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Integrating “hot spot” technologies to establish effective methods for deploying
law enforcement resources through analysis of crash and crime data.
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Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS)
• DDACTS is an operational model that uses the integration of location-based crime and traffic data to establish effective and efficient methods for deploying law enforcement and other resources.
DDACTS Goals
• Reduce the incidence of crime, crashes and traffic violations in a community.
• Reduce social harm.
Why DDACTS?
• Increasing Demands and Limited Resources• Conflicting/Competing Demands for Service• Crime and Crashes Often Occur in Close Proximity• Crimes Often Involve a Motor Vehicle• Vehicle Stops Can Yield Criminal Identification and
Arrest
DDACTS Advantages
• Collaborative Effort• Grounded in Community-Oriented Policing• Evidence-Based Problem-Solving• Focused Area for High-Visibility Enforcement• Ensures Accountability• Fewer Ethical and Legal Concerns
DDACTS Guiding Principles
• Partner/Stakeholder Participation• Data Collection• Data Analysis• Strategic Operations• Information Sharing and Outreach• Monitor, Evaluate and Adjust• Outcomes
National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives
“If the data analysis reveals that criminal activity and traffic crashes occur at a specific place within a community, then it is at that place that law enforcement activities need to be focused. A non-biased, data-driven approach to crime and traffic safety delivers law enforcement services at the right place and at the right time.”
Joseph A. McMillan, NOBLE President
Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety
DDACTSSuccess Stories and Reports
fromSchenectady, NY
Harlingen, TXMeridian, ID
Hot spot of Identified DDACTS
Location
Providing Suggested Enforcement times for Crime & Traffic Detail
DDACTS Locations Setup with Road
Perimeters
Schenectady Population:
66,000
Calls for Service: 81,282
Incidents: 18,078
Sworn Officers: 149
Civilians: 75
Schenectady, New York DDACTS
*19.1% Increase in Citywide Traffic Stops during the before and after DDACTS time period
Sept – July 2012 (N=6,948)
Sept – July 2013 (N=8,272)
*Stressing the importance of traffic stopsin monthly Compstat & Impact meetings
CRIME, CRASHES & COPSReducing the Two Without Increasing the Third
How Did DDACTS work in Harlingen, Texas?
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
34%
LARCENY/THEFT
40%
AUTO THEFT
58%
46%
BURGLARY
33%
MURDER
31%
RAPE
32%
ROBBERY
City of Meridian
Population = 82KSquare Miles = 27.5Vehicle count per 24 hrs = 55K
Police Department Demographics Agency Structure
Patrol, CID, Community Services • Sworn = 88 • Civilian = 26
2013 Statistics•CFS = 58,938•Crimes = 2,906•Crashes = 1,398•Citations = 10,944
CRIME, CRASHES & COPSReducing the Two Without Increasing the Third
How Did DDACTS work in Meridian, Idaho?
Reductions -15.9% Crimes (301 to 253)
-4.5% Crashes (133 to 127)
-33.3% A Injury Crashes (6 to 4)
-57.9% B Injury Crashes (19 to 8)
-17.9% C Injury Crashes (39 to 32)
-34.9% Citations
Increases35.1% CFS (621 to 839)
100.0% Non-Reported Crashes (13 to 26)
1.8% Prop Damage Crashes (56 to 57)
Meridian Activity Report Update
CRIME, CRASHES & COPSReducing the Two Without Increasing the Third
Selling DDACTS to the rank and file
2010 Calls for Service: 87,491 2013 Calls for Service: 50,673
36,818
Fewer Calls for Service
265%Increase in Traffic Contacts
2010 Traffic Contacts: 13,6062013 Traffic Contacts: 49,702
DDACTS - Return on Investment
• Cost-Effective Approach• Reduction in Social Harm• Fewer Calls for Service• Increased Time For High-Visibility Patrols• Increased Deterrence• Increased Field Contacts
DDACTS National Partners
Integrating “hot spot” technologies to establish effective methods for deploying
law enforcement resources through analysis of crash and crime data.
Questions?
Contact[Contact name & info]
For information about DDACTS,including the DDACTS toolkit,
please visit www.nhtsa.gov/ddacts.
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