10-13-15 Agenda Item # 6 Community Policing in Fort Collins Chief John Hutto and Lieutenant Jeremy Yonce 1
Community Policing in Fort Collins City Council Work Session October 13, 2015 Police Chief John Hutto Lieutenant Jeremy Yonce 2
Defined Community Policing Community Policing is a philosophy that promotes organizational strategies that support the strategic use of partnerships and problemsolving techniques to proactively address the immediate conditions that give rise to public safety issues such as crime, social disorder, and fear of crime. COPS Community Oriented Policing Services U.S. Department of Justice 3
COPS Community Oriented Policing Services U.S. Department of Justice
Examples of community policing: Department Philosophy Specialized Units Neighborhood Enforcement Team District One School Resource Officers Bicycle Team 5
Department Philosophy Partnerships with DDA, DBA, CSU, other organizations Engagement and communication with neighborhoods Citizen police academy, youth police academy, explorers/volunteers Community Involvement Special Olympics (Polar Plunge, Tip a Cop) Veterans Events (Honor Flight, Memorial Day service) Santa Cops, Shop with a Cop 6
Department Philosophy Community Policing Partnership with Colorado State University Community Welcome Party Partners Party Registration CSU/Police Collaboration Working Group Colorado State University Police Department Safe Ride Home 7
Department Philosophy Reactive vs Proactive Policing - Ensuring an appropriate amount of proactive (vs. call-driven) policing time Problem solving efforts to address the root causes of police incidents - Using data and technology to determine areas of concern 8
Neighborhood Enforcement Team Community Policing Impacting Crime and Improving the Quality of Life for Citizens NET exists to be a liaison between citizens and Police Services, assisting in crime related nuisance abatement and quality of life issues making your neighborhood a safer, more enjoyable place to live and work. 9
Neighborhood Enforcement Team KFCG funded unit (1 Sergeant and 7 officers) Bicycle Thefts Bike Registration Targeted investigations on large-scale bicycle theft operations Window Peepers Call reduction in multi-family housing 10
Apartment Complex Project Example Problem Identification: Complaints from surrounding neighbors regarding criminal activity Increasing patrol response to calls for service Bed bug, cockroach and mold infestations (Child Abuse charges filed) Trash, abandoned/disabled vehicles, structural depreciation Community Policing 11
COP/POP Approach: Increased foot patrols Apartment Complex Project Example Police officers getting to know tenants Community Policing Partnerships with FCHA, Code Compliance, Building Inspector, Larimer County Health Department, Colorado Legal Partnership with Management and Owner to enforce Crime Free Leasing Problem tenants evicted Routine inspection of units for extermination and mold 12
Before After
Apartment Complex Project Example Results: 64% reduction in calls for service Improved aesthetics of the property Personal investment by owner, management and tenants Free of bed bugs, cockroaches and mold 250 200 150 100 50 0 Calls For Service 198 211 76 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 14
Apartment Complex Project Example Results: Neighborhood events National Night Out Summer BBQ Police Friendly 15
NET Crime Prevention Specialist Neighborhood Watch Neighborhood Night Out CPTED SafeKids Coalition RESTORE Colorado Crime Prevention Association Crime Stoppers Colorado Organized Retail Crime Assoc. Neighborhood Task Force Drug Take Back events Community Policing City of Fort Collins VORTEX Team Personal Safety Training Pedestrian Safety Training Difficult People Training Robbery Prevention Training Scams and Fraud Training Safety Fairs Crime Prevention Training Alarm tracking Safety Assessments and Surveys 16
Neighborhood Enforcement Team Community Policing Campus West KFCG officers for Campus West Added two officers to NET to specifically address this area Two officers to the weekend night shift Reduced size of the patrol district to enable more focus (D3) 17
Noise & Party Call Hot Spots 18
Campus West Area CALLS FOR SERVICE - NOISE/PARTY COMPLAINTS NOISE AND NUISANCE CITATIONS 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 969 Noise = 219 Nuisance = 7 913 226 256 2013-2014 2014-2015 Noise = 158 Nuisance = 98 19
Offense Hot Spots Burglary Robbery Theft Vehicle Trespass Property Trespass Vehicle Theft Criminal Mischief 20
Neighborhood Enforcement Team Avery Park Resident Comments Community Policing FCPD utilized a different form of police enforcement and visibility to combat disorderly conduct, noise, nuisance and alcohol violations over the past few months. I have been extremely pleased at the response to calls and the proactive approach you have taken on the weekends to address so many of our issues. I think it is paying off and will continue to build a better environment for both home owners and renters to live in. 21
Downtown Area Redefined district District One Substation offering public access Night time D1 Team (Sergeant and 7 officers) Downtown After Dark Relationships with establishments Safe Ride 22
Top 10 Activity Types 18:00 06:00 1 Traffic Stop * 2 Disturbance 3 Welfare Check 4 Assist 5 Subject Stop * 6 Suspicious Activity 7 Trespass 8 Municipal Violation * 9 Transient Complaint 10 Assist Other Agency Disturbance Officer Initiated Call For Service 47% 53% Welfare Check Officer Initiated Call For Service 46% 54% Officer Initiated 62% Assist Call For Service 38% * Officer Initiated Activity 23
District One Daytime D1 Creation of new unit through KFCG and General Fund Sergeant, 2 daytime officers, 1 liquor officer, 1 marijuana officer Focusing on daytime issues and support for businesses 4 business owner/operator workshops (70 people attended) Partnerships with service providers: Street Outreach concept 24
250 D1 Area Incidents 06:00 18:00 200 150 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 100 50 0 TRANSIENT COMPLAINT WELFARE CHECK TRESPASS DISTURBANCE 25
School Resource Officers Team of 11 Officers and a Sergeant Serving 50/50 funding with PSD Community Policing Handle an average of 620 calls for service per school year Theft, assault, weapons, drugs, sexual assault, criminal mischief, trespass, disorder crimes, harassment, suicide threats, mental holds, warrant arrests, child abuse, welfare checks, bomb threats, missing persons, exploitation. 26
Goals of the SRO Program: School Resource Officers Community Policing Provide a safe learning environment and help reduce school violence Improve school and law enforcement collaboration Improve perceptions and relations between students, staff and law enforcement officials Note: In 80% of school attacks, a peer, friend, school mate, or sibling had information about the attack before it took place. 27
School Resource Officers Community Policing Partnerships: Poudre School District District Attorney s Office Restorative Justice Probation Parole SB-94 Staff Department of Human Services Center for Family Outreach Juvenile Magistrate Mental Health Experts HUB 28
Bicycle Unit Officers who receive additional training and bicycle certification Collateral duty Targeted deployment Special events NET and District One officers are bike certified 29
Future Direction of Community Policing Community Policing Geographic decentralization - Precincts, Substations, and Workstations Campus West - #1 Priority for a Substation - Benefits of a Bricks and Mortar location - Envision a Partnership with Code Enforcement, Occupancy enforcement, CSU services 30
Are there any questions about the community policing activities of FCPS? Would Council like to see an offer in the 2017-2018 budget for a community policing substation with the associated staffing for the Campus West area? 31
Questions and comments 32