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1 Grand Forks Police Department 2016 Annual Report Prepared by the Office of Professional Standards

2 Mission Statement The Grand Forks Police Department, in partnership with a diverse community, is dedicated to upholding the highest professional standards in order to equitably serve and protect all individuals with respect and dignity. Values That Guide Our Actions SERVICE The protection and preservation of life is our fundamental objective. PARTNERSHIP We are committed to developing a partnership with the community by employing creativity, patience, persistence and an appreciation for the diversity within the police department and the community. INTEGRITY We shall perform all duties with an unwavering commitment to integrity and professionalism. ACCOUNTABILITY We are accountable to the community for our decisions and actions. RESPECT We will accomplish our duties with empathy, compassion, sensitivity and the highest respect for individual and constitutional rights. OBLIGATION We recognize that all members of the police department are valuable and we accept an obligation to each other to provide the maximum opportunity for the attainment of individual professional potential. 2

3 Table of Contents Mission Statement and Core Values. 2 Table of Contents 3 Message from the Chief of Police Items of Note Uniform Crime Report (UCR) Offenses GFPD Calls For Service GFPD Non-UCR Crimes GFPD Citations Grand Forks Parking Ticket Summary GFPD Crash Summary. 11 3

4 Message from Chief Mark Nelson In 2016, officers of the Grand Forks Police Department responded to 46,307 calls for service which is a 13.2% increase from 40,906 calls for service in In conjunction with the increase in overall calls for service, the Grand Forks Police Department also saw an increase in criminal offenses reported to the Federal Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) system for the third straight year. In the eight main criminal offenses listed on page 5 of this report you will find an increase in these main criminal offenses from 1,880 such crimes reported in 2015 to 2,034 in 2016; a 8.2% increase. This is nearly identical to the 8.4% increase noted in Items of note regarding 2016 UCR crimes: The number of reported UCR crimes in 2016 exceeded the average of the previous 10-years by 14.3%. Violent crime, which includes Murder, Rape, Robbery and Aggravated Assault, remained steady from 2015 to 2016, and the 2016 level exceeds the average of the previous 10-years, for this group of offenses, by 30.4%. Property crime, which include Burglary, Larceny, Auto Theft and Arson, saw an 8.9% increase from 2015 to 2016, and the 2016 level exceeds the average of the previous 10-years, for this group of offenses, by 13.0%. The Grand Forks Police Department recognizes the importance of remaining ever vigilant regarding emerging and developing crime trends. In reviewing the 2016 data, it is clear that narcotics abuse, and the medical emergencies attributable to that abuse, was, and remains, a significant issue in our community. Grand Forks Police Department officers responded to 28 overdose calls in 2016; three of which were fatal. We remain committed to our ongoing public education and outreach efforts regarding this area of concern, and will continue to work closely with our community partners in addressing and combating this serious issue from a collaborative, multi-disciplinary approach. As the City of Grand Forks continues to expand both in population and physical area, the Grand Forks Police Department will continue its commitment to crime prevention, and community outreach and education, as well as traditional enforcement activities. Our relationships with our Public Schools, Non-Profits, Businesses, Community Groups, and Citizens remain the cornerstone of our prevention strategy. We continue to strive for professional excellence, and ensuring efficient and effective delivery of proven best practices in law enforcement to the community we serve, through maintaining our national CALEA accreditation. The officers and staff of the Grand Forks Police Department thank the citizens of Grand Forks, community leaders, and our elected officials for their continuing partnership and assistance in making Grand Forks a safe place within which we all live, play and thrive. 4

2016 Items of Note... In August, we brought in assessors from different parts of the country in order to evaluate us, in preparation of our CALEA onsite assessment, to be held in June, 2017.

5 2016 Items of Note... In August, we brought in assessors from different parts of the country in order to evaluate us, in preparation of our CALEA onsite assessment, to be held in June, CALEA is the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, and is the national credentialing authority for law enforcement agencies. We are committed to the reaccreditation process, and welcome feedback on how we can better serve the citizens of Grand Forks. Citizens will likely hear more about the accreditation process in June, prior to the onsite assessment, as we will be inviting public comment on our agency with the assessors. In 2016, the Grand Forks Police Department was awarded COPS grant funding to allow for hiring of four additional officers, designated as Sector Trust Officers. These positions are to enhance service, communication and relationships between the GFPD and the citizens we serve. Those positions will be fully enacted in The COPS office is Community Oriented Policing Services, and is contained within the United States Department of Justice. We continued our evolution as an agency by reorganizing yet again. The changes have not been dramatic, but we are consistently evaluating our efficiency and function, as well as community needs had perhaps more dramatic changes than have occurred in most years, but all changes were to better serve the citizens of Grand Forks. You will undoubtedly see more changes, as we remain very willing to change how we do things in response to changes in the community. We hired ten new officers in In fact, as of December 31st, 2016, 20 of our 84 sworn officers have been hired since January 1st, 2013! This is in addition to four non-sworn positions, and a planned increase to 88 sworn officers in 2017! Even though Grand Forks isn t a large city, we do encounter our share of serious crime. In 2016, among the many investigations conducted by GFPD detectives were burglaries, robberies, sexual offenses, and two shootings that occurred in town; one of which was fatal. We appreciate the public s help in solving these and other serious crimes! We identified a Safe Trade Zone in the parking lot of the GFPD. This action creates an identified area at the Police Department, designated for public use in order to give members of the community a safe location to exchange items bought or sold over the internet. We remain committed to doing whatever we can to enhance public safety and reduce the fear of crime. We changed our vehicle design in 2016, to address maintenance and trade-in value issues. We think they look pretty sharp, and hope you agree! 5

6 Uniform Crime Report (UCR) Offenses The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) system is a nationwide statistical program which is administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to monitor and track eight main criminal offenses designed to gauge the state of crime in our Nation. This Crime Index compiles information on violent crimes to include murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, property crimes of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson. The following chart and graph illustrate the 10-year UCR statistics for the City of Grand Forks. Offense % Change Murder % Rape % Robbery % Ag. Assault % Burglary % Larceny % Auto Theft % Arson % Totals % Number of UCR Crimes Committed in Grand Forks 6

7 GFPD Calls For Service The following chart illustrates a ten year statistical comparison for a selection of high volume type calls for police service. This is not an all inclusive list of the types of calls of service to which our officers respond. The Total Calls for Service section at the bottom reflects all services that were entered into our dispatch recording system for the Grand Forks Police Department for the given year. Call Types: % Change Disturbances: % Traffic Stops: 10, % Police Assists: % Juvenile Calls: % Warrants: % Domestic Disturbances: Medical Assists: % % Alarms: % Fire Calls: % Animal Calls: % Offenders Tracked: Total Calls for Service: % 41,565 40,484 39,214 39,722 41,309 44,860 43,247 42,069 40,906 46, % GFPD Calls for Service

8 GFPD Non-UCR Crimes The following chart illustrates a ten year statistical comparison for other crimes committed in Grand Forks which are not listed in the Uniform Crime Report index. The Total Reports section at the bottom reflects all crimes in which a report was generated by officers at the Grand Forks Police Department in a given year. Offense % Change Threats / Intimidation Simple Assault Fraud / Forgery Misc. Sex Offenses Criminal Mischief Drugs / Narcotics Domestic Disturbance Loud Party Other Offenses Total Reports % % % % % % % % % % Number of Reported Crimes (Non-UCR) Per Year in Grand Forks 8

9 GFPD Citations The following chart illustrates a ten year statistical comparison for certain tracked citations issued by the Grand Forks Police Department. The All Other and Total sections at the bottom reflects all citations issued by Grand Forks Police Department personnel in a given year. Citation % Change DUI /APC % DUS/ DUR Open Container Stop / Yield MIC / Possession % % % % Speeding % Traffic Signal Seatbelt Violation Child Restraint Poss. of Drugs % % % % All Other % Totals % Number of Citations Issued 9

10 Grand Forks Parking Ticket Summary The City of Grand Forks issued a combined total of 20,582 parking tickets in 2016, which is a 15% decrease from the 24,260 issued in The GFPD issued approximately 38% of the total parking tickets, a increase in percentage from 31% in The actual number of parking tickets issued by GFPD employees increased by 2% from 2015 to The following list shows the number of tickets issued by each agency over the past year along with a pie chart which shows the top 5 parking violations in Grand Forks. Parking tickets issued by Grand Forks Airport employees were not tracked in the Grand Forks Police Department 2015 Annual Report. Issuing Agency % GF Street Dept. 12,750 15,985-20% GF Police Dept. 7,747 7,622 2% UND Police Dept % Red River H.S % Central H.S % GF Park District % GF City Hall % GF Airport 4 N/A Total Citations 20,582 24,260-15% Overtime Parking No Parking Zone St. Maintence 8AM-4PM St. Maint. 1AM-6AM Reserved Parking W/O Permit Year Parking Citation Comparison 10

11 GFPD Crash Summary State Reportable Crashes in North Dakota are those accidents which are defined by the following criteria; property damage in excess of $1,000, or any sustained injury. All other accidents which do not meet these criteria are considered as a Non-Reportable Accident State Reportable Crashes Non-Reportable Crashes Total Crash Type % Change Injury Crashes # Persons Injured Auto / Pedestrian Auto / Bicycle Auto / Motorcycle % % % % % Hit & Run % Fatal Crashes # of Fatalities % % JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Reportable Accidents in 2016 Non-Reportable Accidents in

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