Grand Forks Police Department 2016 Annual Report Prepared by the Office of Professional Standards
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
Table of Contents Mission Statement and Core Values. 2 Table of Contents 3 Message from the Chief of Police 4 2016 Items of Note 5 2016 Uniform Crime Report (UCR) Offenses... 6 2016 GFPD Calls For Service... 7 2016 GFPD Non-UCR Crimes 8 2016 GFPD Citations. 9 2016 Grand Forks Parking Ticket Summary.. 10 2016 GFPD Crash Summary. 11 3
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 2015. 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 2015. 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. 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 2017. 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. 2016 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 2016. 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
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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 % Change 2015-2016 Murder 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1-50% Rape 34 28 36 41 32 39 32 29 40 40 0% Robbery 11 14 27 7 9 20 26 15 23 26 13% Ag. Assault 73 100 80 79 90 93 87 81 110 109-1% Burglary 265 273 263 256 312 237 199 239 229 312 36% Larceny 1429 1418 1222 1139 1198 1169 1146 1266 1359 1405 3% Auto Theft 140 104 70 83 97 93 75 97 115 140 22% Arson 3 15 2 5 6 2 3 6 2 1-50% Totals 1957 1952 1701 1611 1744 1654 1568 1734 1880 2034 8.2% 2100 1900 1700 1500 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Number of UCR Crimes Committed in Grand Forks 6
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: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 % Change 2015-2016 Disturbances: 2860 2674 2654 2776 2830 2623 2577 2361 2505 2563 2% Traffic Stops: 10,068 8739 7311 7897 7856 9677 8093 8008 6867 6997 2% Police Assists: 2858 2528 2767 2885 3096 3111 3174 2767 2366 2407 2% Juvenile Calls: 432 553 436 451 420 482 351 390 458 531 16% Warrants: 2199 1976 1619 1634 1522 1902 1382 927 809 984 22% Domestic Disturbances: Medical Assists: 826 973 1011 980 1108 980 1000 990 1188 1436 21% 2382 2345 2443 2478 2329 2714 1554 1189 967 1242 28% Alarms: 911 895 918 806 874 887 916 962 904 901-0% Fire Calls: 710 678 552 497 525 473 277 306 276 293 6% Animal Calls: 2027 2185 2291 2081 1953 1877 1952 1789 1780 2043 15% Offenders Tracked: Total Calls for Service: 67 74 78 80 87 94 101 110 113 102-10% 41,565 40,484 39,214 39,722 41,309 44,860 43,247 42,069 40,906 46,307 13.2% 50000 45000 40000 35000 30000 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 GFPD Calls for Service 2013 2014 2015 2016 7
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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 % Change 2015-2016 Threats / Intimidation Simple Assault Fraud / Forgery Misc. Sex Offenses Criminal Mischief Drugs / Narcotics Domestic Disturbance Loud Party Other Offenses Total Reports 114 90 80 96 74 73 91 95 116 92-21% 412 423 417 435 434 376 327 324 443 466 5% 237 285 259 282 224 252 302 332 414 355-14% 35 44 31 50 43 41 34 39 40 50 25% 1016 998 866 842 863 693 493 551 515 555 8% 253 220 188 200 231 231 284 326 278 388 40% 646 718 789 783 718 650 632 619 553 597 8% 387 398 340 334 233 184 148 82 48 51-6% 5202 5317 5334 5159 4629 5069 4795 4758 6715 4912-27% 10259 10445 10005 9792 9193 9223 8674 8860 9122 9500 4.1% 11000 10500 10000 9500 9000 8500 8000 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Number of Reported Crimes (Non-UCR) Per Year in Grand Forks 8
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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 % Change 2015-2016 DUI /APC 325 266 263 321 293 328 292 297 275 219-20% DUS/ DUR Open Container Stop / Yield MIC / Possession 481 370 298 334 348 390 350 353 314 309-2% 62 34 36 30 37 31 26 38 15 34 127% 739 642 645 796 868 859 640 593 383 444 16% 419 446 581 511 393 368 401 257 211 204-3% Speeding 1471 1876 1732 1363 1382 2046 1465 1693 1179 1425 21% Traffic Signal Seatbelt Violation Child Restraint Poss. of Drugs 266 240 193 239 282 285 221 203 198 144-27% 238 590 270 146 165 246 182 203 186 129-31% 23 19 10 18 15 23 15 10 5 9 80% 142 114 95 83 102 132 131 184 152 246 62% All Other 6361 5779 5503 5531 5029 5948 5337 4671 4857 5124 5% Totals 10527 10376 9626 9372 8914 10656 9060 8502 7775 8287 6.6% 11000 10000 9000 8000 7000 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Number of Citations Issued 9
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 2015. The GFPD issued approximately 38% of the total parking tickets, a increase in percentage from 31% in 2015. The actual number of parking tickets issued by GFPD employees increased by 2% from 2015 to 2016. 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 2016 2015 % GF Street Dept. 12,750 15,985-20% GF Police Dept. 7,747 7,622 2% UND Police Dept. 5 508-99% Red River H.S. 41 91-55% Central H.S. 1 10-90% GF Park District 1 9-89% GF City Hall 33 35-6% 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 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 10 Year Parking Citation Comparison 10
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. 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 State Reportable Crashes 1618 1359 1366 1415 1441 1367 1517 1462 1436 1533 Non-Reportable Crashes 607 755 828 799 813 944 1063 974 792 864 Total 2225 2114 2194 2214 2254 2311 2580 2436 2228 2397 Crash Type 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 % Change 2015-2016 Injury Crashes # Persons Injured Auto / Pedestrian Auto / Bicycle Auto / Motorcycle 249 273 288 305 290 309 289 281 312 276-12% 329 351 370 437 404 413 393 381 425 367-14% 10 15 11 17 23 16 14 11 12 17 42% 13 11 17 18 12 13 22 13 6 15 150% 30 31 18 28 24 15 10 8 4 6 50% Hit & Run 480 466 503 464 477 406 328 334 260 220-15% Fatal Crashes # of Fatalities 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0% 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 0% 250 200 150 100 50 0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Reportable Accidents in 2016 Non-Reportable Accidents in 2016 11