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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFS 2007-10-01 Item 2E - Report - Police Activity Reporting City of Tukwila City Council MEMORANDUM TO: FROM DATE: SUBJECT: Finance and Safety Committee Kimberly Matej, Council Legislative Analyst (}./ September 21, 2007 Police Activity Reporting On Thursday, September 20, I met with Information Analyst Trina Cook in the Police Department. At the Committee's request, Trina and I met to discuss the types of statistical police activity reports that she can provide on a quarterly basis. Committee Chair Haggerton asked for basic, yet informative reports that could be created without placing significant hardship (time or financial) on Police staff. At the Monday, October 1, Finance and Safety Committee meeting Ms. Cook will present a sample of the information that we discussed based on Tukwila police activity for the second quarter of 2007. This information will include: . Calls for Service . Uniform Crime Reports Part 1 Crimes . Arrest Information Ms. Cook will also bring the quarterly report she submits to the Mayor's Office as well as samples of the Police Department's Press Log. I believe you will find the above information to be a balance of improved information sharing as well as reasonable expenditure of staff time. If at s:>me point, Council requeS:s the availability of more detailed, neighborhood-level day-to- day data, Ms Cook can recommend an automated law enforcement reporting and s:atis:ical s:>ftware product. This product would provide public access to certain information as well as police department functionality. An initial and annual uS3ge fee would be required for implementation of this product. Tukwila Police Department Quarterly Statistics Report 2007 Second Quarter Feedback:TrinaCook,x1822 Second Quarter Part I Crimes - 5-year comparison 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Murder 1 0 1 0 0 0 Rape 6 8 1 8 5 3 Robbery 9 19 12 19 21 18 Aggravated Assault 19 19 22 23 9 19 Burglary 61 73 60 77 100 60 Larceny 453 505 625 573 511 501 Motor Vehicle Theft 86 99 115 200 115 198 Calls for Service (CFS) Case Reports Year Count . 2004 8576 2005 8815 2006 9495 2007 9258 While 2007 2nd quarter CFS decreased 2% compared to 2006, 2007 is projected to end with 40440 CFS, an 8% increase over last year. This CFS count includes all calls received by Valley Comm and all officer-initiated activity (traffic stops, etc.). Year Count 2004 2092 2005 2230 2006 2188 2007 2329 For case reports, 2007 2nd quarter cases in- creased 6% compared to 2006. This year is pro- jected to end with 9404 case reports, a 2% in- crease over last year. Case reports are written documentation of calls for service. Arrest Comparison . Juvenile Adult Resident Non-Res Resident . Non-Res Total Male 17 33 132 423 605 . Female 10 66 37 215 328 Total 27 99 169 638 933 Non-residents accounted for 79% of arrests. Of the 933 arrests, 61 people were arrested in more than one case report. There were 1152 total charges in 835 cases.