State of the Department - 2013

February 28, 2013Chief Jeff Capps

Today’s Topics

• CSPD Profile

• City Growth and Call Activity

• Future

• Questions

VISION

(Where we are headed)

The vision of the College Station Police is to be regarded by our community and our profession as a premier law enforcement agency in the nation.

GOALS(Desired outcomes we seek)

To Reduce Crime

To Reduce the Fear of Crime

To Improve the Overall Quality of Life in the Community

To Build and Maintain Effective Partnerships

CSPD Profile

• 128 Authorized Sworn Personnel

• 60 Authorized Civilian Personnel

• 14 Temp/Seasonal Employees

• 97 Employees with Educational Degrees– 21 Associate

– 69 Bachelor

– 7 Advanced Degrees

• Personnel received over 15,560 training hours

in 2012 including 7,000 hours for our Police

Recruits @ Basic Police Academy.

CSPD Profile cont.

• Budget FY 12 - $16,505,367

• Commission on Accreditation for Law

Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) Accredited

(PD and Communication)

– Law Enforcement 1991 (Flagship Status)

– Communications 2003

– 3rd Re-accreditation 2012 (Gold Standard)

ORGANIZATIONAL FUNCTIONS CHART

Updated 02/26/2013

Chief of Police

Jeff Capps

Operational Support Bureau

AC Brandy Norris

Budget Coordination, Grants Administration

Field Operations Bureau

AC Billy Couch

Staff Assistant

Cheryl Weichert

Personnel Files

Administrative Lieutenant

Lt. Mike Pavelka

Internal Affairs, Grievances Commendations

Community Services

Lt. Craig Anderson

Volunteers Interns

Chaplains Honor Guard

Policy & Accreditation

Zeta Fail

Accreditation Management Policy Management

Research and Planning

Administrative Support Bureau

AC Scott McCollum

Capital Project Management

Special Operations

Lt. Greg Leeth

Technical Services

Ronnie Horcica

Information Services

Stephanie Simpson

Communications

Recruiting & Training

Lt. Steve Brock

Patrol Beats Intake

Uniform Patrol Division

Lt. Rodney Sigler

Day Shift

Lt. Chuck Fleeger

Evening Shift

Lt. Chris Perkins

Night Shift/North Gate Unit

Police Dispatch Fire Dispatch

Traffic Unit Emergency Mgmt

Special Events SWAT HNT

Bomb Squad Crossing Guards

Crime Prevention School Services Noise Abatement

Community Enhancement Unit

Recruiting Training

Field Training

Investigations Crime Scene

Victim Advocate SIU

Records Evidence

Criminal Investigation Division

Lt. Lesley Hicks

Property/Purchasing

Support Services

Sean Dwyer

Building Maintenance Fleet Maintenance

Animal Control

JTTF

Noe Rincones

Jail

Holding Facility

Crime Analysis

Public Information Office

Patricia Logan

Press releases

Media Liaison

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

70,000

80,000

90,000

58,3

09

63,9

87

75,1

09

77,2

32

83,0

51

80,4

12

Number of Calls handled by Police Personnel

CFS

SI 0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

20092010

20112012

2009 2010 2011 2012

CFS 40,576 38,943 46,532 46,219

SI 34,533 38,289 36,519 34,193

Calls for Service vs. Self Initiated

Priority 1

Priority 20:00

2:24

4:48

7:12

9:36

12:00

FY 10FY 11

FY 12FY 13

Priority 1

Priority 2

Response Times to Calls

MAJOR CRIMES

-19%2011 YTD: 3,202

2012 YTD: 2,581

Major Crimes

PROPERTY CRIMES

-21%2011 YTD: 3,076

2012 YTD: 2,443

VIOLENT

CRIMES

+10%2011 YTD: 126

2012 YTD: 138

2011 YTD vs. 2012 YTD

• Reported Crime – Major Offenses

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

2010

2011

2012

Aggravated Robbery

• (Drug Rip-offs) During 2012, we began seeing

an increase in Aggravated Robberies involving

the Theft of narcotics.

• 12 reported cases in 2012

• November 2012 -

Murder Investigation

in the 1400 block of

Holik.

• Arrest/Charges Filed

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

2010

2011

2012

• 2012 Motor Vehicle Crashes

DWI/Major, 17DWI/Minor, 78

Fatality, 7 Hit and Run, 200

Major, 448

Minor, 1239

Non-Report., 362

Significant Events

• January 1, 2012 – Criminally Negligent Homicide

occurred in the 3100 block of Cain Road.

– 21 year old female shot

– Suspect awaiting trial.

• February 2012 – Double Fatality Crash at

Holleman and Texas Avenue.

– Two Blinn Students killed

– Extensive investigation

– No charges filed

Significant Events

• April 2012 – Wal-mart Shooting Incident.

– Started out as a shoplifting incident

– Struggle between Theft suspect and Loss Prevention

Officer over weapon.

– Significant amount of

resources respond.

– Multiple 911 calls leads

to belief of additional

shooters.

Significant Events

• August 13, 2012 – Fidelity Shooting– Death of Constable Brian Bachmann

– Citizens Christopher Northcliffe fatally shot, Barbara Holdsworth

critically wounded

– CSPD Officer Justin Oehlke shot in the leg

– Outpouring of support from the Law

Enforcement Community including

local, state and federal agencies.

– Equal amount of support from our

community.

Equipment Needs Identified

– Rifles for all sworn

Police Officers (67

additional rifles)

– Level III Ballistic Plate

Carriers for all Patrol

Officers (120 additional

vests needed)

Specialized Unit – Northgate and Problem Crime Areas

• Unit is expected to be fully activated in

October of 2013.

• Primarily cover the Northgate area during

peak call volume times.

• Will be utilized to

address problem

crime areas.

Community Enhancement Unit

• Mission Specific Operation/Objective (MSO)- Improve the

quality of life for residents of our Community through crime disruption and reduction and neighborhood empowerment

• Resources and Partnerships

– All units within the College Station Police

Department

– Code Enforcement

– Community Development

– Neighborhood Coordinator

– Building Inspections

– Parks and Recreation

– Brazos Valley Council of Government

– Department of Housing and Urban Development

– Faith-Based Community

– Regional Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice System Assets

Our Future

• Continue to monitor the effects of development and growth of our City related to resource needs.

– Feasibility of 9th Beat in Future

• Enhanced Volunteer Use

• Computer automated Dispatch/Records Management System

• Continued growth of the department proportionally between sworn and civilian staff.

• Spatial Needs of the Department.

Thank You/Questions?