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• Arlington Police Department’s Victim Services Program is one of the first programs of its kind in Texas
• Established in 1987
• Presently 12 authorized positions
• Since 2007• Over 104,000 victims have been served• Counselors have responded to over 5,500
incidents
• Project RAISE (Risk Assessment Intervention
Safety Engagement)
• Geographic Accountability aligned with our
policing model
• Victim Centered Trauma Informed Multi
Disciplinary Staffing
• Collaborations and Partnerships
• Youth and Family Specialist to Serve
Arlington Youth
• 1992 - Governor’s Award for Crime Victim
Assistance
• 2009/2012 - Award for Excellence in Victim
Services by the IACP
• 2016 - Project RAISE received the Texas
Municipal League Award for Excellence in
Victim Services
• Current Staffing Level:
• 9 Full Time Sworn Positions
• 5 Part Time Sworn Positions
• 1 Full Time Professional Staff Investigator
• No Drop Policy on Domestic Violence Cases
• 10% incremental increase in Domestic
Violence cases in 2017
• Projecting a 12.5% increase in Domestic
Violence cases in 2018
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2016 2017 2018
+10 %
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• As of November 5, 2018, the unit is managing
790 active cases
• An average of 52 cases per detective based on
current staffing
Incoming Domestic Violence Cases
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2016 2017 2018
Domestics Citywide Assaults
64 % 53 % 58 %
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2016 2017 2018 YTD
Incoming and Disposed Cases - Average Per Month Domestic Crimes Unit
Average Incoming Cases Average Disposed Cases
• Evidence Based Case Filing Policy
• New Jail Booking Process
• Impact of Digital Media Evidence
• Michael Morton Act (2014)
• TechShare (2015)
• Body Worn Cameras (2018)
• New World Record Management System
• COPS Hiring Grant (2017)
• Approval of additional Civilian Investigators
• Focus on Jail Work Out Case Filing
• Digital Media Evidence Integration
• Budget approval to replace in-car and
interview room cameras
Victim Services Domestic Crimes
• Grant funded
positions
• Social Service
Accountability
• Caseload Volume
• Continuous increase in
cases
• 35% of homicides are
domestic related
• Cycle of violence
• Red Flag Laws
• AvailWeb Integration