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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA REPORT 1993 0217 CC REG ITEM 08HITEM 5.H6 nf2 AGENDA REPORT TO: The Honorable Ci Council FROM: Lt. Geoff Dear DATE: February 10, 1993 (CC. Mtg. 2- 17 -93) SUBJECT: Review of Police Department Annual Report DISCUSSION The attached Annual Report of the Moorpark Police Department is hereby submitted on behalf of Larry Carpenter, Sheriff /Chief of Police. The report has been prepared by the staff of the Moorpark Police Department under the guidance and control of Sheriff Carpenter who serves as Chief of Police. The report provides the Mission Statement of the Moorpark Police Department, a description of the positions, and a breakdown of the performance during calendar year 1992 as compared to calendar year 1991 for the service areas including: Community Services, Patrol, and Traffic Services. Also in this report is a graphical breakdown of the crime information and calls for services by beat, as well as, calls for services as distributed throughout the day. If you have any questions regarding this report, I would be happy to respond to them at your convenience. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Council receive and file the report. February 10, 1993 c: \wp51\R1I \GD.Ann.report .'ORPARK, CALIFC-, C;tyCouncil Meeting of ACTION: 7v qmr-x%T By MOORPARK POLICE DEPARTMENT L. CARPENTER SHERIFF /CHIEF OF POLICE ANNUAL REPORT k 1992 w•�:�ti�,k� r / i jL Back row: Sr Deputy Ross Bonfiglio, Deputy Robert Bardwell, Deputy Ron Nelson, Deputy Craig Smith, Cadet Eric Buschow, Deputy Steve Lengyel, Deputy Greg Wilson, Lt. Geoff Dean, Deputy Jose Lopez, Sr Deputy Dave Lea, Deputy Alan Devers, Sr Deputy Bill Bettis. Front row: Deputy Kent Adolf, Deputy George Fitzgerald, Deputy Denise Enfinger, Cadet Eric Sonstegard, Cadet Juan Ponce, Sgt. Marty Rouse, Deputy Don Aguilar, Deputy Randy Watkins, Deputy Albert Mesa. MISSION STATEMENT The City of Moorpark Police Department is committed to safeguard lives and property, to insure that constitutional rights are preserved, and to maintain a safe environment in the community. This commitment requires that our primary emphasis will be directed toward the preservation of peace, the prevention of crime, the equitable enforcement of laws, the identification and apprehension of offenders, the safe flow of traffic, and the provision of responsive and humane community police services. The Moorpark Police Department is comprised of the following personnel: (1) Lieutenant Geoff Dean (1) Sergeant Marty Rouse (1) Community Services Officer (D.A. R. E. /Crime Prevention) Sr. Deputy Bill Bettis (I) Traffic Officer - Dep. Craig Smith (1) Motorcycle Officer - Dep. George Fitzgerald (2) Detectives Sr. Deputies Dave Lea and Ross Bonfigho (12) Patrol Officers - Sr. Dep. Ed Tumbleson, Deputies Kent Adlof, Alan Devers, Don Aguilar, Randy Watkins, Gregg Willson, Albert Mesa, Jose Lopez, Ron Nelson, Steve Lengyel, Bud McCracken, and Denise En, finger (1) Clerk - Joyce Carroll (3) Cadet - Eric Buschow, Juan Ponce, Eric Sonstegard Police services for the City of Moorpark are provided through contract by the Ventura County Sheriffs Department. Sheriff Larry Carpenter serves as the Chief of Police, with day to day operational control of the police contract being handled by the lieutenant assigned to the City. 1992 produced significant challenges for not only the Moorpark Police Department, but California law enforcement as a whole. The Rodney King incident has made all of our jobs more difficult, and the on -going financial problems facing the city continue to be a source of concern. Some good comes from adversity as we have been forced to address problems with innovative methods. COMMUNITY SERVICES In a continuing effort to maintain and increase community involvement, the Community Services Officer has taken steps to coordinate active crime prevention programs through -out the City. Such efforts can be seen in community /police oriented programs such as: Neighborhood Watch (presented in spanish and english); Business Watch; D.A.R.E.; Crime Stoppers; Designated Driver Program; and the Block Parent Program. Through these programs the community is provided with information regarding crime problems; crime prevention tips and training; and drug education. Listed are some of the highlights of Crime Prevention in Moorpark during 1992: * Approximately 45 new neighborhood watch groups were formed in five different areas of the community. * Spanish neighborhood watch groups were formed. * D. A. R. E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) was taught to approximately 600 fifth grade students at Flory School and Arroyo West School. * Crime Stoppers awarded several hundred dollars to citizens reporting crime in Moorpark. * 150 Block Parents were approved in Moorpark to provide a safe place for the children in an emergency as they walk to and from school. * Neighborhood Watch Block Captains were given instruction in earthquake and disaster preparedness. * Red Ribbon Week was kicked off with a proclamation by the city proclaiming October 25 to November 1, 1992 as Red Ribbon Week. Drug Awareness information and Red Ribbons were presented to all the students in Moorpark. Many of the Schools and Streets were decked in Red Ribbons to recognize this week. McGruff's assistance with the Red Ribbon Assemblies among the Kindergarten through third grade students, once again proved to be very popular. Other duties of the Community Service Officer include Environmental Design Plan Review and a regular spot on - "Crime Scene" (a crime prevention TV program for Ventura County cable channels). PATROL AREA CONFIGURA770N Operationally, the City is divided into three geographical areas for reporting purposes. Each of these three areas (2A, 2B, 2C) is then divided into Reporting Districts (RD's) that were determined by geography, natural dividing lines (i.e., major streets), or uniqueness of location (i.e., Moorpark College). These reporting districts are utilized in isolating problem areas through out the city. The 2A area is generally described as the downtown area and includes everything west of Virginia Colony and covers the area westward to the city limit. The 2B area includes Virginia Colony and covers the area eastward to the city limit. The 2C area is generally everything west of Highway 23 and south of Los Angeles Avenue to the city limit. PATROL SERVICES Gang activity continues to be with us. Through pro - active policing coordinated by Sgt. Marty Rouse we have been able to curtail much of the gang related criminal activity occurring within the city, and that which does occur is often quickly followed by arrests and prosecution. This pro -active approach is evidenced by the 205 cases in which deputies documented gang members violating their probation. We experienced a reduction of approximately 9% in gang related incidents this year (212 in 1991, 193 in 1992, this does not include the cases of violation of probation mentioned above). These incidents are only those incidents we could directly attribute to known gang members. In an effort to maintain our level of service in the most cost effective and efficient manner two additional cadets were added to the police department in October. These cadets have several functions including the maintenance of intelligence files, parking enforcement, abandoned vehicles, and handing non - emergency calls for service that require a report be taken. Utilizing the cadets to handle these type of none emergency functions allows deputies to remain available to respond to emergency calls. There were 1,218 arrests made in 1992, up 4.1% from 1991. Adult arrests totaled 992, (181 Felony and 811 Misdemeanor). Juvenile arrests were up slightly to 226 (this does not include the 205 violation of probation cases on gang members). TRAFFIC SERVICES The priority of the Moorpark Police Department's Traffic Services Bureau is to provide users of all public highways with a safe and efficient means of transportation. This is accomplished by high profile patrol, directed enforcement and department sponsored traffic education programs. The Traffic Services Bureau coordinates ongoing training for deputies in the areas of accident investigation, traffic enforcement and driving under the influence. This function of the bureau is vital to ensure successful prosecution of offenders. The Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Detail was formalized last year because of the high volume of commercial vehicles utilizing the State Routes located within the City limits. This year the detail performed 57 truck safety inspections. During these inspections deputies discovered and cited 47 major equipment violations including brakes, unsafe loads and other hazardous conditions; as well as citing the operators for qualification violations. This specialized enforcement provides all motorists with a safer driving environment. TRAFFIC ACTIVITY SUMMARY Traffic accidents within the City of Moorpark decreased significantly in 1992. Total collisions occurring within the City are down 30% from 1991. A contributing factor to this trend is the reduction of traffic delays in the construction areas on State Route 118 and the continued attention to traffic engineering on the part of the city engineer. Additionally, the Moorpark Police Department increased the issuance of citations by 9% in 1992 over 1991. The increased enforcement activity by our officers provides the users of the City's highways an increased awareness of unsafe driving habits and respect for local traffic laws. Enforcement activity also reduces the frequency of traffic collisions. ACCIDENT SUMMARY 1992 1991 TOTAL ACCIDENTS 210 301 -30% TOTAL NON INJURY ACCIDENTS 138 194 -28°% TOTAL INJURY ACCIDENTS 72 107 -32% TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS INJURED 111 166 -33°% STATE ROUTE 118 SUMMARY 1992 1991 TOTAL ACCIDENTS 90 150 -18°% TOTAL NON INJURY ACCIDENTS 60 87 -31°% TOTAL INJURY ACCIDENTS 30 63 -52°% CITATION SUMMARY TOTAL CITATIONS ISSUED BY THE MOORPARK POLICE DEPARTMENT 1992 1991 % CHANGE 5441 4951 +9% TOTAL CITATIONS ISSUED BY THE TRAFFIC BUREAU 1992 1991 % CHANGE 2227 1745 +21% PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL CITATIONS ISSUED BY THE TRAFFIC BUREAU 41% CALLS FOR SERVICE Calls for service (CFS) are those incidents when a citizen requests an officers to respond for a particular problem. Calls for service include public service, non - criminal and criminal CFS. Emergency calls for service are classified as "Priority 0" calls and are the most serious of police responses and almost always require that more than one officer respond to the call. CFS statistics do not include officer initiated activity such as; traffic citations, special enforcement, investigative stops, and crime prevention activities. Total Calls for Service for the City were 7,597, a 5.4% increase over 1991. The attached graphs reflect that the 2A area received 44.6% percent (3390) of all Calls for Service while 2B and 2C area received 31.9% (2426 CFS) and 23.4% (1779 CFS) respectfully. INVESTIGATIONS The majority of all criminal investigations are handled by the two Moorpark City Detectives. The exceptions to this are sex crimes and major crimes against persons such as; homicide and robbery. These crimes are investigated by the Sheriff's Department Major Crimes Unit. When cases are received they are classified as either being workable or pending. A workable case requires that there be some type of evidence such as a suspect description, fingerprints, vehicle description, or any type of lead, all others are classified as pending. An example of a pending case would be someone reporting that a bicycle was stolen out of their garage and there were no witnesses, or any other leads. During 1992 the two Moorpark Detectives handled 405 felony cases and 389 misdemeanor cases. In addition, they handled 44 runaway cases and 13 hit and run investigations. Of those (405) felony cases, (147) of them were assigned as workable. Detectives closed in excess of 80% of those workable cases. PART I CRIMES During 1992, in the City of Moorpark, there were 565 Part I reported crimes. These crimes include violent, as well as property crimes such as burglary and theft (see attached graph). This represents a rate of 21.36 crimes per 1,000 residents, which is a reduction of 6.6% as compared to 1991. Moorpark continues to have the lowest rate of all of the Sheriff's contract cities (Camarillo 22.93, Thousand Oaks 31.75, Ojai 40.26, and Fillmore 40.74). Violent crime was down 12.4% (79 total cases) and Part I property crime was down 5.6% (565 total cases) see attached graph. PART II CRIMES Part II crimes decreased slightly to 2,006 total incidents. We did however, experience a 25.7% increase in vandalism to 176 reported cases. A large portion of this vandalism is gang related graffiti. We also saw an increase of 20.9% in misdemeanor assault cases. SUMMARY In 1992, the City of Moorpark experienced an reduction of 6.6% in Part I crimes per 1,000 of the population to 21.36, the lowest of all of the Sheriff's contract cities. Overall, we experienced a 3.2% reduction in Part I and Part II crimes. Total Calls for Service increased 5.4% to 7,597, second only to Ojai in increases for all Sheriff's contract cities. There were 992 arrests made in 1992; felony arrests increased from 136 to 181, while misdemeanor arrests fell to 811 from 839. CITY MOORPARK COMPARISON OF REPORTED PART I CRIMES 1991/1992 LIOMICIDE. RAPE ROBBERY AGGRAVATED ASSAULT TO "TA[. VIOLENT RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY COMMI RCIAI_ BURGLARY VEHICLE BURGLARY GRAND TIIEFI' PETTY TI I EFT AUTO T1 -IF.FF ARSON "TOTAL PROPER "TY RAW DATA RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION '. Nl ;P1L� iti(.i \L PERCENT PERCENT 1)91 1992 c11nNCE i 1991 J 1992 cll ��c,E 0.0 150.0 l4 11 j —3 —21.4 j r 72. o2 —10 —13.9 0.04 0.04 —1.3, 0.08 i 0.19 146.7 0.54 i 0.42 —22.5 2.75 2.34 —15.0 —1.3 40.1 —42.1 —21.9 13.0 i 9.2 — 11.2, "TOTAL PART I S�3i3 E SG6 32 5.4 22:87 213b! -G.6 i 97 97 0 50 -1 21 121 67 117 71 i 53 ,4 ! r7I —50 —14 17jj 47 52 5 101 Stl� 487 --22 0.04 0.04 —1.3, 0.08 i 0.19 146.7 0.54 i 0.42 —22.5 2.75 2.34 —15.0 —1.3 40.1 —42.1 —21.9 13.0 i 9.2 — 11.2, "TOTAL PART I S�3i3 E SG6 32 5.4 22:87 213b! -G.6 CITY OF MOORPARK 1992 Calls for Service Arrayed by Beat 1 . (Y 1992 Calls for Service Arrayed by Hour Call was Received Number of Calls 600 -T 500 400 - 300 - i -.. 200 100 ti 0 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 Hour Call was Received