TACOMA POLICE DEPARTMENT City Council Work Session Donald L. Ramsdell, Chief of Police October 25, 2016
Agenda Department Overview Mission Statement and Organizational Structure 2015-2016 Major Accomplishments Department Goals 2017-2018 Budget Budget Summary Patrol Staffing Budget Proposals Crime Statistics Equity Lens 2
Department Overview
Mission Statement 4 To create a safe and secure environment in which to live, work, and visit by working together with the community, enforcing the law in a fair and impartial manner, preserving the peace and order in our neighborhoods, and safeguarding our constitutional guarantees
Organizational Structure 5 Chief Administrative Services Bureau Investigations Bureau Operations Bureau Support Services Internal Affairs Crime Analysis Information Technology Facilities - Administration Range - Training Finance - Accreditation Public Information Officer Criminal Investigations Homicide/Assault Special Assaults Special Victims Career Crimes Financial Crimes Forensics Special Investigations Community Policing Community Liaison Officers - School Resource Officers - Gang Unit Traffic Section - Animal Control Unit Special Events Patrol - Primary Call Responders - K-9 Special Teams SWAT- Explorers - Search & Rescue - Biohazard - SSRIG - Mobile Command Unit - Marine Services/Dive Unit Peer Support
2015-2016 Major Accomplishments 6 Implementation of Jail Contracts Burglary Reduction Initiative National Accreditation in Crime Scene Investigation and Latent Print Examinations Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) Reaccreditation
2015-2016 Major Accomplishments 7 Crisis Intervention Team Mental Health Co-Responder Program Recertification of the Child Abduction Response Team (CART)
Project PEACE Initiative (Partnering for Equity & Community Engagement) 8 Fair and Impartial Policing Youth Engagement, Community Relations and Outreach Transparency and Accountability
Goals 9 Increase Diversity of the Police Department Positive Relationships with Youth Community Feels Safer Public Trust and Community Relationships
Diversity of Police Force 10 20% 18% 16% 14% 12% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% 9% 8% 12% 19% Asian or Pacific Islander 11% 5% 11% 16% Black/African American 8% 2% 13% Hispanic 8% Census 2010 Commissioned Workforce 2015-2016 Eligibility List 2015-2016 Hiring
Positive Relationship with Youth 11 Employ Project PEACE s foremost recommendation to expand positive, non-enforcement youth outreach by 10% by 2018
Community Feels Safer 12 Our Goal is to increase the City of Tacoma residents perception of safety in the community 10% by 2018. 40% 44% 2014 2017 Target
Public Trust and Community 13 Relationships Increase community outreach to develop partnerships, build public trust, and promote authentic engagement with a focus on underserved communities 20% by 2018 77 Monthly Outreach 88 92 2016 Est. 2017 Target 2018 Target
2017-2018 Budget Overview
Millions $180 $160 $140 $120 $100 $80 $60 $40 $20 $0 2013-2014 Actual Budget Overview $139.4* $144.8* 2015-2016 Adopted $162.1 2017-2018 Proposed FTE 373.5 375.5 392.1 Assessments In Capital Outlay Reserves Debt Service Contributions & Transfers Maintenance & Operations Fixed Costs Personnel Services *Jail services expenditures and a transfer to the Traffic Enforcement fund are removed from historical figures as these amounts have been moved to Non-Departmental in the 2017-2018 budget. 15
Patrol Staffing by Shift Day Shift 5:00 am - 3:00 pm Day/Swing Shift Overlap 6:00 am -1:00 pm Stand Alone 1:00-3:00 pm 16
Patrol Staffing by Shift 17 Swing Shift 1:00-11:00 pm 4:00-8:00 pm Stand Alone Swing/Grave Overlap 8:00-11:00 pm
Graveyard Shift 18 8:00 pm - 6:00 am 11:00 p.m.- 5:00a.m. Stand Alone)
Crimes Against Persons 19 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 3,159 3,096 January 1 to August 31 2,959 2,976 3,121 0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Crimes Against Property 20 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 January 1 to August 31 14,310 13,807 13,661 13,853 14,539 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Crimes Against Persons and Property 21 20,000 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 January 1 August 31 17,469 16,903 16,620 16,829 17,660 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Crimes Against Society 22 1,000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 January 1 to August 31 887 694 606 547 590 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Calls for Service 23 120,000 100,000 80,000 83,552 86,921 January 1 to August 31 105,069 96,340 85,140 60,000 40,000 20,000 0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 South Sound 911 migrated to a different computer aided dispatch system in October 2015. With the migration, there was a change in some of the processes, call types, dispositions and priorities. Because of the migration, the calls for service in 2016 cannot be compared to previous years.
Citizen Self Service 24 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 January 1 to August 31 4,234 3,594 3,614 2,559 2,443 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
2017-2018 Budget Proposals
Seven-member Violence Reduction Team - $1.8 M Two Property Crimes Detectives - $650 K Two Background Investigators - $485 K Enhancements 26
Enhancements 27 Latent Print Examiner - $210 K School Resource Sergeant - $344 K Animal Control Officer - $195 K
Enhancements 28 Computer Services Technician - $161 K Body Camera Working Group - $50 K Community Relations Specialist - $210 K Advanced Training Officer - $247 K
Equity in Budgeting Project PEACE Initiatives (Partnering for Equity & Community Engagement) Body Worn Camera Working Group 29 Fair and Impartial Training Recruiting and Hiring Youth and Community Engagement
Summary Increase Public Safety Building Community Trust and Relationships Youth and Community Engagement Improve Transparency 30
TACOMA POLICE DEPARTMENT City Council Work Session Donald L. Ramsdell, Chief of Police October 25, 2016