Agenda Item 8CAGENDA ITEM # 8C
AUGUST 22, 2011
Atlantic Beach
Police Department
Semiannual 2011
Highlights
The Police Department has maintained a high level of resources in the Mayport Corridor
and Royal Palms areas. The Police Department continued to have two full time COPS
Officers dedicated to the Mayport area. They have daily contact with the businesses and
residents in the community, interact with the kids at the Community Centers, and attend
Special Events. Our Patrol Officers spend much of their time providing a uniformed
presence in the corridor and our Crime Suppression Detectives have a heavy
concentration there as well.
The Florida Law Enforcement Challenge is a competition between similar size and types
of law enforcement agencies. It recognizes and rewards the best overall traffic safety
programs in Florida. The areas of concentration include efforts to enforce laws and
educate the public about occupant protection, impaired driving, speeding, and other areas
of traffic safety. Police Departments submit an application that documents their agency's
efforts and effectiveness in these areas. The winning safety programs are those that
combine officer training, public information, and enforcement to reduce crashes and
injuries within their respective jurisdictions.
The Atlantic Beach Police Department was awarded 2nd place in the DUI Challenge and
3rd place in the Click It or Ticket and the overall Law Enforcement Challenges. The
department received 32,000 points as a result of these placements. These points will be
redeemed for traffic safety equipment such as in car camera systems, radars, lasers, etc...
Receiving this type of state wide recognition is an honor for the department and its
employees and speaks volumes about the commitment the department has about traffic
safety in our city.
The Atlantic Beach Police Department continues to have an exceptional emergency
response time. The average emergency response time for the first quarter was 2 minutes
27 seconds.
Crime
The semiannual crime rate for 2011 is still very low, but there was a small increase from
the first 6 months in 2010. It is important to note that the 2010 represented the lowest
crime rates in more than a decade. In raw numbers, the semiannual Part I crimes went
from 234 last year to 243 in the current year. Overall this represents an increase of
slightly under 4 %. Decreases were noted in Robbery, Burglary and Auto Theft. Auto
accidents are basically at the same level for the same period last year.
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Crime in the Mayport Corridor for the first half of 2011 was essentially the same as in
2010. Total part I crimes in the first 6 months of 2010 was 57 and there were 58 in 2011.
Crime decreased 25% between 2008 and 2009 and that decrease was maintained in 2010.
At this point, it would appear that we are on track to maintain that reduction for a second
straight year, but this will be closely monitored through the year.
Productivity
Calls for service in the first half of 2011 were down slightly, from 15,189 in 2010 to
14,090 in 2011. Arrests were up during the first 6 months this year by 10 %, having made
448 arrests compared to 409 in 2010. DUI arrests are down slightly from last year, but
2010 was a record breaking year in the number of DUI arrests.
The Crime Suppression Unit (CSU) continues to be very productive. They have made 30
felony arrests and 18 misdemeanor arrests during the first half of 2011. They have also
made 3 alcohol deployment arrests during this time. Compliance rates with alcohol sales
laws have been very high due to the continued checks that have been conducted.
Animal Control had 1191 calls during the first 6 months, which is down slightly from last
year (1294). The ACO's conduct beach surveys to measure leash law compliance. The
average compliance rate for the first half of 2011 is 88 %.
Personnel
Currently the Police Department has two vacancies for police officer. These positions are
on hold pending final approval of the budget and the outcome of one grant application.
Training
The Department is deeply committed to providing quality training to all its employees. In
the first quarters of 2011, employees have attended training in the following topics.
• Leadership /Supervision
• Traffic Crash Reporting Updates
• Dealing with Difficult People
• Property and Evidence
• Glock Armorer
• DUI Enforcement Strategies
• Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
• Crime Prevention
• CJIS Terminal Agency Coordinator
• Problem Solving Through Intelligence Led Policing
• Report Writing
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• Interviews and Interrogations
• Emergency Management
Advanced training keeps employees current and on the cutting edge of Public Safety
techniques, trends and strategies. The Department believes a better trained employee
results in the delivery of a higher quality of service. The above list does not include
classes taken by the employees who are enrolled in various college degree programs.
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