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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 and crashes in a neighborhood

and

Reduce Social Harm.

Shows a clear relationship between crashes and crime

Renews an emphasis on traffic safety contacts, not tickets

Provides flexible deployment strategies Addresses several CALEA® Accreditation

standards Builds stronger relationships with stakeholders

and partners

WHAT CAN DDACTS DO FOR YOUR AGENCY?

The DDACTS philosophy and model are discussed in the Operational Guidelines.

Seven Guiding Principles

Partners / Stakeholder Participation

Data Collection

Data Analysis

Strategic Operations

Information Sharing and Outreach

Monitor, Evaluate and Adjust

Outcomes

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 valuable intelligence

Why DDACTS?

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting

different results.”- Albert Einstein

If crimes and crashes are not as low as you would want them to be, a fresh approach may be needed.

Size Does Not Matter!

DDACTS has been successfully implemented in a wide variety of agencies nationwide.

• Small, Medium and Large

• Urban, Suburban, Rural Jurisdictions

• Municipal Police, Sheriff’s Departments, College Police Departments

Shawnee Police Department

Located about 15 miles west of Kansas City, MO Population: 62,000 About 40 square miles

Shawnee Police Department

Rising crime rate over past three years Unemployment at 6%, stagnant economy Sworn Officers: 84 (down six positions) Implemented DDACTS July, 2010

Shawnee Police Department

Focus Area: 75th Street Corridor 2% of the city area 8.5% of the population 15% of all persons crimes 17% of all property crimes 13% of all crashes

Shawnee Police Department

Focus Area: 75th Street Corridor

Shawnee Police Department

Goals Reduce Robberies 5% Reduce Burglaries 10% Reduce Auto Thefts 10%

Train and Communicate City Manager City Council Stakeholders Area Businesses (Crime Prevention) Apartment Complexes (CRCP) NAACP PD Personnel (Dispatchers)

Shawnee Police Department

Category 5-YearAvg.

2010-11 Change Inside Zone

Change Outside Zone

All Collisions 106.6 84 -21% -1%

Collisions with Injury 15.8 10 -37% -19%

Auto Burglary 40.8 33 -21% +16%

Auto Theft 41.2 16 -61% -24%

Commercial Burglary 7.8 8 +3% -50%

Residential Burglary 32.4 26 -20% +2%

Robbery 7.2 5 -31% -25%

Vandalism 39.2 33 -16% -19%

All Target Crimes 256.8 198 -23% -14%

Results in Target Zone

Shawnee, Kansas(population 62,000; 86 sworn officers)

All Target Crimes: 23%

Vandalism: 16%

Auto Burglary: 21%

Residential Burglary: 20%

Traffic Crashes: 21%

DDACTS Year vs. Previous Years:

• Located in Orange County, Florida• About 29,000 population• Sworn strength: 86• Service Area approx 9 sq. miles• Approx. 300,000 vehicles/day

Winter Park Police Department

• Took a 3 month inventory of historical agency Took a 3 month inventory of historical agency practices in these areas -practices in these areas -• Locations of felony crimesLocations of felony crimes

• Locations of traffic crashesLocations of traffic crashes

• Locations of selective enforcement operationsLocations of selective enforcement operations

• All calculations done by handAll calculations done by hand• All data collected manuallyAll data collected manually• Maps initially created manuallyMaps initially created manually

Winter Park Police Department

Challenges to DDACTS ImplementationChallenges to DDACTS Implementation• Buy-in from Staff and TroopsBuy-in from Staff and Troops• Resistance to new ideasResistance to new ideas• Lack of easy access to crash data Lack of easy access to crash data • Needed to customize plan for Winter ParkNeeded to customize plan for Winter Park

• Crime Rate Already Low Crime Rate Already Low • 2009 Crime Down 13.2%2009 Crime Down 13.2%

• 2010 Crime Down 18.3%2010 Crime Down 18.3%

• 3 Traffic Fatalities in 4 years3 Traffic Fatalities in 4 years

Winter Park Police Department

January 2011 thru June 2011In All Designated DDACTS

Areas

1057 Traffic Stops732 Citations566 Verbal or Written Warnings66 Field Contact Cards49 Arrests1,398 Hours of “Discretionary

Time”Discretionary Time = No $ Increase

January 2011 – April 2011DDACTS Target Area

Tracked Offense

2010 TotalsJan - April

2011 TotalsJan - April

% Increase/Decrease

Incidents 427 389 -8%

Comm. Burglaries

8 3 -40%

Stolen Vehicles 6 1 -83%

Armed Robberies

3 0 -100%

Retail Theft 34 17 -50%

Crashes 30 24 -20%

Winter Park, Florida(population 29,000; 86 sworn officers)

Comm. Burglary: 50%

Theft from Vehicle: 69%

Residential Burglary: 29%

Total Part 1: 47%

From January to June, 2010 to 2011:

Located near Phila., Pa. and Camden, NJ 22.5 sq. miles with 41,864 residents 100,000 + weekday population In excess of 3 million sq. ft. retail space 4 major highways/roadways run through town 26 Hotel/Motel (3006 rooms) in town 56 Sworn Officers (Down 24.3% over 4 years) No trained analysis or crime mapping

abilities when starting

Majority of Criminal Activity and Crashes occurred between 12 pm and 6 pm.• 43% of all Part 1 UCR offenses

• 49% of all crashes

Analysis of Crime and Traffic Crashes

Crime and Traffic Hot Spots

Goals of Initiative15% reduction in crashes15% reduction in crash-related injuries15% reduction in UCR Part I Offenses

Training of StaffTraining of Staff Deployment StrategiesDeployment Strategies

• Input of Rank and File Input of Rank and File TechniquesTechniques

• Think outside the box Focus of program

• Increased motorist contacts

Evaluation

Six Month Review Outputs

•What was generated by the effort

Outcomes•What the result of the effort

5 Year Average 2011 2012

Motor Vehicle Summons

3172 1983 2589

Motor Vehicle Stops 4481 3811 4581

Arrests 723 626 693

Outputs of Initiative

Number of Man Hours

MV StopMade Every

Minutes

MV Stops

TrafficSummons

Written Warnings

Issued

Traffic Arrests

Criminal Arrests

Average- An Arrest for

Every MV Stop

Total/Average

1015 48 1330 495 741 55 23 19.4

Total Output for the First 6 Months of the Initiative in the 3 Target Areas

Outputs of Initiative

Outcome of Initiative

Population: 801,000Square Miles: 610Sworn Personnel: 1918Precincts: 10Fatal Crashes: 65 Total crashes: 34,000Part I Crime: 28,500Part II Crime: 32,000CFS: 600,000

Baltimore County Police Department

DDACTS Initiative

Analysis of multi-year data to identify hot spots

Incidents include robbery, burglary, auto theft, theft from auto and traffic crashes

Site selection and development of objectives by precinct commanders

Enforcement through use of on-duty personnel

DDACTS included in strategic plan

Outcomes: Crime and Traffic

Incidents measured against the three-year average

Robberies in target areas have been declining for over three years

Burglaries and auto thefts have been declining for over two years

Crashes are declining in two-thirds of the target areas

2010 Results

CRASH OR CRIME TYPE  April – December 2010*

BURGLARY 636.7 455-

28.5%

ROBBERY 243.1 158-

35.0%

MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT 469.3 275-

41.4%

THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE 1167.3 1043

-10.6%

PERSONAL INJURY CRASHES 721.4 703 -2.6%

TOTAL CRASHES 6989.4 6796 -2.8%

TRAFFIC STOPS30,411.

9 35,070 15.3%

2011 Results

CRASH OR CRIME TYPE  April – September 2011*

BURGLARY 399.7 347-

13.2%

ROBBERY 124.4 116 -6.8%

MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT 273 186-

31.9%

THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE 952.3 727

-23.7%

PERSONAL INJURY CRASHES 543.3 523 -3.7%

TOTAL CRASHES 5085.2 4834 -4.9%

TRAFFIC STOPS25,484.

4 26,475 3.9%

Mesa Police Department

Mesa, Arizona

Population : 468,012Sq Miles : 133

O Demographics 64% White Non-Hispanic26% Hispanic10% All Other

O Authorized Sworn Personnel 777 (12 vacant)

O Authorized Civilian Personnel 417 (17.5 vacant)

3rd Largest City in AZ

City of Mesa 2010

O 4th Highest City in AZ for Volume of Collisions

O 3rd Highest City in AZ for Fatalities

O 38th Largest City in USA O Calls for Service: 311,156Dispatched-169,554 Officer Initiated: 141,602

O Part I Crimes: 16,669 Persons-1,791 Property-14,878

O Total crashes - 5,826Injury crashes - 1,739Fatals -19

Significant decreases noted in 2 of the 4 Police Districts

Swing Shift: Crashes

Crime

Day Shift: Crashes

Crime

Six Month Evaluation

(What will your agency do next?)

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(What is your agency’s Timeline?

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Key to Success

Adherence to

DDACTS Guiding Principles