
Investigative Services Bureau
Captain Scott Sharp
Field Services
Bureau

3. Administrative Services
Field Services
Sgt. Habenicht
Community Services
Administrative Services
Lt. Tatur
9211/12
Lt. Latza
9213
Lt. Medlin
9214
Investigative Services
Lt. Vaughan
Support Services
Lt. Burnette
Admin Services
Lt. Dempski
Criminal Investigative Division
Lt. Freeston
Community Response Unit
Sgt. Bruining
Traffic Safety Section
Sgt. Sprague
Recruiting

4. $11.48 Million Police Budget (FY 2017)
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5. ABOUT US Full Service Law Enforcement Agency
100 employees (92 sworn & 8 civilian)
Includes 5 new officers + 1 LNC SRO
28,000 emergency and non-emergency service calls
Average 1,088 Part I crimes annually
Listed among Movoto’s safest NC cities 2012, 2013 & 2014
12-year crime low in 2015
Safe Town, low crime, high quality of life 5

6. 2016 Crimes Rates This is preliminary data that is subject to change
Overall up 9.7%
Part 1: Up 25.4%
Part 2: Down 1.3%
year low
above the 5 Yr. Average
Of the 242 increase 203 were Larcenies and 25 were Auto Thefts
This accounts for 228 of the 242 increase
Overall only Larceny & Auto Thefts outside the normal range
Of the 1193 Part 1 Crimes 940 were Larcenies leaving 253 other Part 1 Crimes

7. Larcenies 79% of all Part I Crime (940-1,193)
Larcenies are driving crime rates increases
79% of all Part I Crime (940-1,193)
Wal-Mart & other big retail stores
45% are Larcenies From Autos
70% unlocked vehicles
Electronics, money, guns, entire vehicle
Initiatives aimed at addressing
See something say something
Hide, lock, take
Value-pack adds
Bill board signs

8. Huntersville Crime Rate By Population
Pop. Nearly Doubled Since 2005
Crime Rate has continued To Drop
2005 – 2008 Average 1319 Crime/Rate 40.95
2014 – 2016 Average 1068 Crimes/Rate 19.28
Today’s Crime Rate ½
Violent Crime Rate reduced by 1
Property Crime Rate reduced by 19
2005 – 2009 Population and Crime Data Provided By NCDOJ/SBI
2010 – 2016 Population Provided by Town of Huntersville Planning Department
2010 – 2016 Crime Data Provided by Huntersville Police Department

9. Crime Rate By 1,000 Comparison 2014 Open Source Information

10. Traffic Challenges Second greatest challenge TRAFFIC!!!
Population growth & road construction
Traffic crashes up slightly
Fatal crashes doubled in (3/2015 to 6/2016)
Hope to increase size of Traffic Section
Budget
GHSP Grant

11. Challenges/Goals Crime and Traffic challenges
Police Community relations/ Trust & Legitimacy
Maintaining adequate staffing (Pop +15% per year)
Ensuring diverse & culturally sensitive workforce
Implicit Bias training
Use of Force De-escalation Training
Maintain & increase Community Policing Initiatives
Handout
Keeping pace with rapidly advancing TECHNOLOGY!
Video evidence disclosure
Drones
Body Camera
Rapidly advancing technology
Daytona Shooting

12. The Challenges Ahead The future is staring us right in the face
To continue to be the modern, enlightened, 21 Century Police Department I envision
We must invest in the Personnel tools and technology
Past & Present
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13. Programs & Opportunities
Volunteer Program
Citizens Police Academy
Safety Town
National Night Out
DARE Camp
No Second Chance Program
Helping Hands for the Holidays
Child Safety Seat Check Program

14. Questions?
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