At A hens t Po P lice Departmen t Departmen 2011 Annual Report

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1 Athens Police Department 2011 Annual Report

2 Introduction TheAthens Police Department currently employs: 31 sworn officers 6 civilians including: 2 Records clerks A part time liaison officer 3 reserve officers (volunteers)

3 Introduction In 2011 theathens Police Department Received 14,876 calls for service Completed d3,785 incident id reports Investigated 817 traffic crashes Initiated 1,423 misdemeanor and felony arrest Responded to 953 alarm calls Completed 4,319 written reports, (not including followup orsupplement reports)

4 Introduction Conducted 6,370 traffic stops Issued 5,477 traffic citations Issued 2,204 warning citations Issued d1, parking citations ti Initiated 276 drug arrest, (included in the 1,423 above) Attended 2016 hours of training Conducted 97 field interviews Initiated 14,842 citizen contacts Participated in more than 34 community events Received a total of $19, in grant funding

5 Traffic Enforcement One of the normal duties of a patrol officer is One of the normal duties of a patrol officer is the observation of vehicular traffic driving through the city coupled with enforcement action against drivers who violate the laws in regards to safe and legal vehicle operation. Officers, on average, make one traffic stop and issue one citation per day. Citizen involvement in the traffic enforcement program is strictly voluntary

6 2011 Traffic Enforcement Citation Summary The following is a summary review of citations issued by Athens police officers during ,681 total citations issued 100% 5,477 written citations 71% 2,204 warning citations 29% 1, parking citations ti

7 2011 Traffic Enforcement Citation Summary 18% of the citations were issued for speeding % of the citations were issued for Insurance (827 11%), Seatbelt ( %) and registration violations (700 9%) /3 of all citations were issued to Athens residents 2/3 of all citations were issued to residents outside the City of Athens

8 2011 Traffic Enforcement Citation Summary 5,477 traffic citations 1,148 parking citations 92 citations i to General lsessions Court

9 2011 City Court Summary $390, city court revenue $39, remitted to State from court revenue $350, court revenue retained by the city $29, monthly average court revenue

10 2011 Athens City Court Summary $ average citation cost in city court $10 $50.00 range of fines for citations in city court $50.00 maximum fine amount is set by City Court Judge $70.00 court cost standard on all citations set by the Athens CityCouncil Council

11 Comparison of Other Cities Court Costs Etowah $ Niota $ Englewood $ Calhoun $ McMinn County $ $198.95

12 2011 Racial Profiling Summary Summary of race and gender from completed forms: Total Male 3, % Total female 2, % African American Male % African American Female % Total % White Male 3, %, White Female 2, % Total 5, %

13 2011 Racial Profiling Summary Hispanic Male % Hispanic Female % Total % Asian Male % Asian Female % Total % Other Male % Other Male % Other Female % Total %

14 2011 Police Arrest Summary 1423 Total arrests 276 Drug related 19% 187 Alcohol related 13% 463 Drug/alcohol combined 32% of total 44% of arrested were Athens residents 29% of arrested were McMinn County residents 27% of arrested reside outside McMinn County

15 2011 Police Arrest Summary Ranking of illegal drug use in the City of Athens #1 Prescription drug fraud/abuse (50%) #2 Marijuana use (40%) # 3 Methamphetamine and Cocaine use (10%) Meth labs reported in the city of Athens 28

16 Detective Division During the 2011 calendar year the detective division conducted numerous undercover drug operations resulting in 34 search warrants and 114 felony drug indictments. Detectives worked 28 clandestine meth labs within the city limits resulting in numerous arrests for meth cooks, dealers, and users. Meth labs trends for 2008, 2009, 2010 & Athens

17 Detective Division At the present time, prescription p drug/fraud/ / abuse (50%) is the leading drug violation in the city of Athens. Marijuana is the second most abused (40%)with Methamphetamine and Cocaine third (10%). Detectives were assigned 955 felony cases in Of these cases, 114 indictments were handed down by the McMinn County Grand Jury on multiple offenses. Due to the violent nature of certain crimes and/or the possible flight risk of suspects 220 direct arrest warrants were taken by detectives.

18 Grants Received Grant, GHSO Safe Roads for Athens, $8,101 This grantprovides alcohol testing equipment and officer overtime to conduct bar checks, DUI checkpoints, and impaired driver patrolling Grant, Dept of Justice, $11,380 This grant to APD provided equipment

19 Elementary School Abuse Prevention Program TheAthens Police Department partners with the Athens City School System in funding nationally recognized programs to the fourth through six grade students for drug, alcohol, and tobacco abuse prevention.

Exhibit 1 Racial Profiling Quarterly Report October 1, 2014 thru December 31, 2014

Exhibit 1 Racial Profiling Quarterly Report October 1, 2014 thru December 31, 2014 Racial Profiling Report for Fourth Quarter 2014 Page 1 Racial Profiling Quarterly Report for the period ending December