POLICE
DEPARTMEN
T
MEASURE A
ACTION
ITEM
February 4, 2025
The Police Department requests approval of the following for its Measure A Public Safety Expenditure Plan.
• One Police Captain and one unmarked vehicle
• Six Peace Officers and three patrol vehicles
• Continue funding for 20 hourly CSOs
• Purchase equipment storage lockers
With approval, the total number of sworn officers at CVPD 297.
CURRENT MEASURE A
REQUEST
Positions Total Full-Time Employees
Sworn 41
Professional Staff 26
Total Positions Funded 67
APPROVED FUNDING
FOR CVPD STAFFING
Measure A Funding
FORECASTED POPULATION GROWTH
Source: AI-enhanced model from
Aterio
REGION’S
OFFICER-
TO-
POPULATI
ON RATIO
– A COMPARISON –
Population
Current CVPD
Staffing 1.04
Officers Per 1,000
Residents
280,000 291
290,000 302
300,000 312
Population
Needed Staff to
Meet 1.32
Officers Per 1,000
Residents
(Regionwide Average)
280,000 370 (-79 sworn)
290,000 383 (-92 sworn)
300,000 396
Population
Current CVPD
Staffing 1.27
Officers Per 1,000
Residents (Oceanside
PD)
280,000 356 (-65 sworn)
290,000 368 (-77 sworn)
300,000 381
POLICE AGENCY STAFFING
Current CVPD Officer Staffing Regionwide Staffing Average (-105 sworn)
Oceanside PD Officer Staffing
(-90 sworn)
• The city’s population growth (eastern CV), coupled with the new Gaylord Pacific Resort and Convention Center, will lead to a more complex community environment.
• The area will experience a surge in tourism, special events, conventions, and other large-scale activities, all of which will increase the demand for police services.
• The department must be prepared for these shifts, including increased calls for service, emergency responses, crowd control, and heightened security concerns.
EVOLVING NEEDS OF
THE COMMUNITY
Goal Actual
Priority 1
Emergency 6:00 5:39
Priority 2
Urgent Calls 12:00 14:12
RESPONS
E TIMES
In FY 25, the Police Department is
meeting the 6-minute goal for
Priority 1.
The Priority 2 response times are
delayed just over 2 minutes beyond
the target.
From 2021 to 2023, the Police
Department responded to an
average of over 80,000 calls
annually. In 2024, this rose to over
88,000 calls, including around
58,000 citizen-initiated incidents.
Officer-initiated calls also increased
by 40% compared to the three-year
average.
• 541 Priority 1 Calls
• 11,336 Priority 2 Calls
PRIORITY 1 & 2 RESPONSE TIMES IN FY
2025
2021-2023 Avg 2024
Citizen- 58,835 58,191
Officer-
initiated 21,376 29,858
CITIZEN & OFFICER INITIATED CFS
VOLUMES: CY 2021-2024
*Data as of January 9, 2025
CSO’S
PRODUCTIVITY
2022
(Oct 13-Dec 31) 2023 2024
Reports Taken 315 2,839 4,542
Citizen-initiated CFS
Responded to
(as primary)
507 2,181 4,168
The community is counting on us to be there when they need us most!