Agenda Item 8CHighlights
Atlantic Bea ch
Polic e Departm ent
Annual Report for 2012
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FE BRUARY II , 2013
The Police Department applied for and received grant funding for one full time detective
position for the Crime Suppression Unit as well as funding for one full time Community
Oriented Policing (COPs) officer salary and approximately half of a second full time
COPS officer salary. This funding was for the fiscal year of October 2011 -September
30th, 2012. Although the grant funding was reduced for the 2012/13 fiscal year, the
department was still able to receive funding for one Crime Suppression Unit detective
and one full time COPS officer which began October 1, 2012.
After the commission's strategic planning session; pedestrian and bicycle safety was
identified as the number three priority. Staff met with the Florida Department of
Transportation to discuss the concerns with the rising number of these accidents, which
virtually all occurred at intersections with the two state routes within the city. FOOT
conducted an engineering evaluation of these intersections and concluded that there
were no engineering defects .
The Police Department conducted extensive research and analyzed the accident data
which revealed that the accidents were caused almost equally by driver or
pedestrian/bicyclist error. In part, this tends to support FOOT's evaluation that it is an
education and enforcement matter. Staff partnered with the Traffic Planning
Organization (TPO) to get citizen input on the problems and to develop an education
campaign slogan and logo . The TPO funded the design and printing costs for the first
campaign, which will be conducted for 10 days beginning on February 28th_
In 2012, the police department has provided education to drivers and
pedestrians/bicyclist primarily through the use of warnings . During the past year, strict
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enforcement has not been pursued. The report for 2012 show that reported traffic
crashes involving bicyclists or pedestrians rose again for the 3rd straight year:
2009 2010 2011 2012
# of bicyclist/pedestrian 10 15 21 27
involved crashes
In response to the state mandated 911 Telecommunicator certification requirement, all
sworn police officers had to study and take a certification test administered by the
Department of Health. This certification is required in order for a police officer to answer
9-1-1 or to relieve a dispatcher to go on a short break. In addition to the officer
certification, the department's 9-1-1 Public Safety Telecommunicator Training Program
received recertification for an additional two years. This allows new dispatchers to
receive their required 232 hour training in house.
The Atlantic Beach Police Department continues to have an exceptional emergency
response time. The average emergency response time for 2012 was 2 minutes and 29
seconds.
Crime
Part I crimes include murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny and
auto theft. Each of these categories was down from the preceding year. City wide, there
was a 22% decrease in Part I crimes in 2012 as compared to 2011 (from 473 to 368).
This drop in crime represents the lowest crime rate in more than a decade and
continues the downward trend over the past few years. The state wide numbers will not
be available until later in the spring.
With a continued multi-year focus on the Mayport corridor; Part 1 crimes within the
Mayport Corridor for 2012 were down 29% from 2011 (277 crimes vs. 391 in 2011 ), with
violent crimes down 49%. It is evident that the overall city wide drop was directly
attributable to the decrease specifically in the Mayport Corridor. This major decrease
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can be largely correlated with a specific change and it is not anticipated that the
decrease will be maintained at that level long term. In addition, several of the criminals
and drug dealers that were sent to prison over the past several years have started
getting released back to Atlantic Beach and recidivism has become a valid concern
going forward.
Productivity
In 2012, members of the Atlantic Beach Police Department made 902 arrests, which
include 269 DUI arrests. These statistics are almost identical to the 2011 numbers and
represent a 9% increase when compared to 2010. The department has a clearance rate
of 28 % of all reported crimes, which means that the officers and detectives solved more
than one quarter of the Part I crimes.
The Crime Suppression Unit (CSU) and Investigations Division continue to be very
productive, as does the Animal Control division. There were no prostitution arrests
during the year which is an indicator of the past successes in getting felony convictions
and jail time for the repeat offenders. Much like the criminals described above, these
people will be getting released in the future and the department will need to remain
cognizant of that to ensure they do not return to their prior illegal activities. Animal
Control answered 2000 phone calls regarding animal concerns. The citations and
numbers of animals impounded both decreased, but can be attributed to operating at
half staff for several months during the year.
Personnel
At the end of 2012 all positions within the police department and animal control division
were fully staffed.
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Training
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The Department remains deeply committed to providing quality training to all its
employees. In addition to employees that are taking college classes on their own time,
advanced professional training keeps employees current and on the cutting edge of
Public Safety techniques, trends and strategies. In 2012, employees have attended
advanced training in the following topics:
• Supervisor Liability
• Administrative Investigations for First Line Supervisors
• Excel
• Interviews and Interrogations
• Crime Prevention through Environmental Design
• Radar/Laser speed measurement
• DUI Standardized Field Sobriety Testing
• Crime Scene Processing
• Narcotics & Dangerous Drugs
• Domestic Drug Interdiction
• Glock Armorer
• Case Preparation & Courtroom Testimony
• Developing your Emotional Intelligence
• Gangs and Security Threat Groups
• Police Applicant Background
• Dispatcher FTO
• Vice Operations
• Taser Instructor Certification
• Police Bicycle Operator
• Advanced CPTED Lighting
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Part I Crimes ! 4th Quarter
-·I 2010
Murder J. 0
Rape 1
Robbery 3:.
Aggravated Assault '
15'
Burglary i 17
Larceny 59
Auto Theft 4
Total 99
Calls for Service 6,730!
TOTAL ARRESTS 235
DUI Arrests 114
Traffic Citations : 1,356
Auto Accidents 63 -
Emergency Response Time Averag• 2 min 13 sec
Stolen Property $ 57,956
Recovered Property $ 43,519
Recovery Percentage 75%\ ...
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Crime Suppression
Felony Arrests 6
Misdemeanor Arrests 7
Alcohol Deployment Arrests 3
Prostitution Arrests 4
Animal Control
Phone Calls 672
Citations 98'
Animal Bites Reported 6i
Animals Impounded 126
Fire Department
EMS Calls 201
Response Time 4 min 28 sec
Fire Department 46
~sponse Time 4 min 15 sec
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Atlantic Beach Police Department
4th Quarter ! 4th Quarter 2011-2012 ; Year to Date Year to Date : Year to Date ·.
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