Agenda Item 8A AGENDA ITEM#8A
NOVEMBER 26,2012
Atlantic Beach
Police Department
3rd Quarter 2012
highlights
The Police Department finished the fiscal year with two full time Officers dedicated to
the Community Oriented Policing(COPS)program. The COPS officers have positive
interaction with the community on a daily basis,conduct daily patrols on bicycles and
visit the community centers to interact with the youth.Going forward,the department
will still have one full time COPs officer whose salary is grant funded.
FDOT responded to the department's request a few months ago to conduct an
engineering study of the intersections along the state routes in the city.A preliminary
report was recently provided for consideration.They concluded that there were no
violations of FDOT criteria at these intersections. They did have a few suggestions that
the city could consider and we are reviewing those.
As previously reported,it is important to evaluate the pedestrian/bicycle safety issue from
the perspective of each of the three E's,Engineering,Education and Enforcement. We are
now focusing our efforts and the latter two. Staff has met with representatives from the
Traffic Planning Organization(TPO)to discuss ideas for an educational campaign.They
are conducting some telephone interviews with a sampling of the parties involved in
Atlantic Beach accidents over the past couple years to obtain feedback and information
on how to make traveling safer in our city.
We have extensively analyzed the accident data and have determined a specific
geographic area to conduct the first educational campaign. The TPO is creating the
design work and the education/advertisement material.We plan to conduct the first
campaign before the end of January. Staff is also researching crosswalk enhancements as
a way to raise awareness of the motorists and pedestrians.
The Atlantic Beach Police Department continues to have an exceptional emergency
response time. The average emergency response time for July through September is 2
minutes,4 seconds.
Crime
The state wide semiannual Part I crime statistics have recently been published.The
Atlantic Beach Police Department continues to have an extremely low per capita(1,000
residents)crime rate which is more than 21%below the state average. With one
exception,Atlantic Beach has experienced a much larger drop in crime this year than the
surrounding area or the state.
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Location AB NB JB Jax Florida
Per Capita 14.9 14.2 27.3 23.6 19.0
Crime Rate
semiannual
2012
2011 17.7 18.7 27.7 23.3 19.9
2010 16.9 19.3 26.1 24.7 N/A
After including the aid quarter crime stats,the year to date numbers in Atlantic Beach
reveals a 22%drop from the same period in 2011.All Part I crimes have shown decreases
from last year.
We continue to track crime and crime trends in the Mayport Corridor. Part I crimes were
down 27%which is just slightly higher than the city wide numbers.The violent crime in
the corridor is down 53%(54 to 25)which is a dramatic decrease from last year. When
reviewing the city wide violent crimes,it is quickly apparent that the Mayport Corridor
has experienced a far greater decrease than the rest of the city.
Traffic accidents were down 10%from last year,but up slightly from 2010.There have
been 21 accidents involving pedestrians and bicyclists in the first 9 months of the year as
compared to that same number in all of 2011.
Productivity
The police department had 16,557 calls for service through the third quarter of 2012,a
decrease from last year.There were 687 arrests through the third quarter which represents
an increase from the prior two years.
The Crime Suppression Unit(CSU)continues to be very productive,making 82 arrests
thus far.Their alcohol compliance details have resulted in three arrests.
Animal Control handled 1753 calls which is comparable to last year.The number of
animals impounded was almost identical as well.However,there was a 41%(220 to 129)
decrease in citations issued this year caused by operating with a vacant position for
several months.
Personnel
Currently the Police Department is fully staffed and there are no vacant positions.
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Training
The Department is deeply committed to providing quality training to all its employees.In
the third quarter of 2012,employees have attended training in the following topics:
® CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT HANDLING
® DISPATCHER FTO PROGRAM
e VICE OPERATIONS DECOY TRAINING
® ASSET FORFEITURE
® CMS CERTIFICATION COURSE
o DEVELOPING YOUR EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
O CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES
O PATROL RIFLE COURSE
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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