CITY COUNCIL STAFF SUMMARY

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1 CITY COUNCIL STAFF SUMMARY Meeting Date: January 22, 2018 Agenda item: 6.4 Prepared by: Chief Ray Lacy Reviewed by: Bill Hill AGENDA ITEM DESCRIPTION: Presentation / Discussion 2017 Crime Report Chief Ray Lacy X Attachments for Reference: 1) Comparison chart calls for service ) Officer Initiated policing / out of town checks 3) Dec / 2017 Yearly Police Activity Report 4) Crime Maps BACKGROUND / HISTORY: The Shavano Park Police Department maintains crime statistic reports which assist our staff in identifying crime trends. This data is also reported to the U.S. Department of Justice through the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) system. The five major areas are: Burglary of a Habitation Burglary of a Building Burglary of a Vehicle Theft Robbery DISCUSSION: The Shavano Park Police Department responded to 2,797 calls for service in 2017, a 2.8% increase in calls from A review of the 2017 crimes shows the following crime numbers for these five areas; Burglary of a Habitation 4 (50% decrease) Burglary of a Building 3 (82% decrease) Burglary of a Vehicle 13 (74% decrease) Theft 22 (29% increase) Robbery 1 (100% increase)* Zero in 2016 Overall, crime was reduced by 48% in the City. The largest increase in 2017 crimes was in the area of theft, with 22 offenses in 2017 compared to 17 offenses in 2016.

2 A review of the twenty-two theft cases showed: Eleven were lawn equipment (7), and truck tailgates (4); Four were from local commercial stores; Two from an assisted living business; Five from residences. Shavano Park Police Department (SPPD) worked closely with business owners this past year, and successfully decreased crime in the area of vehicle and building burglaries. Residential storage and garage burglaries were also reduced through the effort to curb offenses and identify suspects. Crime Prevention / Community Awareness: While on patrol, officers made 2,630 citizen/community policing contacts and 480 vacation house checks. Officers continue to allocate time in each residential neighborhood for greater visibility and enforcement. My guidance to officers is to continue our increased presence in the residential neighborhoods, especially during night hours. Criminal investigations during 2017, both by patrol officers and the Criminal Investigator, resulted in 60 cases being filed with the Bexar County District Attorney. Use of the i-info web based system to distribute information is allowing the police department to alert citizens and keep them informed of criminal activity. The Shavano Park PD is committed to the idea of community based policing and strives to build more neighborhood based contacts and citizen information portals, enhancing our policecommunity partnership. Patrol units continue to direct extra patrols in business areas during the day and residential neighborhoods during night time. Most vehicle burglaries are due to unlocked doors, items left visible, or location of the crime being remote in the business area. Our staff continues to work with both citizens and businesses to promote crime education, reporting of suspicious vehicles / persons, and greater visibility of marked police units in these areas. Staff increased our overall skills and knowledge base, by completing 3,135 training hours in Our knowledge in Crisis Awareness / de-escalation was increased by completing the 40 hour Mental Health Officer course, placing all our full time sworn staff as Certified Mental Health Peace Officers, an achievement that very few agencies meet.

3 Future Assessment: As your Police Chief, I am committed to providing exceptional service to our community, and the continued officer citizen team efforts of reporting and solving crimes. The staff of the Police Department is doing an outstanding job, and I am proud to be a member of this team. COURSES OF ACTION: The Shavano Park Police Department will strive for greater citizen awareness, education, and understanding of the methods that criminals use in committing crimes by utilizing both our patrol staff and our crime prevention trained officers to facilitate. The examination and utilization of advanced equipment and methods of identifying criminals and collecting evidence will continue to be explored, assisting in the successful prosecution for crimes committed in Shavano Park. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None at this time MOTION REQUESTED: None requested.

4 Comparison of number of calls for service All Calls Non Criminal Criminal

5 Officer Initiated Community Policing / Crime Prevention Community Policing Vacation house checks

6 Shavano Park Police Department 2017 Crime Report = Theft (22) = Theft of MV (2) = Theft of Mail (1) = Burglary of vehicle (13) = Burglary of building (3) = Burglary of habitation (4) Dots do not show actual location, only street on which offense occurred

7 Shavano Park Police Department 2016 Crime Report = Theft = Burglary of vehicle = Burglary of building = Burglary of habitation Dots do not show actual location, only street on which offense occurred

CITY COUNCIL STAFF SUMMARY

CITY COUNCIL STAFF SUMMARY Meeting Date: January 23, 2017 Agenda item: 6.5 Prepared by: Chief Ray Lacy Reviewed by: Bill Hill AGENDA ITEM DESCRIPTION: Presentation / Discussion 2016 Crime Report City Manager