1. Integrating “hot spot” technologies to establish effective methods for deploying law enforcement resources through analysis of crash and crime data. Date

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 DDACTS Success Stories and Reports from Schenectady, NY Harlingen, TX Meridian, ID

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

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

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

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

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. Integrating “hot spot” technologies to establish effective methods for deploying law enforcement resources through analysis of crash and crime data. Questions? Contact [Contact name & info] For information about DDACTS, including the DDACTS toolkit, please visit www.nhtsa.gov/ddacts. 11226h-060215-v1a