HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem No. 6 - Public Safety UpdateSan Bernardino Police Department
Eric McBride, Interim Chief of Police
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Crime Statistics
•Overall decrease in crime of 16.76%
•Increase in homicides and violent crime
•Increase directly correlates to COVID-19 lockdown;
began March 19, 2020
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov DecCrimes 2019 Violent Crime 2019 Property Crime
2020 Violent Crime 2020 Property Crime
UCR Part 1 Stats
Calendar Year
Crime 2019 2020* % Change
Murder 44 69 56.82%
Rape 134 133 -0.75%
Robbery 825 728 -12.00%
Agg. Assault 1,622 2,101 29.53%
Burglary 1,888 1,194 -36.75%
Theft 4,493 3,130 -30.34%
GTA 1,898 1,726 -9.06%
Violent 2,625 3,031 15.47%
Property 8,279 6,045 -26.98%
Overall Total 10,904 9,076 -16.76%
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*Projected Statistics
National Crime Trends
Major Cities Chiefs Association Study Results
MCCA report found that of the 67 major cities surveyed,
84% reported an increase in homicides in 2020
Police Executive Research Forum Survey of Police Chiefs
•The pandemic has placed people under tremendous stress
•Early release of inmates to avoid COVID-19 epidemics
among inmates and staff
•The criminal justice system has slowed down significantly
to avoid the spread of COVID-19
•Zero bail policies to reduce COVID-19 spread
City 2020 Increase
in Murders
Los Angeles,
CA
33.5%
Milwaukee, WI 110%
Louisville, KY 79%
Omaha, NE 150%
Spokane, WA 275%
Portland, OR 68%
Seattle, WA 54%
Atlanta, GA 38%
Fort Worth, TX 66%
Topeka, KA 133%
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2020 Homicide Case Analysis
As of December 21, 2020, the City of San Bernardino has investigated 69
incidents that have been classified as a homicide.
Homicide - the killing of one human being by another
•Of the 69 total murders, firearms were used in 59 of them
•65 of the victims were male
•4 of the victims were female
•75% clearance rate/ National average is 61%
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2020 Homicide Case Analysis
Analysis of 2020 YTD Homicide data revealed the following suspected motives:
Suspected Motive Quantity
Verbal Dispute 20
Domestic Violence 5
Child Abuse 1
Robbery/Carjacking 3
Narcotic Sales or Distribution 7
Gang or Narcotic Related 11
Narcotic Sales (Illegal Dispensary) 6
Unknown Motive (At time of Report) 16
Total 69
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Violent Crime Challenges
•Early prison release
•Policies implemented to reduce
COVID-19 spread have resulted
in potential violent offenders
remaining out of custody
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Proactive Response
•Suppression
•Data-driven proactive patrols
•District officer response
•Prevention
•Investigative teams
•Identify and arrest violent offenders
•Increase solvability rate
•Intervention
•Violence Intervention Program
•Community outreach and supportive
services
•Conflict resolution
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Suppression/Prevention/Intervention
Special Investigative Units
•Reduce the occurrence of criminal
activity that contributes to violent crimes
•Identify and arrest violent offenders
Directed Additional Patrols
•Data-driven patrols
•High visibility patrols in vulnerable areas
VIP/Community Outreach
•Work with VIP to identify and
recommend program participants
•Build relationships with the community
and work with vulnerable youth to
provide mentorship and development
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Weapons Arrests
Year Firearm Recoveries
2018 634
2019 747
2020 854
Total 2,235
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Traffic Fatalities/DUI STATISTICS
Year T/C Fatalities DUI Arrests Quantity of
Motor Officers
2015 39 536 8
2016 31 400 6
2017 46 319 6
2018 40 328 6
2019 48 257 6
2020 62 564 6
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Community Policing Model
Benefits of the New
Organizational Model
•Greater oversight
•Increased accountability
•Additional grant consideration
•Equitable distribution of
resources
•Flexibility
•Promotes proactive policing
Call Priority 2019 2020
(Pre-CAD Upgrade)
Percentage
Change
Priority E 8.23* 6.65* -19%
Priority 1 25.73* 23.95* -7%
Priority 2 124.7* 97.54* -22%
Priority 3 171.62* 157.28* -8%
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* Unit of measure is minutes
Community Policing Results
Community Policing Team Statistics - 2020
Prostitution Arrests 484
Misdemeanor Arrests 2,356
Felony Arrests 705
Homeless Outreach 8,890
Transient Camp Clean Up 2,308
Illegal Dumping Clean Up 1,981
Public Engagement Events 1,236
Citizen Contacts 8,385
Firearms Recovered 85
Internet Café/ Dispensary Checks 294
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Arrest Statistics
ADULT ARREST SUMMARY
BOOKED
Jan. 1-
Dec. 31, 2019
Jan. 1-
Dec. 31, 2020
Difference
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Change
Felony 3,263 3,245 -18 -.5%
Misdemeanor 5,108 3,153 -1,955 -38.2%
Total 8,010 6,061 -1,949 -24.3%
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Felony 40 45 +5 +12.5%
Misdemeanor 3,686 4,336 +650 +17.6%
Total 3,716 4,364 +648 +17.4%
TOTAL ARRESTS 11,726 10,449 -1,277 -10.8%
TOTAL CRIMES 10,904 9,076 -1,828 -16.76%
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Community Engagement
Community Affairs
•Began utilizing analytics with social media activity
•Increased and improved social media communication
•Increased social media viewership by 1,034%
•Working to develop a mobile device application to further engage the community
•Used improved community engagement to assist with recruiting and gather and share
information about illegal activity, (e.g., fireworks and planned civil unrest)
FACEBOOK STATISTICS
Year 2019 2020
Videos 26 40
Views 94,647 1,073,400
SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS
Platform 2019 Followers 2020 Followers
Twitter 36,200 followers 40,300 followers
Instagram 16,500 followers 29,400 followers
Facebook 29,970 followers 41,600 followers
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Recruiting
Fiscal Year Budgeted Year-End-
Actual
FY 2008/09 356 324
FY 2009/10 350 326
FY 2010/11 350 348
FY 2011/12 305 292
FY 2012/13 281 272
FY 2013/14 260 234
FY 2014/15 260 234
FY 2015/16 248 218
FY 2016/17 260 229
FY 2017/18 261 246
FY 2018/19 261/267 238
FY 2019/20 267/254 249
FY 2020/21 254/268 247
Staffing
•COVID hiring pause
•COVID related academy cancellations
•Greater number of separations
•15 new positions added
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Recruiting
Recruiting Strategies
•Community recruitment teams
•Diversity
•Mentorship
•Social Media
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Grants/Outside Funding
Source Amount
COPS
Grant
$5,383,549
Tobacco $1,169,028
COVID 19 $632,422
OTS $593,800
San Manuel $3,156,784
UASI $425,000
JAG $708,431
Railroad $80,000
ABC $94,769
Total $12,243,783
Annual Grant Revenue
FY15/16 FY16/17 FY17/18 FY18/19 FY19/20 FY20/21*
$2,379,481 $1,994,850 $2,789,067 $2,169,367 $2,405,647 $12,243,783
* Projected Amount
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Goals
Personnel
•Fully staff approved sworn personnel
•Increase staffing in non-sworn positions that supplement sworn officer
responsibilities (i.e. Criminal investigation officer)
•Strengthen community policing efforts
•Develop a data driven pro-active crime response team
•Identify and invest in technology to improve services and investigate crime
•Continue to aggressively pursue outside funding resources to help further the
department’s mission
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On behalf of the San Bernardino Police
Department – We thank our community
for their continued support!
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