Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office 2019 Fact Book...The Vision of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is to provide effective, efficient, and professional law enforcement, detention,

2019HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

FACT BOOK

CHAD CHRONISTER, SHERIFF

Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office

Chad Chronister, Sheriff

The Mission of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is to serve, protect, and defend the community while preserving the rights and dignity of all.

The Vision of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is to provide effective, efficient, and professional law enforcement, detention, child protection investigation, and court services while maintaining the highest standards of integrity, accountability, and community service.

The Core Values of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office are integrity, service, fairness and equality, and commitment to quality.

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2019 HCSO FACT BOOK EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) was established over 173 years ago in 1846. Today, HCSO provides comprehensive law enforcement services in the second-fastest growing county in the third-largest state in the United States. The HCSO provides detention, court security, child protective investigations, warrant service, and law enforcement for approximately 1.4 million residents countywide, and patrol and investigative response to police service calls for the 964,883 residents of unincorporated Hillsborough County as of 2018.

The HCSO has the second largest service population among Florida’s 67 sheriffs’ offices, and employs over 3,500 personnel. The HCSO ranks as the 12th largest county law enforcement agency for total law enforcement and civilian staffing in the United States. However, of the 67 sheriffs’ offices in Florida, the HCSO ranks 61st in the ratio of sworn law enforcement personnel to service population with 1.23 deputies per 1,000 residents.

The HCSO call center handled over 1.6 million calls in 2018, with 903,003 police service call entries and 1,054,183 units dispatched to service calls. In 2018, HCSO recorded the 12th consecutive year of the reduction in Part I Uniform Crime Report rates with 14,365 crimes and a crime rate of 14.89 crimes per 1,000 residents.

The HCSO FY2018/2019 Adopted Budget was $433,040,485, approximately 7.9% of the Hillsborough County Adopted Gross Budget of $5,487,614,317. This represents approximately 13.3% of the Hillsborough County Adopted Budget (less reserves and transfers) of $3,257,970,315. The HCSO Adopted Budget for FY2019/2020 is $463,449,660, a 7.0% increase over FY2018/2019.

The HCSO Fact Book is intended to serve as a mutually accessible reference manual of frequently sought statistics during the recurring strategic planning, budgeting, and communications activities. The Fifth Edition of the HCSO Fact Book contains multi-year information about law enforcement staffing, budgets and compensation, calls for service, crime trends, use of technology, child protective investigations and other specialized initiatives, traffic crashes and enforcement, impaired driving, detentions, population growth trends, grant activity, and the law enforcement-related legislation.

All data within the Fifth Edition of the Fact Book is current as of October 2019.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 2019 HCSO FACT BOOK EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................ 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................ 3

HCSO 2017 FIVE DISTRICT DEPLOYMENT ........................................................................................ 6

POPULATION ........................................................................................................................................... 7

Figure 1: Population Density in the Five Most Populous States (2018) ................................................. 8

Figure 2: Hillsborough County Population Estimates (2010 – 2045)..................................................... 9

Figure 3: Unincorporated Hillsborough County Population Estimates and Projections (2014 – 2025)10

Figure 4: Unincorporated Hillsborough County Approved Building Permits (2009 – 2018) .............. 11

BUDGET .................................................................................................................................................. 12

Figure 5: Public Safety Expenditures as a Percent of County Expenditures (2016) ............................ 12

Figure 6: HCSO Adopted Budget as Portion of County Budget (FY2012/2013 – FY2018/2019) ...... 13

Figure 7: HCSO Budget by Category (FY2012/2013 – FY2020/2021) ............................................... 13

Figure 8: HCSO Adopted Budget (FY2018/2019) ............................................................................... 14

Figure 8a: HCSO Adopted Budget (FY2018/2019) ............................................................................. 14

Figure 9: HCSO Adopted Budget (FY2019/2020) ............................................................................... 15

Figure 9a: HCSO Adopted Budget (FY2019/2020) ............................................................................. 15

Figure 10: HCSO Budget Request (FY2020/2021) .............................................................................. 16

Figure 10a: HCSO Budget Request (FY2020/2021) ............................................................................ 16

GRANT ACTIVITY ................................................................................................................................. 17

INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES .......................................................................................................... 18

COMMUNITY OUTREACH DIVISION ................................................................................................ 19

STAFFING ............................................................................................................................................... 20

Figure 11: HCSO Sworn Staffing Ratio versus National and State Sworn Ratios (2013 – 2018) ....... 21

Figure 12: Florida Sworn Ratios for Police Departments and Sheriffs’ Offices (2013 – 2018) .......... 22

Figure 13: Ten Largest Sheriffs’ Offices by Service Population and Salary (2017 – 2018) ................ 23

Figure 13a: Hillsborough County Municipal Staffing and Starting Salaries (2017 – 2018) ................ 23

CRIME ...................................................................................................................................................... 24

Figure 14: UCR Part I Crime Rate per 1,000 Residents Comparison (2009 – 2018) ........................... 24

Figure 14a: UCR Part I Crime – United States Count of Crimes (2009 – 2018) ................................. 25

Figure 15: UCR Part I Crime Rate – Florida Crimes per 1,000 Residents (2009 – 2018) ................... 26

Figure 15a: UCR Part I Crimes – Florida Count of Crimes (2009 – 2018) .......................................... 26

Figure 16: Comparison of Total Crime Count by Year – Florida versus HCSO (2009 – 2018) .......... 27

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Figure 17: UCR Part I Crime Rate – HCSO Crimes per 1,000 Residents (2009 – 2018) .................... 28

Figure 17a: UCR Part I Crimes – HCSO Count of Crimes (2009 – 2018) ........................................... 28

Figure 18: UCR Part I Crime Count Comparison – HCSO (2017 – 2018) .......................................... 29

Figure 19: HCSO 2018 Crime Distribution (2018) .............................................................................. 29

Figure 20: Violent Crime (1999 – 2018) .............................................................................................. 30

Figure 20a: Murder (1999 – 2018)........................................................................................................ 30

Figure 20b: Forcible Rape (1999 – 2018) ............................................................................................. 30

Figure 20c: Robbery (1999 – 2018) ...................................................................................................... 31

Figure 20d: Aggravated Assault (1999 – 2018) .................................................................................... 31

Figure 21: Property Crime (1999 – 2018)............................................................................................. 31

Figure 21a: Burglary (1999 – 2018) ..................................................................................................... 32

Figure 21b: Larceny Theft (1999 – 2018)............................................................................................. 32

Figure 21c: Motor Vehicle Theft (1999 – 2018) .................................................................................. 32

Figure 22: UCR Part I Crime Clearance – HCSO Crime Percent Cleared (2009 – 2018) ................... 33

Figure 22a: UCR Part I Crime, Arrests, and Clearance Counts – HCSO (2009 – 2018) ..................... 34

Figure 23: UCR Part I Crime Rate and Clearance Percent – Large Sheriffs’ Offices (2017 – 2018) .. 35

Figure 23a: UCR Part I Crime Rate and Clearance Percent – Associated Cities (2017 – 2018) .......... 35

VIOLENT CRIME AND FIREARMS ..................................................................................................... 36

Figure 24: National, State, and HCSO Data for Use of Firearms in Violent Crimes (2014 – 2018) ... 36

TRAFFIC .................................................................................................................................................. 37

Figure 25: Hillsborough County Traffic Crashes (2014 – 2018) .......................................................... 37

Figure 25a: HCSO Traffic Crashes, Citations, and Warnings (2014 – 2018) ...................................... 38

Figure 26: Hillsborough County versus HCSO Traffic Crashes by Severity (2014 – 2018) ............... 39

IMPAIRED DRIVING ............................................................................................................................. 40

Figure 27: Hillsborough County versus HCSO Impaired Driving Crashes (2014 – 2018) .................. 40

Figure 28: HCSO All Traffic Crashes by Time of Day and Day of Week (2018) ............................... 41

Figure 28a: HCSO Driver-Impaired Traffic Crashes by Time of Day and Day of Week (2018) ........ 41

Figure 29: Driving Under the Influence Arrests – All Agencies versus HCSO (2014 – 2018) ........... 42

Figure 29a: Driving Under the Influence Arrests – HCSO Processed (2014 – 2018) .......................... 43

CALLS FOR SERVICE ........................................................................................................................... 44

Figure 30: Response Times in Minutes (2014 – 2018) ......................................................................... 46

Figure 31: CAD Entries by Top 25 Call Types by Priority (2017) ...................................................... 48

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Figure 31a: CAD Entries by Top 25 Call Types by Priority (2018) ..................................................... 49

Figure 32: HCSO Vehicle Stops (2014 – 2018) ................................................................................... 50

DETENTION ............................................................................................................................................ 51

Figure 33: Arrests by Facility and Year (2009 – 2018) ........................................................................ 51

Figure 34: HCSO Jails Average Daily Population (2009 – 2018) ........................................................ 52

MENTAL HEALTH ................................................................................................................................. 54

Figure 35: HCSO Mental Health Calls by Final Call Type (2014 – 2018) .......................................... 54

Figure 35a: HCSO Mental Health Dispatches by Final Call Type (2014 – 2018) ............................... 55

CHILD PROTECTIVE INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION (CPID) ........................................................... 56

Figure 36: Number of CPID Calls for Service (2014 – 2018) .............................................................. 56

Figure 37: Incidents of Sheltering and Children Removed from Households (2014 – 2018) .............. 57

2019 FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE OVERVIEW ....................................................................................... 58

SOURCES................................................................................................................................................. 63

CONTACTS ............................................................................................................................................. 66

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HCSO 2017 FIVE DISTRICT DEPLOYMENT

On May 8, 2017 the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) opened a fifth district office to meet the demands of the rapidly increasing population in unincorporated Hillsborough County. The HCSO continues to monitor the performance metrics to ensure workloads are well-balanced. Staffing is actively reviewed to verify the most efficient distribution of resources within each district for call response, traffic control, property crimes, and community services to assure the availability of law enforcement staff to respond to public safety needs. Most noticeably, the increase in patrol staffing is keeping pace with the population growth in the southeastern portion of the county, and the needs of large suburban communities like Brandon, Valrico, and Ruskin are being appropriately served. Re-evaluation of these performance measurements permit the agency to continue to balance resources across geography and function. The first full calendar year of performance statistics was 2018.

Below are the locations of the HCSO district offices:

District I

14102 N. 20th Street

Tampa, FL 33613

(813) 247-0600

District III

7202 Gunn Highway

Tampa, FL 33625

(813) 247-0330

District V

10128 Windhorst Road

Tampa, FL 33619

(813) 318-5400

District II

2310 N. Falkenburg Road

Tampa, FL 33619

(813) 247-8555

District IV

508 33rd Street SE

Ruskin, FL 33570

(813) 247-0455

Sheriff's Operations Center

2008 E. 8th Avenue

Tampa, FL 33605

(813) 247-8000

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POPULATION

Good to Know: US Census Bureau, BEBR Population and FDLE per Capita Staffing The United States Department of Commerce, Census Bureau provides population estimates and projections for the federal government. This report uses US Census information when comparing large geographies like states or smaller geographies like counties across multiple states. Within Florida, estimates and projections are sourced from the University of Florida. Single-year Population Estimates: Annual population estimates are available from the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR). BEBR annual population estimates provide county, city, and unincorporated population estimates used for comparative analysis throughout Florida governmental agencies. BEBR population estimates are used by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to report crime rates in the Florida Uniform Crime Report. FDLE also uses BEBR population estimates in the annual Criminal Justice Agency Profile (CJAP) report to calculate staffing ratios where basic population information is modified into “service population” for Florida’s law enforcement agencies. A service population includes any residents of the law enforcement jurisdiction plus the population served through any interagency law enforcement contracts. A good example of FDLE’s use of service population for per capita analysis is the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO). Unincorporated Broward County has a population of only 15,146 (2018 BEBR). However, BSO contracts to provide primary law enforcement services to 17 municipalities in Broward County, bringing BSO’s service population for FDLE per capita staffing to 595,994. FDLE uses agency-reported filled full-time law enforcement staffing levels as of October 30 each year to generate comparative law enforcement per capita staffing rates for all sheriffs and police agencies in Florida. Using BEBR population estimates and CJAP staffing levels:

• HCSO’s authorized law enforcement per capita staffing is 1.46 deputies per 1,000 residents • HCSO’s filled law enforcement per capita staffing is 1.23 deputies per 1,000 residents

o (1,185 LE Sworn divided by 964,883 residents multiplied by 1,000 residents)

It should be noted that the law enforcement per capita analysis within the 2019 the HCSO Fact Book excludes deputies who hold “concurrent certifications” in both law enforcement and detention, as it is not discernible if these deputies serve within their agencies as law enforcement or detention. Long-range Population Projections: In addition to single-year population estimates, BEBR reports low, medium, and high population projections by county for each five-year block from 2020-2045. BEBR projections are not subdivided into municipal or unincorporated projections. However, the projections for a county can be used as the basis to generate long-term projections for unincorporated areas by using an assumption that the average percent of population growth locating in an unincorporated area will remain constant in future years.

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National Population Comparisons

The population of the United States on July 1, 2018 was estimated at 327,167,434 (U.S. Census, Vintage 2018), and the population projection for December 1, 2019 is 330,073,471 (U.S. Census, National and State Population Estimates 2019).

Florida is the third-most populous state in the nation with 21,299,325 residents as of July 1, 2018.

Only California with 39,557,045 residents, and Texas with 28,701,845 residents have higher populations in 2018.

New York with 19,542,209 residents and Pennsylvania with 12,807,060 residents round out the top five most populated states in the United States.

Figure 1: Population Density in the Five Most Populous States (2018)

Florida has 53,649 square miles of land and had a population density of 397 residents per square mile in 2018. Of the five most populous states, only New York has a greater population density at 414.7 residents per square mile.

There are a total of 3,142 counties in the United States, 45 of which have more than 1 million

residents in 2018. Hillsborough County, Florida has the 27th largest county population in the nation as of July 1, 2018.

Hillsborough County is the fourth-most populous county in the state of Florida. Only Miami-Dade County, Broward County, and Palm Beach County are more heavily populated.

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California Texas Florida New York Pennsylvania2018 Population Density 253.9 227.3 397.0 414.7 286.22018 Land (Square miles) 155,793.7 126,257.3 53,648.6 47,123.4 44,743.22018 Population 39,557,045 28,701,845 21,299,325 19,542,209 12,807,060

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, State Land Area and Populations 2018Population density is defined as persons per square mile

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Hillsborough County Population

BEBR estimates that the population for Hillsborough County was 1,408,864 residents in 2018. The largest municipality in Hillsborough County is the City of Tampa with a population of 378,531 in 2018. The 2018 population for Plant

City was 38,938 and the City of Temple Terrace was 26,512. The unincorporated population was 964,883, which accounted for 68.5% of the total county population.

Figure 2: Hillsborough County Population Estimates (2010 – 2045)

Minors ages 0-17 represented 23.4% of county residents in 2018, which is expected to decrease slightly to 22.5% by 2045, but the number of minors will increase to approximately 438,950.

Seniors 65 and older represented 13.7% of residents in 2018, and are projected to increase to 17.6% of the county population by 2045.

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The county population is expected to grow to 1,950,504 residents by 2045, representing an increase of 541,636 (38.4%) residents.

BEBR estimated the population of the unincorporated portion of Hillsborough County at 964,883 residents in 2018, with 2.5% growth between 2017 and 2018. The percentage of population growth is expected to remain near 1.8% per year.

Figure 3: Unincorporated Hillsborough County Population Estimates and Projections (2014 – 2025)

In 2019, the HCSO implemented a new community policing initiative called “Walk It Like I Talk It.” Uniformed deputies to go out into their community to familiarize themselves with the citizens they serve.

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The number of building permits approved in unincorporated areas of Hillsborough County increased from 2,992 in 2009 to 7,601 in 2018, an increase of 4,609 (154%) permits comparing the ten years. The large majority of permits approved were residential.

An increase in residential permits demonstrates an increase in population and population density. While increases in crime are not directly related to population density, there is a positive correlation between crime and population density.

Figure 4: Unincorporated Hillsborough County Approved Building Permits (2009 – 2018)

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BUDGET

The Florida Association of Counties (FAC) compared law enforcement and corrections spending by county governments in 2014 and 2015. They found Hillsborough County ranked 45th of 67 counties in 2014 and 51st of 67 in 2015 with 18.38% and 18.1% of county funds spent on law enforcement and corrections respectively.

The FAC transitioned to “Where Does the Money Go?” reporting for 2016. They found that Hillsborough County ranked 60th of 67 counties in funding public safety, with 20.5% of spending in 2016 going to law enforcement, fire control, detention, and corrections. Figure 5 illustrates Hillsborough County’s relative expenditures in 2016.

Figure 5: Public Safety Expenditures as a Percent of County Expenditures (2016)

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The Hillsborough County budget includes the budgeted expenditures and revenues for all county departments and all chartered agencies. It also includes reserve funds and transfer funds. Fair representation of money available for spending during a fiscal year requires that the reserve and transfer funds be subtracted from the county total budget to reflect the county net budget.

Figure 6 is a comparison of the Hillsborough County Adopted Budget and the portion of the budget allocated to HCSO. The funding comparison is based on the net county budget after reserves and transfers are removed from the calculation. In FY2012/2013, HCSO received 21.1% of available county funds. In FY2018/2019, HCSO received 13.3% of the Hillsborough County available funds.

Figure 6: HCSO Adopted Budget as Portion of County Budget (FY2012/2013 – FY2018/2019)

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FY2012/2013 $3,112,197,461 $1,329,062,424 $1,783,135,037 $376,459,929 21.1% FY2013/2014 $3,492,563,870 $1,677,190,635 $1,815,373,235 $379,561,360 20.9% FY2014/2015 $4,103,681,248 $1,852,187,373 $2,251,493,875 $386,351,018 17.2% FY2015/2016 $4,831,636,948 $1,809,317,713 $3,022,319,235 $391,991,005 13.0% FY2016/2017 $4,936,120,315 $2,009,634,815 $2,926,485,500 $405,120,295 13.8% FY2017/2018 $5,118,233,110 $2,111,085,238 $3,007,147,872 $418,991,520 13.9% FY2018/2019 $5,487,614,317 $2,229,644,002 $3,257,970,315 $433,040,485 13.3%

Source: Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Financial Services Division and Hillsborough County Office of Management and Budget

Figure 7: HCSO Budget by Category (FY2012/2013 – FY2020/2021)

Fiscal Year Personnel Operating Capital Total Proposed % Change

FY2012/2013 $299,111,910 $67,068,250 $10,279,769 $376,459,929

FY2013/2014 $299,151,877 $68,422,769 $11,986,714 $379,561,360 0.8% FY2014/2015 $304,972,776 $69,139,504 $12,238,738 $386,351,018 1.8% FY2015/2016 $316,327,612 $66,139,970 $9,523,423 $391,991,005 1.5% FY2016/2017 $328,127,900 $65,647,125 $11,345,270 $405,120,295 3.3% FY2017/2018 $338,948,955 $67,307,910 $12,734,655 $418,991,520 3.4% FY2018/2019 $343,065,960 $71,555,910 $18,418,615 $433,040,485 3.4% FY2019/2020 $366,858,450 $76,592,790 $19,998,420 $463,449,660 7.0% FY2020/2021 $384,989,015 $76,930,810 $20,907,815 $482,827,640 4.2%

Source: Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Financial Services Division

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The HCSO budget has increased modestly over the last several years, typically less than 3.5% per year. During FY2018/2019, the Adopted Budget of $433,040,485 represented 7.9% of the total Hillsborough County Budget of $5,487,614,317, or 13.3% of the Hillsborough County net budget of $3,257,970,315.

The HCSO FY2018/2019 budget was adopted at $433,040,485 and represents a 3.4% increase over the previous fiscal year. Legislative

changes under the Coach Aaron Feis School Guardian Program and the addition of workers compensation for post-traumatic stress coverage for first responders were among the factors that drove the need for increased funding.

Personnel expenses accounted for slightly less than 80% of the agency spending in FY2018/2019. Operating expenses were 16.5% of the budget and capital expenditures were approximately 4.3% of the total budget.

Figure 8: HCSO Adopted Budget (FY2018/2019) Funding Source and Category Personnel Operating Capital Budget Request Court Services $ 18,616,070 $ 356,260 $ 20,000 $ 18,992,330 Detention Services $ 117,140,740 $ 41,423,550 $ 2,671,200 $ 161,235,490 Law Enforcement $ 97,535,250 $ 17,533,040 $ 8,353,910 $ 123,422,200 Municipal Services $ 109,438,830 $ 10,023,235 $ 6,745,305 $ 126,207,370 Special Revenue $ 335,070 $ 2,219,825 $ 628,200 $ 3,183,095 Budget Request $ 343,065,960 $ 71,555,910 $ 18,418,615 $ 433,040,485


Figure 8a: HCSO Adopted Budget (FY2018/2019)

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The FY2019/2020 Adopted Budget of $463,449,660 represents a 7.0% increase in total funding compared to FY2018/2019. Significant changes to the budget include the addition of the Middle School Crossing Guard Program. Program startup required the addition of 184 positions to include a manager for the program, three program supervisors, and 180 part-time civilian positions. These positions are composed of 141 middle school crossing guards, 22

elementary school crossing guards, 2 elementary school crossing guard supervisors, and 15 middle school crossing guard supervisors.

Personnel expenses including salary and benefits account for approximately 79.2% of the total budget request for FY2019/2020, while operating expenses are over 16.5% and capital expenditures proposed at approximately 4.3%.

Figure 9: HCSO Adopted Budget (FY2019/2020)

Funding Source and Category Personnel Operating Capital Budget Request Court Services $ 19,701,470 $ 367,345 $ 20,000 $ 20,088,815 Detention Services $ 120,653,195 $ 42,593,905 $ 2,746,590 $ 165,993,690 Law Enforcement $ 99,430,685 $ 19,907,465 $ 7,902,915 $ 127,241,065 Municipal Services $ 126,914,490 $ 11,430,715 $ 8,628,915 $ 146,974,120 Special Revenue $ 158,610 $ 2,293,360 $ 700,000 $ 3,151,970 Budget Request $ 366,858,450 $ 76,592,790 $ 19,998,420 $ 463,449,660


Figure 9a: HCSO Adopted Budget (FY2019/2020)

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The FY2020/2021 initial budget request submittal is for $482,827,640 and represents a 4.2% increase over the FY2019/2020 adopted budget. The request anticipates primarily personnel expense increases foreseeable into 2021.

Personnel expenses are anticipated to remain at just under 80% of the budget, while operating expenses drop below 16% of the total budget and

capital expenses are anticipated to increase to approximately 4.3% of the requested budget in FY2020/2021.

The funding request includes 59 new law enforcement deputy positions to begin offsetting population growth and begin to increase the sworn staffing ratio to 1.6 law enforcement deputies per 1,000 residents in unincorporated Hillsborough County.

Figure 10: HCSO Budget Request (FY2020/2021) Funding Source and Category Personnel Operating Capital Budget Request Court Services $ 20,430,045 $ 362,180 $ 31,000 $ 20,823,225 Detention Services $ 125,698,525 $ 43,640,790 $ 2,590,640 $ 171,929,955 Law Enforcement $ 102,772,330 $ 19,551,075 $ 8,247,450 $ 130,570,855 Municipal Services $ 135,923,195 $ 11,056,655 $ 8,981,710 $ 155,961,560 Special Revenue $ 164,920 $ 2,320,110 $ 1,057,015 $ 3,542,045 Budget Request $ 384,989,015 $ 76,930,810 $ 20,907,815 $ 482,827,640


Figure 10a: HCSO Budget Request (FY2020/2021)

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GRANT ACTIVITY

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Legislative Affairs and Grants (LAG) Unit is a centralized support unit that is tasked with following legislation and researching grant opportunities of interest to the Sheriff’s Office. LAG coordinates with agency stakeholders and community partners to identify gaps between the agency mission and available county funding to develop grant proposals. Additionally, the unit researches new developments in technology and equipment, analyzes data to inform command staff, and writes grant applications to obtain funding for the Sheriff’s Office. LAG assists grant recipients throughout the agency with required grant monitoring during the performance period of the grant and submits reports on the status of the funded project.

The HCSO LAG Unit applied for or reported on approximately $13 million in grants and contracts during FY2018/2019. Grants fall into different categories but are generally government or private entity programs which provide funding, allowing the recipient to purchase items, labor, or technology. Some opportunities, such as the Florida Department of Health HEROS Program, provide items directly to the recipient rather than providing funds.

The HCSO LAG Unit pursued several grants in FY2018/2019 for an estimated $3 million in new funding. Due to coordinating with federal, state, and private funding cycles, not all awards have been approved as of publication. Many applications are still under review by the granting agency, as the review process can take anywhere from two to eight weeks depending on the granting agency. Once awarded, the funds may or may not be released immediately; some grants, specifically federal grants, can have 18 months

between awarding a project and releasing the funds for the project. This requires long-term planning on behalf of the beneficiary to plan and budget for the request.

Pictured at Port Tampa Bay is an underwater remotely operated vehicle that the HCSO acquired on a grant. A large component of the grants pursued support the functions within the Homeland Security Division (HSD). Some examples of teams supported are the Bomb Disposal Team, Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team, and the Aviation Unit. Opportunities to enhance and support the Department of Patrol Services as well as the Tampa Bay Regional Intelligence Center (TBRIC), which is a node of the Florida Fusion Center, are often pursued. One major project supported by grant funding is the enhancement of the P25 radio system. This is a project that ensures compliance standards are met for digital mobile radio communications for public safety across jurisdictions and disciplines within Hillsborough County.

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INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES

The HCSO is focused on delivering the highest quality public safety services with the greatest possible efficiency. Advances in technology help us accomplish this goal. Due to the evolving concerns of our community, the HCSO is committed to adapting technology to advance our mission of serving, protecting, and defending our community while preserving the rights and dignity of all.

CommandBridge

CommandBridge is a situational awareness software that will allow the HCSO to integrate data from internal and external sources, including other law enforcement agencies. It provides a common operating picture by displaying data sources on a map-based interface to leverage real-time information sources to units responding to “in progress” events as well as investigative components needing accurate and timely information sources for serious and violent crimes. Multiple sources of information will permit for the rapid linking of criminal activity and the ability to direct resources towards appropriate suspects, victims, and witnesses. CommandBridge will also provide the HCSO with powerful, real-time crime/intelligence-led policing tools to retrieve, compile, analyze, and deliver critical information to law enforcement deputies. It is in the implementation and final customization process for the TBRIC and Eye on Crime Center.

Naloxone

The Florida Department of Health is responding to the growing opioid crisis by providing the emergency opioid antagonist to emergency first responder agencies through the Helping Emergency Responders Obtain Support (HEROS) Program. This program provides naloxone through an in-kind grant to agencies whose responders will be first on-scene, such as emergency medical services (EMS), firefighters, or law enforcement personnel. In 2018 the HCSO received 156 doses of intranasal naloxone for treating overdoses by the public and any accidental exposure overdose by first responders

and service animals. For 2019, the HCSO applied to expand the number of doses to 2300 of intranasal naloxone so that every patrol, court, and canine deputy can carry two doses of naloxone.

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COMMUNITY OUTREACH DIVISION

The Community Outreach Division at the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is under the Department of Operational Support. The purpose of the Division is to support the agency and community by way of community engagement. Some of the major programs that they oversee are the School Resource Program, Citizen Patrol, Reserve Deputies, and charity events. The Division also runs the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office History Center, which is staffed by volunteers and shows how the Sheriff’s Office has changed over the years.

The School Resource Program is composed of law enforcement officers in a school setting to help deter crime and foster a positive relationship with juveniles. Included in the School Resource Program is the Crossing Guard Program, which staffs crossing guards at every elementary and middle school.

Another large component of Community Outreach involves the many volunteer programs that are in place. Citizen Patrol, Reserve Deputies, and the Explorer’s Program are all integral to the mission of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office and allow the community to become involved with different functions of the organization.

To participate in Citizen Patrol, members must attend Citizen’s Academy to familiarize themselves with the mission of the HCSO and how that mission is accomplished. They complete a ride-along, experience tours of the districts and the jails, meet some of the different specialty units, and listen to a presentation given by the Sheriff. Once Citizen’s Academy is completed, members are able to go out into the community and make positive contacts with businesses and locals. They are not sworn, but wear a uniform and drive an HCSO marked

vehicle to complete a minimum of 12 service hours per month. General volunteers and senior patrol volunteers contributed 16,188 hours in 2016, 12,333 hours in 2017, and 9,754 hours in 2018.

Reserve Deputies are prior law enforcement officers that volunteer their hours either with other deputies on ride-alongs or at other events. These deputies are invaluable as they are familiar with law enforcement and choose to volunteer their time to the agency or community events. Reserve deputies contributed 17,995 hours in 2016, 18,835 hours in 2017, and 17,842 hours in 2018.

The Explorer’s Program is an introductory program to law enforcement for kids 14 to 18 years old. Anyone with a law enforcement or military interest is able to participate. As an Explorer, participants learn about the functions of law enforcement, the responsibilities and duties of a deputy, and have the ability to compete on their knowledge against other similar programs.

Community Outreach also organizes events every year that benefit the local community. There are approximately six large charity events each year to benefit organizations such as Feeding Tampa Bay and the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches. Beneficiaries may change so that the needs of the community can be met.

The Division organizes back to school drives, public awareness presentations, mock DUI and robbery exercises, tree lightings, pumpkin patches, and award ceremonies for HCSO personnel. They are also directly involved with the Black, Hispanic, and Indian Advisory Councils with one deputy as a direct liaison to each Council.

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STAFFING

The HCSO is the 12th largest county agency for total law enforcement and civilian staffing in the nation (U.S. Department of Justice, FBI, Crime in the U.S., 2017).

The agency also depends on grants and contracts with other agencies to fund a number of sworn and civilian positions as new local, state, and national priorities arise.

One major example is the TBRIC analysts, as those positions are funded through State Homeland Security Program funding. An example of a contractual law enforcement agreement is that HCSO supplies law enforcement services for Port Tampa Bay under a contractual agreement. This fulfills the mission of maritime security for the region.

On October 1, 2017, the first day of FY2017/2018, the HCSO employed 3,518 people consisting of 1,214 law enforcement deputies, 917 detention deputies, and 1,387 civilians as reported in the HCSO Human Resources Funded Employee Position Count Report.

On October 1, 2018, the first day of FY2018/2019, the HCSO employed 3,578 people consisting of 1,266 law enforcement deputies, 909 detention deputies, and 1,403 civilians as reported in the HCSO Human Resources Funded Employee Position Count Report.

In 2018, the national sworn staffing ratio was 2.4 sworn personnel per 1,000 residents according to the FBI’s Crime in the U.S. 2018 report. A review of FBI and FDLE historic staffing data reveals that the HCSO has a much lower sworn ratio (1.23 deputies per 1,000 residents in 2018) than the national average for law enforcement agencies, as well as substantially lower staffing ratios than Florida police departments (2.40 in 2018) or Florida sheriffs’ offices (1.71 in 2018).

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Figure 11: HCSO Sworn Staffing Ratio versus National and State Sworn Ratios (2013 – 2018)

Sheriffs’ offices and police departments in Florida have been working to mitigate population growth by increasing the number of sworn personnel. Between 2013 and 2018, sheriffs’ offices added 5,854 new sworn positions. Between 2013 and 2018, Florida police departments added 888 new sworn positions.

Despite the attempt to mitigate population growth, the average sworn staffing ratios have decreased for the average Florida police department and the average Florida sheriff’s office. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has a sworn staffing bench mark of 1.6 law enforcement sworn per 1,000 residents.

Source: FBI UCR Employee Table 74 (2018), FDLE CJAP (2018)

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Figure 12: Florida Sworn Ratios for Police Departments and Sheriffs’ Offices (2013 – 2018)

In 2018, HCSO ranked 61st out of 67 sheriffs’ offices for law enforcement deputy to resident ratio. Among the ten Florida sheriffs’ offices with the largest service populations, only Pasco (62nd) and Lee (65th) had lower staffing ratios. Both Pasco Sheriff’s Office and Lee County Sheriff’s Office had service populations of less than 500,000 residents, while HCSO served nearly 965,000 residents.

In 2018, there were 12,692,623 Florida residents who relied on sheriffs’ offices as their primary law enforcement agency. The ten sheriffs’ offices with the largest service populations served 7,213,530 (56.8%) of those residents.

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018FL Sheriffs 1.59 1.57 1.73 1.72 1.72 1.71Added SO 2,717 2,326 218 334 259FL SO Sworn 15,869 18,586 20,912 21,130 21,464 21,723FL Police 2.47 2.46 2.45 2.44 2.43 2.40Added PD 146 159 309 194 80FL PD Sworn 18,623 18,769 18,928 19,237 19,431 19,511

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Figure 13: Ten Largest Sheriffs’ Offices by Service Population and Salary (2017 – 2018) Minimum Starting Salaries for Sworn Personnel

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The minimum starting salary in 2018 for sworn law enforcement deputies hired at the HCSO was $49,468. Among the sheriffs’ offices with the highest service populations, only Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office paid a higher starting salary at $54,252.

Within Hillsborough County, the HCSO has the lowest sworn staffing ratio of all law enforcement agencies. In 2018, the Tampa Police Department had a service population of 378,531 with 1,081 police officers for a ratio of 2.86 per 1,000 residents. Tampa Police Department had the highest starting salary of $55,141. The required contribution to the municipal retirement works as an offset to this salary discrepancy.

Figure 13a: Hillsborough County Municipal Staffing and Starting Salaries (2017 – 2018) Minimum Starting Salaries for Sworn Personnel

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Hillsborough 941,536 964,883 1,202 1,185 1.28 1.23 $49,468 $49,468 City of Tampa 373,058 378,531 1,075 1,081 2.88 2.86 $53,269 $55,141 Plant City 38,297 38,935 65 67 1.70 1.72 $43,000 $45,000 Temple Terrace 26,411 26,512 53 45 2.01 1.70 $46,406 $46,406 Average $48,036 $49,004 HILLSBOROUGH 1,379,302 1,408,861 2,395 2,378 1.97 1.88 Municipal Only 437,766 443,978 1,193 1,193 2.73 2.69 $48,849


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CRIME

The Uniform Crime Report (UCR) Summary Reporting System (SRS) is used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Criminal Justice Information Services (FBI, CJIS) to standardize crime from jurisdictions across the nation. The UCR Program divides offenses into Part I and Part II crimes. Participating law enforcement agencies submit reports monthly on the number of Part I offenses known to law enforcement, those offenses that are cleared by arrest or exceptional means, and the demographics of the persons arrested for each of the offenses.

The UCR tracks seven offense categories known as Part I crimes: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny (theft), and motor vehicle theft. Tracking this data allows law enforcement agencies to measure the

changing trends and scope of crime occurring throughout the country. Only arrest data is collected for Part II crimes; some examples are embezzlement, fraud, weapons violations, prostitution, extortion, and gambling.

One effective way to measure crime across different jurisdictions is by calculating crime rates. Crime rates are calculated by dividing the number of reported crimes by the total number of population. The HCSO then takes that number and multiplies it by 1,000 to calculate per 1,000 residents. The following chart and table illustrate UCR Part I crime rates have been decreasing for the past ten years, but the pattern extends many years beyond the illustrated years. Different summary levels illustrate that crime has not decreased at the same rate across the nation.

Figure 14: UCR Part I Crime Rate per 1,000 Residents Comparison (2009 – 2018)

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018National 34.73 33.50 32.92 32.56 31.03 29.36 28.74 28.38 27.45 25.68Florida 43.79 40.87 40.53 37.87 36.10 34.35 33.26 31.81 29.90 27.21HCSO 37.90 31.60 25.48 23.23 21.52 20.20 19.22 16.97 16.77 14.89Tampa PD 45.76 39.62 37.34 35.32 31.49 30.40 29.72 26.58 22.75 21.59

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Source: FBI Crime in the US Table 1 (2009-2018) and FDLE UCR County and Municipal Offense Report (2009-2018)

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In 2009, Florida’s crime rate exceeded the national rate, but Florida’s fight against crime has been more successful than the national results. At that time, the crime rate in the Tampa Police Department’s jurisdiction was 45.76 crimes per 1,000 residents, and TPD decreased the crime rate to 21.59 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2018.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office reduced the crime rate from 37.90 to 14.89 crimes per 1,000 residents between 2009 and 2018. This is the lowest crime rate of the four levels compared and demonstrates a 39.3% decrease in the crime rate over the past ten years.

The UCR summarizes the Part I Crimes based on whether they are violent in nature (targeting

people) or property crimes. The Violent Crime category tracks murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault while the Property Crime category tracks burglary, larceny and motor vehicle theft. The Summary Reporting System method counts only the most severe violation that occurs during a crime.

In 2013, the FBI’s definition of forcible rape changed to include sodomy and to include intimidation and coercion. This change is reflected in the numeric reporting of crime below. Florida had two supplemental categories that were affected by the change: forcible sodomy now fell under the revised definition of rape, while forcible fondling was reduced to simple assault. Florida crime statistics also include these changes.

Figure 14a: UCR Part I Crime – United States Count of Crimes (2009 – 2018) National Part I Crime Count and Crime Rate

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2009 1,325,896 9,337,060 10,662,956 4.32 30.41 34.73 2010 1,251,248 9,112,625 10,363,873 4.05 29.46 33.50 2011 1,206,005 9,052,743 10,258,748 3.87 29.05 32.92 2012 1,217,057 9,001,992 10,219,049 3.88 28.68 32.56 2013 1,168,298 8,651,892 9,820,190 3.69 27.34 31.03 2014 1,153,022 8,209,010 9,362,032 3.62 25.74 29.36 2015 1,199,310 8,024,115 9,223,425 3.74 25.01 28.74 2016 1,250,162 7,928,530 9,178,692 3.87 24.52 28.38 2017 1,247,917 7,682,988 8,930,905 3.84 23.63 27.47 2018 1,206,836 7,196,045 8,402,881 3.69 22.00 25.68

Source: FBI Crime in the U.S. 2018, Table 1 (1998-2018)

Between 2009 and 2018, the total number of crimes committed nationally decreased by 21.2%. Violent Crime decreased by 8.9% and Property Crime decreased by 22.9% in the same time frame.

Crime in the state of Florida also decreased between 2009 and 2018. The UCR Part I crime rate for Florida was 43.79 per 1,000 residents in 2009 with 5.87 Violent Crimes and 37.93 Property Crimes per 1,000 residents in the state. The UCR Part I crime rate was 27.21 in 2018, a decrease of 16.58 crimes per 1,000 residents (37.9%) compared to 2009. The Violent Crime rate in 2018 was 3.93 and the Property Crime rate was 23.28 per 1,000 residents.

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Figure 15: UCR Part I Crime Rate – Florida Crimes per 1,000 Residents (2009 – 2018)

In 2009, there were 821,129 UCR Part I Crimes in Florida, 109,988 of which were Violent Crimes, and 711,141 which were Property Crimes. The number of crimes in Florida decreased to 567,166 (30.1%) in 2018. In 2018, there were 81,896 Violent Crimes, a 25.5% decrease, and 485,270 Property Crimes, a 31.8% decrease.

Figure 15a: UCR Part I Crimes – Florida Count of Crimes (2009 – 2018) Year Part I Violent Crimes Part I Property Crimes Total Part I Crimes 2009 109,988 711,141 821,129 2010 98,564 668,610 767,174 2011 94,841 671,293 766,134 2012 90,415 631,911 722,326 2013 88,564 606,742 695,306 2014 87,958 582,122 670,080 2015 90,204 568,921 659,125 2016 88,501 552,513 641,014 2017 85,558 526,816 612,374

2018 81,896 485,270 567,166 Source: FDLE UCR Annual Crime Reports, Crime in Florida Report Abstract (2009-2018)

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Part I Violent Crime Rate 5.87 5.25 5.02 4.74 4.60 4.51 4.55 4.39 4.18 3.93Part I Property Crime Rate 37.93 35.62 35.51 33.13 31.50 29.84 28.71 27.42 25.72 23.28 Total Part I Crime Rate 43.79 40.87 40.53 37.87 36.10 34.35 33.26 31.81 29.90 27.21

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Figure 16: Comparison of Total Crime Count by Year – Florida versus HCSO (2009 – 2018)

Figure 16 compares the average performance of all Florida law enforcement agencies at reducing the number of crime incidents by year against the performance of the HCSO. As the population in both geographies continues to grow, the performance measure may transition to restricting crime growth; however the bench mark of using all Florida law enforcement should remain a valid measure.

Figure 16 illustrates that the HCSO was more effective than the average law enforcement agency at decreasing crime. The chart also illustrates that the HCSO was having double-digit success with reducing crime in 2010 and 2011, but began to experience diminishing returns bringing crime reduction efforts more in line with the overall decreases seen across Florida.

To conclude, the Florida crime rate decreased 16.58 crimes per 1,000 (37.9%) between 2009 and 2018. The HCSO crime rate decreased 23.01 crimes per 1,000 (60.7%) between 2009 and 2018.

Source: FDLE UCR County and Municipal Offense Report (2009-2018)

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The HCSO UCR Part I crime rate between 2009 and 2018 decreased from 37.90 in 2009 to 14.89 in 2018. At the beginning of the decade, both Violent Crimes and Property Crimes showed sharp declines in rate.

Figure 17: UCR Part I Crime Rate – HCSO Crimes per 1,000 Residents (2009 – 2018)

When comparing the 2009 and 2018 Violent Crime rate, there is a decrease from 4.61 crimes per 1,000 residents to 1.92 per 1,000 residents over 10 years, a decrease of 58.4%. In 2009, the Property Crime rate was 33.29 per 1,000 residents, and in 2018, it was 12.97. This represents a Property Crime rate decrease of 61.0% over the decade.

Figure 17a: UCR Part I Crimes – HCSO Count of Crimes (2009 – 2018) Year Part I Violent Crimes Part I Property Crimes Total Part I Crimes 2009 3,687 26,637 30,324 2010 2,927 22,442 25,369 2011 1,980 19,487 21,467 2012 1,950 17,903 19,853 2013 1,836 16,864 18,700 2014 1,784 16,149 17,933 2015 1,869 15,521 17,390 2016 1,926 13,758 15,684 2017 2,037 13,751 15,788 2018 1,849 12,516 14,365


2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Part I Violent Crime Rate 4.61 3.65 2.35 2.28 2.11 2.01 2.07 2.08 2.16 1.92Part I Property Crime Rate 33.29 27.95 23.13 20.95 19.40 18.19 17.15 14.89 14.60 12.97Total Part I Crime Rate 37.90 31.60 25.48 23.23 21.51 20.20 19.22 16.97 16.77 14.89

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Figure 18: UCR Part I Crime Count Comparison – HCSO (2017 – 2018)

Between 2017 and 2018, the number of murders reported to the HCSO increased 45.8% from 24 to 35. The number of rapes reported increased 15.6%. Reported robberies decreased 12.3% from 351 in 2017 to 298 in 2018. Aggravated Assaults reported to the HCSO decreased from 1,450 to 1,271 (12.3%). The net decrease in Violent Crime from 2017 to 2018 was 9.2%.

Figure 19: HCSO 2018 Crime Distribution (2018)

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Figures 20-21c are a series of tables that show a 20-year history of the HCSO reported Violent and Property Crimes. All of this data can be found in the FDLE Uniform Crime Report.

Figure 20: Violent Crime (1999 – 2018)

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Crime Clearances and Arrests

Often, cases are cleared by arresting the offender. In some cases, law enforcement is unable to arrest and formally charge offenders. These circumstances are often outside of law enforcement’s control, but in these situations there is still the ability to clear cases by exceptional means. Clearances by exceptional means include death of the offender, refusal of the victim to cooperate with prosecution after the offender has been identified, or even denial of extradition as the offender committed an offense in another jurisdiction and is being prosecuted there. Agencies must meet specific conditions to clear cases by exceptional means.

In 2018, the most recent publication year, the FBI Crime in the U.S. Table 26 reported that 45.5% of Violent Crimes were cleared by arrest or exceptional means, and 17.6% of Property

Crimes were cleared by arrest or exceptional means.

In 2018, the FDLE Total Index Crime for Florida by Jurisdiction indicated 52.0% of Violent Crime in Florida was cleared by arrest or exception, and 20.7% of Property Crime in Florida was cleared by arrest or exception. This demonstrates a net crime clearance rate of 25.3% based on 372,350 crimes and 143,268 clearances in 2018.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office out-performed both the federal and state averages for percentage of crime cleared in 2018. In 2018 the HCSO cleared 75.6% of Violent Crime cases by arrest or exception, and cleared 32.2% of Property Crime for a net UCR crime clearance rate of 37.8%.

Figure 22: UCR Part I Crime Clearance – HCSO Crime Percent Cleared (2009 – 2018)

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Violent Crime Clearance 63.5% 53.9% 56.4% 61.2% 63.0% 68.7% 71.1% 68.8% 67.9% 75.6%Property Crime Clearance 25.1% 21.6% 22.9% 25.4% 27.6% 27.4% 29.7% 27.4% 26.3% 32.2%Part I Crime Clearance 29.7% 25.4% 26.0% 28.9% 31.1% 31.5% 34.1% 32.5% 31.7% 37.8%

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The UCR Summary Reporting System captures arrest information on many additional offenses such as drug violations, weapons violations, prostitution, fraud, extortion, public corruption, gambling, etc., and are categorized as Part II arrests. UCR arrests are defined as the arrests made related to Part I Crimes and Part II arrests. Between 2009 and 2018, the number of UCR arrests made by the HCSO decreased 9,461 (26.5%) from 35,694 in 2009 to 26,233 in 2018.

Figure 22a illustrates that while Part I Crime decreased rapidly in the past decade, the number of arrests and the number of clearances both declined at a slower rate. This allowed the percent of crimes cleared to increase in comparison to the total number of crimes reported between 2009 and 2018.

Figure 22a: UCR Part I Crime, Arrests, and Clearance Counts – HCSO (2009 – 2018)

In 2018 the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office had the lowest UCR Part I crime rate of the ten sheriffs’ offices with the largest service populations in Florida. Of the six sheriffs’ offices where a clearance rate could be determined, only Pasco Sheriff’s Office had a higher clearance rate at 38.7% compared to the HCSO with 37.8%.

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Total Part I Crime 30,324 25,369 21,467 19,853 18,700 17,933 17,390 15,684 15,788 14,365HCSO Arrests - UCR 35,694 29,432 29,281 30,644 29,465 27,576 27,434 26,671 27,038 26,233Part I Crime Clearances 9,019 6,435 5,575 5,740 5,813 5,651 5,937 5,093 5,001 5,429

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Figure 23: UCR Part I Crime Rate and Clearance Percent – Large Sheriffs’ Offices (2017 – 2018)

Source: FDLE CJAP (2017-2018) and FDLE UCR County and Municipal Offense Report (2017-2018)

When crime rate and clearance percentage were applied to the largest municipalities in the related counties, Cape Coral Police Department in Lee County had the lowest crime rate of 16.47 crimes per 1,000 residents, followed by Tampa Police Department in Hillsborough County with 21.59 crimes per 1,000 residents.

Tampa Police Department had the highest clearance rate with 35.1% of UCR Part I crimes cleared in 2018.

Figure 23a: UCR Part I Crime Rate and Clearance Percent – Associated Cities (2017 – 2018)

Source: FDLE CJAP (2017-2018) and FDLE UCR County and Municipal Offense Report (2017-2018)

2017 2018 2017 2018

1 Miami-Dade PD 1,291,535 1,304,367 35.03 32.292 Hillsborough County SO 941,536 964,883 16.77 14.89 31.7% 37.8%3 Jacksonville SO 892,614 908,512 41.67 39.07 16.8% 17.8%4 Orange County SO 843,986 855,353 33.77 30.54 20.8% 26.8%5 Palm Beach County SO 843,793 852,027 27.38 23.316 Broward SO 588,721 595,994 36.82 32.437 Pasco SO 464,442 473,334 18.84 17.40 33.8% 38.7%8 Lee County SO 437,640 445,130 16.68 15.54 27.2% 29.4%9 Polk County SO 429,844 436,005 16.42 15.23 32.9% 31.7%10 Pinellas County SO 376,613 377,925 20.63 18.71

TEN LARGEST SHERIFF'S OFFICES BY SERVICE POPULATIONReported Crime Rates and Crime Clearance Rates

ClearancesRank of 67 Counties

on Service Population

Agency

2017 Estimated

Service Population

2018 Estimated

Service Population

Crime Rate

2017 2018 2017 2018

Dade Miami PD 467,872 481,333 46.86 41.17 13.9% 16.4%Hillsborough Tampa PD 373,058 378,531 22.75 21.59 33.4% 35.1%

Orange Orlando PD 279,789 285,099 62.92 56.42 17.0% 17.7%Pinellas Saint Petersburg PD 263,768 266,076 50.10 39.25 17.7% 21.9%Broward Fort Lauderdale PD 179,063 182,827 61.87 55.00 13.5% 14.6%

Lee Cape Coral PD 175,063 180,204 17.84 16.47 21.1% 24.8%Palm Beach West Palm Beach PD 110,396 112,906 55.99 46.72 16.9% 16.4%

Polk Lakeland PD 104,185 105,586 41.54 35.78 13.6% 17.3%Duval Jacksonville Beach PD 23,503 23,494 49.87 45.03 17.0% 17.9%Pasco New Port Richey PD 15,764 15,863 42.76 47.85 34.7% 33.3%

LARGEST POLICE DEPARTMENT IN TEN URBAN COUNTIESReported Crime Rates and Crime Clearance Rates

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VIOLENT CRIME AND FIREARMS

Gun violence is a serious and ongoing concern for law enforcement across the nation. In 2014, firearms were used in 23.8% of violent crimes in the United States, and by 2018, the percent of violent crime where guns were used had increased to 24.2%. According to FBI data in 2018, 63.3% of all murders included the use of firearms. For the same year, 23.0% of aggravated assaults involved firearm usage. It should be noted that Florida’s reporting of rape cases did not comply with federal standards, so rape statistics are not included in the national statistics.

Figure 24 compares national, state, and HCSO jurisdictional statistics of the use of firearms in violent crimes and contains more detailed information by year on the number of crimes by violent crime type and the number of those crimes where a firearm was used.

Rapes where firearms were used could not accurately compared to national statistics. In Florida data, rapes represent the only violent crime category where the use of a firearm was rare, in only 1.5% (126 of 8,436) of rape cases in 2018.

Figure 24: National, State, and HCSO Data for Use of Firearms in Violent Crimes (2014 – 2018)

Source: FBI CJIS Website, 2014-2015 & 2017-2018 Crime in the United States (Tables, 1, 20, 21, 22), 2016 Crime in the United States (Tables 1, 12, 13, 14) FDLE Firearm Use in Violent Crimes and Manslaughter by Jurisdiction 2012-2018 FDLE Firearm Use in Violent Crimes and Manslaughter by County, 1996-2018

Crime Year Offenses

# Offenses

with Firearms

% Offenses

with Firearms

Offenses

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with Firearms

% Offenses

with Firearms

Offenses

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with Firearms

% Offenses

with Firearms

2014 14,164 8,124 57.4% 981 687 70.0% 22 12 54.5%2015 15,883 9,616 60.5% 1,040 767 73.8% 33 25 75.8%2016 17,413 11,004 63.2% 1,108 847 76.4% 27 18 66.7%2017 17,294 10,982 63.5% 1,057 791 74.8% 24 17 70.8%2018 16,214 10,265 63.3% 1,107 836 75.5% 35 28 80.0%2014 731,089 148,531 20.3% 58,272 15,070 25.9% 1,164 336 28.9%2015 764,057 167,323 21.9% 60,539 17,095 28.2% 1,271 422 33.2%2016 802,982 189,718 23.6% 59,678 17,506 29.3% 1,374 471 34.3%2017 810,319 195,194 24.1% 57,929 17,695 30.5% 1,450 500 34.5%2018 807,410 185,437 23.0% 55,491 16,792 30.3% 1,271 383 30.1%2014 322,095 118,092 36.7% 21,576 8,634 40.0% 444 247 55.6%2015 328,109 120,120 36.6% 21,097 8,672 41.1% 371 199 53.6%2016 332,797 125,289 37.6% 20,132 8,717 43.3% 352 203 57.7%2017 320,596 118,745 37.0% 18,583 7,724 41.6% 351 202 57.5%2018 282,061 96,490 34.2% 16,862 6,683 39.6% 298 175 58.7%2014 84,864 N/A N/A 7,098 163 2.3% 154 3 1.9%2015 91,261 N/A N/A 7,529 154 2.0% 194 3 1.5%2016 96,970 N/A N/A 7,583 151 2.0% 173 3 1.7%2017 99,708 N/A N/A 7,934 161 2.0% 212 - 0.0%2018 101,151 N/A N/A 8,436 126 1.5% 245 3 1.2%2014 1,152,212 274,747 23.8% 87,927 24,554 27.9% 1,784 598 33.5%2015 1,199,310 297,059 24.8% 90,205 26,688 29.6% 1,869 649 34.7%2016 1,250,162 326,011 26.1% 88,501 27,221 30.8% 1,926 695 36.1%2017 1,247,917 324,921 26.0% 85,503 26,371 30.8% 2,037 719 35.3%2018 1,206,836 292,192 24.2% 81,896 24,437 29.8% 1,849 589 0.0%

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TRAFFIC

Figure 25: Hillsborough County Traffic Crashes (2014 – 2018) Hillsborough Countywide

Traffic 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Change 17 - 18

Change 14 - 18

Total Crashes 30,536 34,635 37,495 41,534 48,396 16.5% 58.5% Property Crashes 18,528 21,303 23,433 27,756 35,039 26.2% 89.1%

Injury Crashes 11,866 13,153 13,855 13,597 13,190 -3.0% 11.2% Persons Injured 17,566 19,889 21,380 20,683 20,115 -2.7% 14.5%

Fatal Crashes 142 179 207 181 167 -7.7% 17.6% Persons Killed 158 190 228 191 174 -8.9% 10.1%

Commercial Vehicle Crashes 2,050 2,278 2,502 2,656 3,115 17.3% 52.0% Commercial Vehicles Involved 2,172 2,392 2,641 2,823 3,282 16.3% 51.1%

Bicycle Crashes 564 543 551 527 597 13.3% 5.9% Bicycle Crash Fatalities 8 8 12 12 10 -16.7% 25.0%

Pedestrian Crashes 645 622 659 680 686 0.9% 6.4% Pedestrian Crash Fatalities 34 48 50 52 52 0.0% 52.9%

Source: Florida Integrated Report Exchange System (FIRES), Retrieved April 3, 2019

Traffic crashes in Hillsborough County have increased significantly between 2014 and 2018. Based on crash data extracted from FIRES, the number of total traffic crashes in the county increased by 17,860 (58.5%) when comparing the 30,536 crashes in 2014 to the 48,396 crashes in 2018.

Property crashes were the category that increased the most with an 89.1% increase between 2014

and 2018. However, crashes at all levels of severity increased, including a 17.6% increase in fatal crashes.

Between 2017 and 2018, property crashes were the only crash severity level that increased in the number of crashes. The number of property crashes increased by 7,283 (26.2%) from 27,756 to 35,039.

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Figure 25a: HCSO Traffic Crashes, Citations, and Warnings (2014 – 2018)

HCSO Traffic 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Change 17 - 18

Change 14 - 18

Total Crashes 11,921 12,752 13,637 13,937 15,194 9.0% 27.5% Property Crashes 6,993 7,606 8,401 8,412 9,876 17.4% 41.2%

Injury Crashes 4,885 5,076 5,162 5,457 5,262 -3.6% 7.7% Persons Injured 7,034 7,330 7,403 7,867 7,669 -2.5% 9.0%

Fatal Crashes 43 61 74 68 56 -17.6% 30.2% Persons Killed 47 63 77 71 57 -19.7% 21.3%

Commercial Vehicle Crashes 478 494 615 635 772 21.6% 61.5% Commercial Vehicles Involved 499 513 651 672 811 20.7% 62.5%

Bicycle Crashes 220 217 224 226 234 3.5% 6.4% Bicycle Crash Fatalities 4 2 3 4 4 0.0% 0.0%

Pedestrian Crashes 276 269 289 270 264 -2.2% -4.3% Pedestrian Crash Fatalities 8 13 15 16 12 -25.0% 50.0%

Citations* 51,338 41,891 39,377 40,984 34,979 -14.7% -31.9% Warnings* 39,866 32,733 43,577 69,259 68,959 -0.4% 73.0%

Source: Florida Integrated Report Exchange System (FIRES), Retrieved April 3, 2019 and SmartCop (2014-2018)

Crashes occurring in unincorporated Hillsborough County increased 3,273 (27.5%) between 2014 and 2018 and 1,257 (9.0%) between 2017 and 2018. Both increases are smaller than the countywide traffic crash increases. However, similar to all countywide numbers, the only crash severity level with increased incidents in 2018 over 2017 was property crashes, with an increase of 1,466 (17.4%). Of note, fatal crashes peaked at 74 in 2016, and there were 56 fatal crashes in 2018.

Commercial vehicle crashes increased by 294 (61.5%) from 478 in 2014 to 772 in 2018. This increase is greater than the countywide percent of

increase for this type of crash. While there were 14 more bicycle crashes in 2018 than in 2014, the number of death from bicycle crashes did not increase or decrease, and so remained the same at four deaths. Pedestrian crashes decreased by 12 (4.3%) between 2014 and 2018. The number of pedestrian crashes were highest in 2016 with 289 crashes. Deaths from pedestrian crashes were highest in 2017 with 16 deaths.

Traffic enforcement includes warnings and citations, which are tickets. The HCSO traffic enforcement increased by 12,734 (14%) from 91,204 enforcement documents in 2014 to 103,938 enforcement documents in 2018.

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The HCSO percent of all crashes in Hillsborough County decreased from 39.0% in 2014 to 31.4% in 2018. The HCSO percent of property only crashes in Hillsborough County decreased from 37.7% in 2014 to 28.2% in 2018. The HCSO percent of all injury and fatality crashes in

Hillsborough County decreased from 41.0% in 2014 to 39.8% in 2018. The lowest percent of all injury and fatal crashes in Hillsborough County for the HCSO was in 2016 with 37.2% of the injury and fatal crashes.

Figure 26: Hillsborough County versus HCSO Traffic Crashes by Severity (2014 – 2018)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018HCSO Property Crashes 6,993 7,606 8,401 8,412 9,876County Property Crashes 18,528 21,303 23,433 27,756 35,039Property Crash Ratio 37.74% 35.70% 35.85% 30.31% 28.19%HCSO Injury and Fatal Crashes 4,928 5,137 5,236 5,525 5,318County Injury and Fatal Crashes 12,008 13,332 14,062 13,778 13,357Injury and Fatal Crash Ratio 41.04% 38.53% 37.24% 40.10% 39.81%HCSO Total Crashes 11,921 12,752 13,637 13,937 15,194County Total Crashes 30,536 34,635 37,495 41,534 48,396Total Crash Ratio 39.04% 36.82% 36.37% 33.56% 31.40%

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Source: Florida Integrated Report Exchange System (FIRES), Retrieved April 3, 2019

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IMPAIRED DRIVING

The DHSMV 2017 Crash Facts Report released impaired driving statistics in Florida for the previous three years which only includes crashes on public roads involving at least one motorized vehicle and where impairment is confirmed, not just suspected. Between 2016 and 2017, DHSMV reported an 18.9% decrease in alcohol-impaired fatal crashes and a 6.5% increase in drug-impaired fatal crashes in the state.

Hillsborough County impaired driver crashes include crashes on private property and are based on suspected drug and/or alcohol impairment. The data includes municipal and unincorporated crash statistics.

Law enforcement in Hillsborough County recorded 1,587 impaired driver crashes in 2014 and 1,473 impaired driver crashes in 2018. This represents a decrease of 114 (7.2%). In 2014, 35 impaired driver crashes in the county were fatal, and in 2018, 40 were fatal.

The HCSO recorded 704 impaired driver crashes in 2014, and 646 impaired driver crashes in 2018, a decrease of 58 (8.2%). In 2014, the HCSO recorded 14 impaired driver crashes which were fatal, and in 2018, 21 which were fatal.

Figure 27: Hillsborough County versus HCSO Impaired Driving Crashes (2014 – 2018)

Source: University of Florida, Signal Four Analytics (2014-2018)

Impaired Driving Crashes 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Change 17 - 18

Change 14 - 18

HCSO Impaired Driver Crashes 704 721 706 677 646 -4.6% -8.2%Property Crashes w/o Injury or Fatality 372 356 397 378 362 -4.2% -2.7%

Injury Crashes 318 337 281 283 263 -7.1% -17.3%Fatal Crashes 14 28 28 16 21 31.3% 50.0%

County Impaired Driver Crashes 1,587 1,609 1,635 1,448 1,473 1.7% -7.2%Property Crashes w/o Injury or Fatality 820 829 917 791 798 0.9% -2.7%

Injury Crashes 732 721 665 621 635 2.3% -13.3%Fatal Crashes 35 59 53 36 40 11.1% 14.3%

HCSO Percent of Hillsborough Impaired Crashes 44.4% 44.8% 43.2% 46.8% 43.9%Property Crashes w/o Injury or Fatality 45.4% 42.9% 43.3% 47.8% 45.4%

Injury Crashes 43.4% 46.7% 42.3% 45.6% 41.4%Fatal Crashes 40.0% 47.5% 52.8% 44.4% 52.5%

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Figure 28: HCSO All Traffic Crashes by Time of Day and Day of Week (2018)

The HCSO crashes overall are most dense during “rush hours” in the morning (0600 – 0900) and evening (1500 – 1900) Monday through Friday. The highest volume of crashes is on Friday.

In contrast, there are fewer driver-impaired crashes during mid-day, with a noticeable increase in volume starting at 1600. They become most dense during the night hours (1900 – 0400) with a strong preference for Saturday and Sunday.

Figure 28a: HCSO Driver-Impaired Traffic Crashes by Time of Day and Day of Week (2018)

Source: University of Florida, Signal Four Analytics (2018)

Source: University of Florida, Signal Four Analytics (2018)

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In 2017, there were 4,070 DUI arrests in Hillsborough County with 42.2% of arrestees refusing to be tested for substances. The average Breath Alcohol Content (BRAC) for those who submitted to testing was 0.143. The HCSO made 1,742 of the DUI arrests in the county, and had a refusal rate of 40.1% and an average BRAC of 0.147 for those who submitted to testing.

Five-year reporting illustrates that the HCSO consistently makes between 30% and 45% of the DUI arrests in the county. The Central Breath Testing Unit workload prior to DUI booking into Orient Road Jail varies from a low of 3,685 DUI arrests in 2018 to a high of 4,429 DUI arrests in 2016.

Figure 29: Driving Under the Influence Arrests – All Agencies versus HCSO (2014 – 2018)

Source: HCSO Central Breath Testing Unit Reporting Portal (2014 - 2018)

The Breath Alcohol Testing (BAT) Mobile is available to help deputies identify drivers who are driving under the influence. Its purpose is to help keep Hillsborough County roads safe.

Hillsborough County Sheriff All Agencies Processed2014 1,713 4,1742015 1,515 3,6982016 1,496 4,4292017 1,742 4,0702018 1,628 3,685

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In 2018, there were 3,685 arrests for driving under the influence (DUI) in Hillsborough County. When stopped by law enforcement, 42.4% of arrestees refused to be tested and the 2,190 arrestees who were tested had an average BRAC of 0.138. The minimum BRAC of 0.08 is

the legal definition for DUI-alcohol. The HCSO made 1,628 arrests for DUI, with 42.5% of arrestees refusing to be tested. The 976 arrestees who submitted to testing had an average BRAC of 0.141.

Figure 29a: Driving Under the Influence Arrests – HCSO Processed (2014 – 2018)

Source: HCSO Central Breath Testing Unit Reporting Portal (2014 - 2018)

The HCSO DUI units work to keep impaired drivers off of Hillsborough County roadways by conducting DUI enforcement activities. The Mobile unit is deployed when comprehensive vehicle safety checks occur in order to make on-site alcohol impairment testing available during the operation.

Charged Tested Refused2014 1,713 1,101 6462015 1,515 936 6162016 1,496 929 6042017 1,742 1,078 6982018 1,628 976 692

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CALLS FOR SERVICE

Calls for service are the primary way the community can effectively request law enforcement services or report suspicious activity. They are a law enforcement agency’s primary workload driver. The HCSO Communications Bureau handles approximately 1.6 million calls per year, and is responsible for handling all calls for service through the non-emergency line and 9-1-1 emergency line.

Not every call coming in requires personnel to be dispatched. Calls routed through the Communications Bureau can include public records requests, information requests, internal phone transfers, follow up for investigations, or even referrals to other agencies. When personnel need to be dispatched, accuracy and efficiency are enabled through the use of a Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system that tracks all calls from the point of entry as a police service request to completion of call response. These entries cover the five patrol areas and waterways that are the primary coverage areas for the agency. The volume of the workload created by calls for service can be measured by:

• CAD entries are the number of calls received into the Computer Aided Dispatch system. There were 761,919 CAD entries in 2014, and in 2018, there were 903,003 CAD entries. This demonstrates an 18.5% increase over five years.

• Dispatched CAD entries are the total number of calls where personnel are dispatched. There were 574,792 dispatched CAD entries in 2014 and in 2018, there were 628,809 dispatched CAD entries, demonstrating an increase of 9.4% dispatched CAD entries.

• Units dispatched are the total number of vehicles dispatched to a call for service that are tracked in terms of units. There were 931,294 units dispatched in 2014, and in 2018 there were 1,054,183 units dispatched, an increase of 13.2%.

The HCSO responds to calls for service within unincorporated Hillsborough County. The waterways and five patrol districts of unincorporated Hillsborough County comprise the primary coverage areas. All other responses to calls for service are considered non-district.

The Marine Unit patrols the various waterways of Hillsborough County. Marine deputies assist the U.S. Coast Guard, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the Tampa Police Department with search and rescue operations. While operating in the Port and throughout Tampa Bay, the Marine deputies provide waterside security to the facilities at the Port and tanker ships as they move through the shipping channels in the bay.

Port Tampa Bay is the largest port in Florida and one of the largest in the nation. It is designated by the U.S. Coast Guard as a high risk port. The Port Security Unit works with federal, state, and local agencies to provide a safe and secure port by conducting vehicle, cargo, and identification inspections. Port deputies patrol over 5,000 acres across 20 miles from Channelside to Ruskin. Port deputies answer calls for service to include fires, hazardous material incidents, and train derailment. Three major cruise lines use Tampa as a port of call and Port deputies provide criminal investigative services for incidents occurring at sea.

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Priority Category

The purpose of call priorities is to designate which calls are most important, need the fastest response, and pose the greatest possibility of violence. Higher priority calls receive preference for dispatch and available specialty units to diffuse possible violent situations. The HCSO classifies CAD entries into the following Priority categories:

• Priority 1 – Emergency: Life is in

imminent danger • Priority 2 – Urgent: Property is in

imminent danger • Priority 3 – Routine: No immediate

danger to life or property; face-to-face response required

• Priority 4 – Teleserve Unit: No immediate danger to life or property; phone response required

• Priority 5 – Referral: Non-dispatch, non-report calls referred to other agencies or processed internally

The percent of calls that should be classified as Priority 1 emergencies should be small so that both a larger allocation of units to life-threatening emergencies can occur and the response to calls where lives are in danger can be as fast as possible. In 2014:

• 39,000 (5.1%) CAD entries were initially classified as Priority 1, with 35,257 (90.4%) entries dispatched, and an average of 3.34 units dispatched when dispatch occurred.

• 232,271 (30.5%) CAD entries were

initially classified as Priority 2, with 215,679 (92.9%) entries dispatched, and

an average of 1.51 units dispatched when dispatch occurred.


initially classified as Priority 3, with 305,735 (94.4%) entries dispatched, with an average of 1.52 units dispatched when dispatch occurred.

• 17,704 (2.3%) CAD entries were initially

classified as Priority 4, with 17,317 (97.8%) entries dispatched, with an average of 1.36 units dispatched when dispatch occurred.


initially classified as Priority 5, with 804 (0.5%) entries dispatched, with an average of 1.20 units dispatched when dispatch occurred.

In 2018:

• 38,061 (4.2%) CAD entries were initially classified as Priority 1, with 34,224 (89.9%) entries dispatched, and an average of 3.70 units dispatched when dispatch occurred.


initially classified as Priority 2, with 194,010 (95.7%) entries dispatched, and an average of 1.63 units dispatched when dispatch occurred.


initially classified as Priority 3, with 336,045 (95%) entries dispatched, with an average of 1.59 units dispatched when dispatch occurred.

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• 65,249 (7.2%) CAD entries were initially classified as Priority 4, with 64,248 (98.5%) entries dispatched, with an average of 1.22 units dispatched where dispatch occurred.


initially classified as Priority 5, with 282 (0.1%) entries dispatched, with an average of 1.56 units dispatched where dispatch occurred.

Call Response Times

In 2014, the HCSO was able to respond to Priority 1 emergency calls in an average of 10:22 minutes with 24% of the response time being call handling prior to the dispatch of any units. In 2018, response time was reduced to 9:46 minutes with only a slight increase of pre-dispatch call

handling to 24.4% of the total call response time. Average response time decreased by an average of 0:36 seconds.

In 2014, the HCSO was able to respond to Priority 2 calls in an average of 13:55 minutes with 23.7% of total response time being pre-dispatch call handling. In 2018, response time was reduced to 12:37 minutes with only a slight increase in pre-dispatch call handling to 24.2% of the total response time. Average response time decreased by an average of 1:18 minutes.

In 2014, the HCSO was able to respond to routine calls for service in an average of 24:56 with 50.2% of the total response time being pre-dispatch. By 2018, response time decreased to 20:32 minutes, with pre-dispatch processing reduced to 45.5% of the total response time. The average response time to a Priority 3 routine call for service decreased by 3:24 on average.

Figure 30: Response Times in Minutes (2014 – 2018) 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total Response Time (Priority 1) 10:22 10:55 10:35 10:14 09:46 Dispatch to On Scene (Priority 1) 07:53 08:17 07:58 07:43 07:23 Received to Dispatch (Priority 1) 02:29 02:37 02:37 02:31 02:23 Response Time Prior to Dispatch (Priority 1) 24.0% 24.0% 24.7% 24.6% 24.4% Total Response Time (Priority 2) 13:55 14:11 13:47 13:02 12:37 Dispatch to On Scene (Priority 2) 10:37 10:45 10:30 09:54 09:33 Received to Dispatch (Priority 2) 03:18 03:26 03:17 03:08 03:03 Response Time Prior to Dispatch (Priority 2) 23.7% 24.2% 23.8% 24.0% 24.2% Total Response Time (Priority 3) 24:56 24:26 24:51 22:45 20:32 Dispatch to On Scene (Priority 3) 12:25 12:42 12:27 11:47 11:12 Received to Dispatch (Priority 3) 12:31 11:44 12:24 10:59 09:21 Response Time Prior to Dispatch (Priority 3) 50.2% 48.0% 49.9% 48.2% 45.5%

Source: HCSO Data Warehouse (2014-2018)

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Types of Calls

The HCSO calls for service are also classified by the type of activity being reported by the caller, and can be reclassified as further information is received during the course of the call.

The top five call types received in 2017 were:

• 500 – Vehicle Stops • 966 – Refer to Communications • 960 – Fire Rescue • 661 – Civil Process Service • 911 – Emergency

The top 25 call types received in 2017 represent 77.2% of the total calls received by HCSO.

911 – Emergency calls were in the top five call types in 2017, and are partially traceable to the impacts of Hurricane Irma. The policy during the first half of 2017 was to respond to every 911 call regardless of whether a location could be determined or an actually emergency identified by the call. The procedure changed to require follow-up in Communications before assigning a dispatched unit to the call.

The procedure change prioritizes deputy time to call response while administrative staff seek to confirm a call location and the existence of an actual emergency situation. The initial results indicate a successful decrease in average response time.

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Figure 31: CAD Entries by Top 25 Call Types by Priority (2017)

Source: HCSO Data Warehouse (2017)

Between 2017 and 2018, a new call type was added. Call type 181 was a single call type that became two modified call types of 181 – Community Control Checks (Adult), and 181J – Community Control Checks (Juvenile). This expansion increased community control checks on juveniles and is considered proactive policing. This call occurs if a juvenile has been arrested, convicted, and is serving juvenile probation at that time. The deputies ensure that the juvenile is following curfew and they are home or at work.

The top five call types received in 2018 were:

• 500 – Vehicle Stops • 966 – Refer to Communications • 960 – Fire Rescue • 661 – Civil Process Service • 700 – Directed Patrol

The top 25 call types received in 2018 represent 76.8% of the total calls received by the HCSO.

Code Description Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3 Others TOTAL % of All Calls500 Vehicle Stop 15 123,226 332 59 123,632 13.3%966 Refer - Communications Center 26 53 328 79,870 80,277 8.7%960 Refer - Fire Rescue 58 119 74 76,482 76,733 8.3%661 Civil - Civil Process Service 0 2 66,362 0 66,364 7.2%911 911 - Emergency 61 56,634 103 56 56,854 6.1%700 Directed Patrol Activity 8 7 12,924 26,031 38,970 4.2%491 Alarm Call - Intrusion 22 625 22,537 5 23,189 2.5%180 Warrant Capias Service 56 281 22,448 57 22,842 2.5%220 Disturbance 2,561 5,151 14,765 96 22,573 2.4%950 Refer - Tampa Police Department 53 123 256 20,881 21,313 2.3%13P Suspicious Person 316 2,410 17,097 53 19,876 2.1%999 Assist Other Agency 4,668 3,050 10,449 172 18,339 2.0%405 Vehicle Private Impound/Repo 1 2 56 16,264 16,323 1.8%13V Suspicious Vehicle 71 1,013 13,677 19 14,780 1.6%951 Refer - Florida Highway Patrol 50 66 787 12,814 13,717 1.5%510 Trespasser 258 856 11,418 42 12,574 1.4%040 Traffic Crash - No Injuries 762 169 11,333 33 12,297 1.3%382 Domestic - Non Violent 3,204 1,824 6,902 35 11,965 1.3%832 COPS - CRD Clearance Call Type 5 116 8,501 1,572 10,194 1.1%171 Contact Message - Message Delivered 59 856 8,789 103 9,807 1.1%120 Reckless Driving 22 8,492 1,157 12 9,683 1.0%501 Motorist Assist 175 255 9,078 74 9,582 1.0%030 Traffic Crash - With Injuries 7,659 44 830 48 8,581 0.9%300D Theft - Delayed 2 62 4,739 3,314 8,117 0.9%172 Contact Message - No Contact Made 61 570 6,836 97 7,564 0.8%

20,173 206,006 251,778 238,189 716,146 77.2%51.0% 88.0% 66.1% 87.2% 77.2%39,546 233,968 380,676 273,069 927,259 100.0%

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Figure 31a: CAD Entries by Top 25 Call Types by Priority (2018)

Source: HCSO Data Warehouse (2018)

700 – Directed Patrol are designated as low priority calls to be attended when not on other higher priority calls. It is also a call type that directs proactive policing time to known criminal problems on a spatial basis. An example of a 700 call would be to check on a new housing development where washers and dryers are being stolen, whenever a deputy has the opportunity to drive through the construction site.

Between 2014 and 2018, the top five types of service calls were

• 500 – Vehicle Stops with 561,616 (13.5%) calls

• 966 – Refer Communications Center (internal referral calls) with 402,676 (9.7%) calls

• 960 – Refer Fire Rescue with 349,141 (8.4%) calls

• 911 – Emergency with 309,642 (7.4%) calls

• 661 – Civil Process Service with 214,989 (5.2%)

The top 25 call types received over the past five years represent 76.2% of the total calls received by HCSO between 2014 and 2018.

Code Description Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3 Others TOTAL % of All Calls500 Vehicle Stop 9 118,878 339 105 119,331 12.9%966 Refer - Communications Center 21 61 340 94,113 94,535 10.2%960 Refer - Fire Rescue 24 89 62 77,129 77,304 8.3%661 Civil - Civil Process Service 0 2 67,260 3 67,265 7.3%700 Directed Patrol Activity 1 0 104 41,017 41,122 4.4%911 911 - Emergency 49 38,471 95 37 38,652 4.2%180 Warrant Capias Service 36 315 21,956 122 22,429 2.4%491 Alarm Call - Intrusion 23 590 21,430 6 22,049 2.4%220 Disturbance 2,588 4,858 14,102 108 21,656 2.3%405 Vehicle Private Impound/Repo 0 0 48 20,770 20,818 2.2%950 Refer - Tampa Police Department 43 57 197 19,464 19,761 2.1%13P Suspicious Person 248 2,408 16,228 47 18,931 2.0%999 Assist Other Agency 4,973 2,870 10,169 170 18,182 2.0%951 Refer - Florida Highway Patrol 56 38 729 14,614 15,437 1.7%13V Suspicious Vehicle 78 930 13,466 37 14,511 1.6%040 Traffic Crash - No Injuries 736 233 11,847 35 12,851 1.4%510 Trespasser 221 822 11,176 96 12,315 1.3%382 Domestic - Non Violent 3,283 1,743 6,392 36 11,454 1.2%832 COPS - CRD Clearance Call Type 7 39 7,678 2,858 10,582 1.1%171 Contact Message - Message Delivered 58 945 9,391 123 10,517 1.1%181J Community Control Check - Juvenile 1 14 9,737 63 9,815 1.1%030 Traffic Crash - With Injuries 7,782 42 863 51 8,738 0.9%501 Motorist Assist 193 224 8,099 75 8,591 0.9%172 Contact Message - No Contact Made 51 559 7,137 68 7,815 0.8%300D Theft - Delayed 6 49 4,677 3,046 7,778 0.8%

20,487 174,237 243,522 274,193 712,439 76.8%51.8% 74.5% 64.0% 100.4% 76.8%39,546 233,968 380,676 273,069 927,259 100.0%

2018

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Vehicle Stops

Vehicle Stops were the most prevalent type of call in each of the last five years. In addition to being a large amount of the workload, vehicle stops also related to the ability to do proactive traffic enforcement. Vehicle stops are usually initiated by the deputy upon seeing an unsafe driving action or and unsafe vehicle condition.

In 2014, there were 127,273 vehicle stops. In 2018, there were 124,471 vehicle stops. As vehicle stops are considered proactive enforcement, the volume tends to be lower in years where total calls for service are highest, and highest in years where the total calls for service are lowest.

Figure 32: HCSO Vehicle Stops (2014 – 2018)

Vehicle stops made in non-district areas decreased 3,327 (45.4%) between 2014 and 2018. Non-district areas include municipal areas and out of county locations. The Marine Enforcement Unit patrols waterways and

conducts water vessel stops within Hillsborough County. In 2018, the HCSO Marine Enforcement Unit made 545 vessel stops which is an increase of 198% from 2014 (183 vessel stops).

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Vehicle Stops District I 27,531 18,643 25,299 29,421 24,756Vehicle Stops District II 23,095 18,232 22,916 20,594 19,685Vehicle Stops District III 34,364 22,835 21,340 29,339 28,440Vehicle Stops District IV 14,395 15,234 14,735 24,296 24,802Vehicle Stops District V 20,564 18,418 18,440 20,301 22,791Vehicle Stops Non-District 7,324 4,862 5,260 4,885 3,997Total 127,273 98,224 107,990 128,836 124,471

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DETENTION

The HCSO is responsible for detention services across Hillsborough County with 1.4 million residents in 2018. Three facilities are maintained by the HCSO: Orient Road Jail, Falkenburg Road Jail, and the Self-Arrest Unit. Orient Road Jail (ORJ) is designated as the reception and booking location for all adults with no critical health issues that require immediate hospitalization. Falkenburg Road Jail (FRJ) is the long-term housing facility after initial arrest. The Self-Arrest Unit (SAU) is part of the Criminal Registration Unit where offenders can either register their address after a prison or probation term, or voluntarily turn themselves in on lesser

charges such as bench warrants. The Juvenile Assessment Center (JAC) receives all juvenile arrestees and is operated by the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice.

The total number of arrests by all agencies in Hillsborough County decreased 36% from 2009 to 2018. Juvenile arrests decreased from 9,919 in 2009 to 4,021 in 2018, a decrease of 5,898 (59.5%). The SAU decreased from 3,132 self-arrests in 2009 to 1,449 self-arrests in 2018, a 53.7% decrease. There were 57,074 standard adult arrests in 2009, and 39,382 standard adult arrests in 2018, a decrease of 17,692 (31%).

Figure 33: Arrests by Facility and Year (2009 – 2018)

Source: HCSO Jail Management System (2009-2018) and HCSO Detention Personnel

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018ORJ (Alt) 57,074 51,233 48,381 45,592 44,996 43,449 41,401 39,949 39,936 39,382JAC (Alt) 9,919 8,492 7,657 6,879 6,393 5,901 5,691 5,344 4,820 4,021SAU 3,132 3,826 4,651 4,283 3,599 2,114 1,925 1,811 1,574 1,449All Facilites 70,125 63,551 60,689 56,754 54,988 51,464 49,017 47,104 46,330 44,852

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It should be noted that slight changes may occur in the totals due to court expungement processes. The HCSO converted to a new Jail Management System (JMS) during August 2018 which resulted in a change to the way in which arrest bookings are tracked and categorized.

The JMS captures all arrests made to the HCSO detention facilities for all agencies who book their offenders with Hillsborough County, including any incarcerated person who is temporarily transported into the county to face court proceedings. Arrest bookings are often

expunged. Facilities marked with “Alt.” represent total original workload prior to any expungements.

In 2014, the HCSO made 4,800 arrests for Property Crimes, and in 2018 made 3,942 arrests, a decrease of 858 (17.9%).

In 2014, the HCSO made 21,659 arrests for Part II offenses, and in 2018 the HCSO made 21,197 arrests for Part II offenses, a decrease of 462 (2.1%).

Figure 34: HCSO Jails Average Daily Population (2009 – 2018)

For many years the average daily population (ADP) in the HCSO jails decreased. In 2015, the average daily population began to grow. In 2009, the ADP was 3,461. In 2014, the ADP was 2,805. In 2018, the ADP was 3,074.

The net decrease between 2009 and 2018 is a decrease from 3,461 to 3,074, or 387 (11.1%).

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Avg Daily Inmates 3,461 3,278 3,104 3,008 2,895 2,805 2,822 3,027 3,014 3,074

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Diversion Programs

The Adult Pre-Arrest Diversion Program (APAD) offers persons arrested on certain misdemeanor offenses to avoid an arrest record through participation in a diversion program. The program was piloted at the HCSO starting in July 2017, and officially expanded countywide in Hillsborough in 2018. During 2018, there were 971 participants diverted to the program, with 74% of participants successfully completing all program requirements. Unsuccessful participants were referred to the State Attorney’s Office for potential prosecution.

The program has proven to be highly successful through August of 2019, when the 722 successful participants were evaluated for rearrests locally and nationally. Only 16 of the successful participants were rearrested, a program failure rate of 2.2%.

The Juvenile Arrest Avoidance Program (JAAP) is similar to APAD in offering arrestees under the age of 18 the opportunity to avoid an arrest record if they are willing to participate in a rehabilitation program. Most misdemeanor arrests are eligible for diversion through the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) when the violation is a single isolated incident. The Juvenile Assessment Center is assigned the task of screening eligible participants at the request of an arresting deputy. When a juvenile is found to be eligible for JAAP, the deputy provides the necessary paperwork to the parents and explains the process for enrollment. Successful completion of the program results in formal diversion from the Juvenile Justice System with no arrest record. If the juvenile does not enroll, or fails to complete the program, the arrest is forwarded to the County Clerk of Courts.

During 2018, 759 young offenders were arrested and evaluated for the JAAP program and 63.8% young offenders became participants of the program. The remaining 275 young offenders had previous criminal histories, were uncooperative, or had parents who refused participation in the program.

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MENTAL HEALTH

Mental Health is one of the largest challenges for law enforcement. There must be a balance struck between individual dignity and community safety. The HCSO looks at three major call types in evaluating services to mentally ill persons:

• 200 – Mentally Ill (Violent) • 201 – Mentally Ill (Non-Violent) • 320 – Suicidal Person

In 2014, the HCSO received 8,890 calls for service and dispatched 27,418 units to incident scenes, or 3.08 units per call on average. In 2018, the HCSO received 8,121 calls for service and dispatched 25,575 units to incident scenes, or 3.18 units per call on average. This high ratio recognizes the potential of these calls turning violent because the individual involved wants to harm himself or others, or because deputies will work together to communicate with the individual.

Figure 35: HCSO Mental Health Calls by Final Call Type (2014 – 2018)


Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Count 2,465 2,268 2,219 2,006 1,923

# Change 155 -197 -49 -213 -83% Change 6.71% -7.99% -2.16% -9.60% -4.14%

Count 1,802 1,970 1,942 1,955 1,729 # Change -3 168 -28 13 -226

% Change -0.17% 9.32% -1.42% 0.67% -11.56%Count 1,775 1,929 1,929 1,906 1,544

# Change -7 154 0 -23 -362% Change -0.39% 8.68% 0.00% -1.19% -18.99%

Count 1,133 1,326 1,313 1,403 1,311 # Change 97 193 -13 90 -92

% Change 9.36% 17.03% -0.98% 6.85% -6.56%Count 1,620 1,698 1,539 1,600 1,529

# Change 268 78 -159 61 -71% Change 19.82% 4.81% -9.36% 3.96% -4.44%

Count 95 102 87 85 85 # Change -6 7 -15 -2 0

% Change -5.94% 7.37% -14.71% -2.30% 0.00%Count 8,890 9,293 9,029 8,955 8,121

# Change 504 403 -264 -74 -834% Change 6.01% 4.53% -2.84% -0.82% -9.31%

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It is the intent of the HCSO to assist people in mental crises to get connected to available resources to encourage a positive and productive lifestyle.

Figure 35a: HCSO Mental Health Dispatches by Final Call Type (2014 – 2018)


HCSO Sheriff Chad Chronister addresses participants in the new Veteran’s Resurgence Program. The program aims to serve veterans inside HCSO detention facilities and connect them to services, including group therapy and substance abuse assessments.

Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Count 6,253 6,539 6,544 6,126 6,331

# Change 240 286 5 -418 205% Change 3.99% 4.57% 0.08% -6.39% 3.35%

Count 5,110 5,671 5,772 5,825 5,345 # Change -137 561 101 53 -480

% Change -2.61% 10.98% 1.78% 0.92% -8.24%Count 5,442 5,835 6,043 6,417 5,090

# Change -577 393 208 374 -1327% Change -9.59% 7.22% 3.56% 6.19% -20.68%

Count 3,278 4,043 3,879 4,359 3,899 # Change 396 765 -164 480 -460

% Change 13.74% 23.34% -4.06% 12.37% -10.55%Count 4,481 4,621 4,510 4,821 4,746

# Change 776 140 -111 311 -75% Change 20.94% 3.12% -2.40% 6.90% -1.56%

Count 154 189 158 127 164 # Change 2 35 -31 -31 37

% Change 1.32% 22.73% -16.40% -19.62% 29.13%Count 24,718 26,898 26,906 27,675 25,575

# Change 700 2180 8 769 -2100% Change 2.91% 8.82% 0.03% 2.86% -7.59%

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CHILD PROTECTIVE INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION (CPID)

The HCSO is one of seven Florida sheriffs’ offices funded by the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) to investigate allegations of child abuse, abandonment, and/or neglect. CPID investigators respond to reports received and accepted by the Florida Abuse Hotline. If a Florida Abuse Hotline call includes allegations of criminal conduct, civilian CPID investigators partner with law enforcement investigators to conduct a joint response. Law enforcement conducts a criminal investigation, while CPID conducts a civil investigation.

CPID investigators assess child safety and take appropriate civil action including removal of a child from an unsafe environment when necessary.

In 2018, CPID received over 17,000 reports of abuse, abandonment and/or neglect. CPID’s Calls for Service increased 16.7% between 2014 and 2018, from 14,825 calls to 17,925 calls.

Figure 36: Number of CPID Calls for Service (2014 – 2018)

Source: HCSO CPID Personnel

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Calls 14,825 16,157 16,741 17,306 17,295Change -0.3% 9.0% 3.6% 3.4% -0.1%

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There are three levels of findings for investigations completed by CPID:

• No Indicators – used when there is no credible evidence to support that the specific harm was the result of abuse, abandonment, or neglect

• Not Substantiated – used when there is credible evidence which does not meet the standard of being a preponderance to support that the specific harm was the result of abuse, abandonment, or neglect

• Verified – used when a preponderance of the credible evidence results in a determination the specific harm or threat of harm was the result of abuse, abandonment, or neglect

During 2018, the average CPID findings were:

• 48% No Indicators • 37% Not Substantiated • 15% Verified

There were 1,271 children removed from 776 homes during 2018 to be sheltered from unsafe conditions. Multiple children can be removed, or “sheltered”, from one location. For example, a household that is unsuitable for children might have three siblings. All three are removed, representing three children and one sheltering action.

Figure 37: Incidents of Sheltering and Children Removed from Households (2014 – 2018)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Shelters 672 813 891 814 776Children 1,159 1,435 1,592 1,437 1,271

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2019 FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE OVERVIEW

The Florida State Legislature passed 189 bills through both the Senate and the House during the 2019 Regular Legislative Session. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Legal Section tracks the bills and amendments most relevant to law enforcement including designated effective dates. Below are bills that are of special interest to the HCSO, and are attached with a summary of the bill as well as an effective date. A full list of bills passed into law during the 2019 session can be found online through the Florida Department of State’s website.

The Florida House and Senate began interim committee meetings on September 16, 2019. The Florida Regular Legislative Session is scheduled to begin January 14, 2020.

Florida Senate Bills

SB 96 – Police, Fire, and Search and Rescue Dogs and Police Horses

Increasing the penalty for intentionally and knowingly causing great bodily harm, permanent disability, or death to, or using a deadly weapon upon, police canines or horses, fire canines, or SAR canines, etc.

Effective Date: October 1, 2019

SB 160 – Prohibited Acts in Connection with Obscene or Lewd Materials

Prohibiting a person from knowingly selling, lending, giving away, distributing, transmitting, showing, or transmuting; offering to commit such actions; having in his or her possession, custody, or control with the intent to commit such

actions; or advertising in any manner an obscene, child-like sex doll; providing criminal penalties, etc.


SB 168 – Federal Immigration Enforcement

Prohibiting sanctuary policies; requiring state entities, local governmental entities, and law enforcement agencies to use best efforts to support the enforcement of federal immigration law; authorizing a law enforcement agency to transport an alien unlawfully present in the United States under certain circumstances; prohibiting discrimination on specified grounds, etc.

Effective Date: Section 908.107, Florida Statutes, as created by this act, shall take effect October 1, 2019, and, except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2019

SB 182 – Medical Use of Marijuana

Redefining the term “marijuana delivery device” to provide an exception to the requirement that such devices must be purchased from a medical marijuana treatment center for devices that are intended for the medical use of marijuana by smoking; redefining the term “medical use” to include the possession, use, or administration of marijuana in a form for smoking; restricting the smoking of marijuana in enclosed indoor workplaces; requiring a qualified physician to submit specified documentation to the Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine upon determining that smoking is an appropriate route of administration for a qualified patient,

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other than a patient diagnosed with a terminal condition, etc.

Effective Date: March 18, 2019

SB 828 – Lewd or Lascivious Exhibition

Prohibiting certain lewd or lascivious acts in the presence of county correctional personnel; providing criminal penalties, etc.

Effective Date: July 1, 2019

SB 1020 – State Hemp Program

Creating the state hemp program within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; providing requirements for program licensure; directing the Commissioner of Agriculture, in consultation with and with final approval from the Administration Commission, to submit a specified plan within a specified timeframe to the United States Secretary of Agriculture; revising the schools at which the department is required to authorize and oversee the development of industrial hemp pilot projects, etc.


SB 1136 – Cyberharassment

Redefining the terms “personal identifying information” and “sexually cyberharass”; providing criminal penalties, etc.


SB 7012 – Vaping

Implementing s. 20, Art. X of the State Constitution, as amended by Amendment 9 (2018); prohibiting vaping in an enclosed indoor workplace, except as otherwise provided; providing exceptions to the prohibition against vaping and smoking in an enclosed indoor workplace; requiring the proprietor or other person in charge of an enclosed indoor workplace to develop and implement a policy regarding specified smoking and vaping prohibitions, etc.


SB 7030 – Implementation of Legislative Recommendations of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission

Requiring sheriffs to establish a school guardian program or contract with another sheriff’s office that has established a program under a certain condition; requiring the Office of Safe Schools to annually provide training for specified personnel; requiring district school boards and school district superintendents to partner with security agencies to establish or assign safe-school officers; revising requirements for school district zero-tolerance policies; requiring the Florida Safe Schools Assessment Tool (FSSAT) to be the primary site security assessment tool for school districts, etc.

Effective Date: Signed into law May 8, 2019

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Florida House Bills

HB 49 – Incarcerated Women

Designates act "Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act"; requires state correctional facilities to provide incarcerated women with certain healthcare products; provides requirements for male correctional employees in certain circumstances; requires documentation of certain incidents involving male correctional employees.


HB 107 – Wireless Communications While Driving

Requiring a law enforcement officer to inform a motor vehicle operator of certain rights; requiring such officer to record the race and ethnicity of a violator when issuing a citation; requiring law enforcement agencies to report such information to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; prohibiting a person from operating a motor vehicle while using a wireless communications device in a handheld manner in a designated school crossing, school zone, or work zone; authorizing a law enforcement officer during a specified period to stop motor vehicles to issue warnings to persons who are driving while using a wireless communications device in a handheld manner in a designated school crossing, school zone, or work zone; requiring all law enforcement agencies to maintain such information and report it to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles in a form and manner determined by the department, etc. From October 1 2019 through December 31, 2019 violations in school zones, work zones, and designated school crossings are subject to a verbal or written

warning. As of January 1, 2020 citations may be issued.


HB 311 – Autonomous Vehicles

Exempts autonomous vehicles & operators from certain prohibitions; provides that human operator is not required to operate fully autonomous vehicle; authorizes fully autonomous vehicle to operate regardless of presence of human operator; provides that automated driving system is deemed operator of autonomous vehicle operating with system engaged; authorizes Florida Turnpike Enterprise to enter into agreements to fund & operate facilities; provides requirements for insurance & operation of on-demand autonomous vehicle networks; revises registration requirements for autonomous vehicles; provides for uniformity of laws governing autonomous vehicles.


HB 341 – Motor Vehicles and Railroad Trains

Requires that, in event of crash involving railroad train, collection of certain information be at discretion of law enforcement officer having jurisdiction to investigate crash; revises information required to be contained in crash report; specifies that certain persons are not considered passengers for purpose of making crash reports; requires member of railroad train crew to furnish certain information.


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HB 385 – Transportation

Requiring certain counties to use surtax proceeds only for purposes related to fixed guideway rapid transit systems, rail systems, bus systems, development of dedicated facilities for autonomous vehicles, and certain services; authorizing a percentage of surtax proceeds to be distributed to certain municipalities to be used for certain purposes; authorizing an electronic copy, instead of a true copy, of rental or lease documentation issued for a motor vehicle or issued for a replacement vehicle in the same registration period to be in the possession of the operator or carried in the vehicle and exhibited upon demand of any authorized law enforcement officer or agent of the department; authorizing the department to establish a program for transportation projects that demonstrate certain innovative techniques for measuring resiliency and structural integrity and controlling time and cost increases, etc.


HB 441 – E911 Systems

Requires counties to develop & implement plan for text-to-911 system; requires DMS to develop a plan to upgrade 911 public safety answer points to allow transfer of emergency calls; requires each sheriff to enter into specified written agreements regarding PSAPs; requires each PSAP to broadcast emergency communications & public safety information; requires county sheriff to certify compliance in writing with FDLE by specified date.


HB 453 – Micromobility Devices

Authorizes county or municipality to regulate operation of micromobility devices; authorizes county or municipality to require licensure; requires proof of certain insurance coverage; provides that regulation of micromobility devices is controlled by state & federal law; provides that operator has all rights & duties applicable to rider of bicycle; exempts micromobility device from certain requirements; provides that person is not required to have valid driver license to operate micromobility device; authorizes parking on sidewalk; requires securing of shared micromobility devices under certain circumstances; exempts micromobility devices from certain emblem requirements.

Effective Date: Signed into law June 18, 2019

HB 487 – Carrying of Firearms by Tactical Medical Professionals

Exempting certain licensed medical professionals from specified provisions concerning the carrying of firearms; requiring certain policies and procedures for law enforcement agencies; providing such professionals have no duty to retreat in certain circumstances; providing immunities and privileges for such professionals; providing construction; requiring the appointing law enforcement agency to issue to tactical medical professionals any firearm or ammunition, etc.


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HB 595 – Alcohol or Drug Overdose Prosecutions

Prohibits arrest or penalty under specified provisions of person seeking medical assistance for individual experiencing alcohol-related or drug-related overdose or for himself or herself; prohibits this protection from being grounds for suppression of evidence in other prosecutions.


HB 611 – Motor Vehicle Racing

Authorizes law enforcement officers to arrest person without warrant upon probable cause that person committed criminal racing violation.


HB 851 – Human Trafficking

Requires Department of Legal Affairs to establish certain direct-support organization; provides for future review & repeal; provides for instruction on human trafficking; requires specified licensees or certificate holders to post human trafficking public awareness signs in place of work; provides penalties; requires specified continuing education for certain persons; requires Department of Law Enforcement to establish continued employment training component relating to human trafficking; provides appropriation.


HB 1057 – Motor Vehicles

Revises provisions relating to motor vehicle lamps, lights, & warning signals; provides requirements & penalties; revises requirements for release statements & pickup notices for

damaged or dismantled motor vehicles; authorizes entity that processes certain transactions or certificates for derelict or salvage motor vehicles to be authorized electronic filing system agent; authorizes DHSMV to adopt rules.


HB 7057 – Corrections

Includes certain detention centers & correctional facilities in provisions restricting operation of unmanned aircraft; authorizes employment of persons 18 years of age as full-time, part-time, or auxiliary correctional officers.


HB 7107 – Controlled Substances

Schedules certain drug product containing cannabidiol to Schedule V.

Effective Date: Signed into law June 28, 2019

HB 7125 – Administration of Justice

Creates & revises numerous provisions relating to public safety including increases in threshold amounts for certain theft offenses; elimination or reduction of length of driver license revocation for certain offenses; creates & revises provisions relating to expungement & sealing of records; revises provisions relating to inmate transitional assistance; revises provisions relating to probation violations; revises provisions relating to crime victim assistance.


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SOURCES

Executive Summary

1. University of Florida, Bureau of Economics and Business Research, Projections of Florida Population by County, 2020-2045 (Vol.52). 2019.

2. U.S. Department of Justice, FBI, Crime in the U.S., Table 78-81, 2017.

Five District Redeployment

1. U.S. Census Bureau, American Fact Finder. State Land Area and Populations, 2018. 2. University of Florida, Bureau of Economics and Business Research, Florida Estimates of

Population (2018), 2019.

Population

1. U.S. Census Bureau. Monthly Population Estimates for the United States: April 1, 2010 to December 1, 2019.

2. United States Census Bureau, American Fact Finder. State Land Area and Populations, 2018. 3. University of Florida, Bureau of Economics and Business Research. (2019). Projections of

Florida Population by County, 2020-2045 (Vol.52). 2019. 4. Hillsborough County Planning Commission

Budget

1. Florida Association of Counties (2016). Where Does the Money Go? Data represents the 2016 fiscal year and is based on counties' annual financial reports submitted to the Department of Financial Services.

2. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Financial Services Division 3. Hillsborough County, Office of Management and Budget

Staffing

1. U.S. Department of Justice, FBI, Crime in the U.S., Table 74, 2018. 2. Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice Agency Profile Survey (CJAP),

2018.

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Crime

1. U.S. Department of Justice, FBI, Crime in the U.S., Table 1 (2009-2018) 2. Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Annual Uniform Crime Reports, County and

Municipal Offense Report, (2009-2018) 3. Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Annual Uniform Crime Reports, Crime in Florida

Report Abstract (2009-2018) 4. Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Annual Uniform Crime Reports, County and

Municipal Arrest Report, (2009-2018)

Violent Crime and Firearms

1. U.S. Department of Justice, FBI, Crime in the U.S., Table 1, 20, 21, and 22 (2014-2015 & 2017-2018)

2. U.S. Department of Justice, FBI, Crime in the U.S., Table 1, 12, 13, and 14 (2016) 3. Florida Department of Law Enforcement, UCR Offense Data, Firearm Use in Violent Crimes

and Manslaughter by Jurisdiction (2012-2018)

Traffic

1. U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, Online Report Tables 2017.

2. U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2017.

3. U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, Online Traffic Reporting Portal

4. Florida Integrated Report Exchange System 5. SMARTCOP Traffic Accident Reporting System 6. Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Florida Traffic Crash Facts Annual

Report 2016.

Impaired Driving

1. Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Central Breath Testing Unit Reporting Portal 2. Florida Integrated Report Exchange System 3. University of Florida, Signal Four Analytics

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Calls for Service

1. Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, HCSO Data Warehouse

Detention

1. Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Jail Management System 2. Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Detention Personnel 3. Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Annual Uniform Crime Report, County and Municipal

Arrest Report (2014-2018)

Mental Health

1. Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, HCSO Data Warehouse

Child Protective Investigations Division (CPID)

1. Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, CPID Personnel

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CONTACTS

The Fifth Edition of the HCSO Fact Book is compiled and published by the Legislative Affairs and Grants Unit. For any questions or inquiries, please contact one of our members below:

Amanda Shaw, General Manager, (813) 247-8235, [email protected]

Maggie Matthews, Senior Criminal Intelligence Analyst, (813) 247-8236, [email protected]

Olivia Ryall, Community Services Program Coordinator I, (813) 247-8232, [email protected]

Jessica Rohr, Community Services Program Coordinator I, (813) 247-8237, [email protected]

NOTES

Documents

Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office 2019 Fact Book...The Vision of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is to provide effective, efficient, and professional law enforcement, detention,