Long Beach Police Department
Public Safety Committee Meeting
July 29, 2022
Services and Initiatives Contributing to the Public Safety Continuum Who We Are
2 City of Long Beach Continuum of Public Safety
Affordable
Housing
Neighborhood
Services
City
Prosecutor
City
Attorney
Health &
Human
Services
Pacific
Gateway
Infrastructure
Code
Enforcement
Parks,
Recreation
& Marine
Graffiti
Removal
PUBLIC SAFETY
A
Shared
Responsibility
Library
Services
Public Safety Initiatives: Early Intervention Programs
Initiative/
Program
Focus
Population/Area Description
Youth Leadership
Academy High School Students Free 3-week summer program promoting positive leadership and personal development skills.
Kids and Cops Middle School Students
Officers, students and community groups participate
in sporting activities that engage youth, build
dialogue and trust.
Police Explorer
Program Youth Ages 14-20 Youth program that provides law enforcement training and community engagement activities,
Search and
Rescue Program Youth Ages 15-19
Youth program that provides training opportunities
including a ride-along with our police officers and
Fire Department’s rescue team organization.
Criminal Justice
Clubs High School Students
Partnership with LBUSD to offer an on-campus
school club that provides activities related to
careers in criminal justice.
LBPD Boxing
Team: Youth
Mentoring
Program
Youth 14+ Provide mentorship and coaching to community
youth that are interested in the program.
3 LBPD boxing team, community partners and local kids
they are helping to mentor and coach.
The Cabrillo High School Criminal Justice Club spends the day at the LBPD Academy.
Public Safety Initiatives: Community Outreach & Engagement Initiative/
Program
Focus
Population/Area Description
Neighborhood
Walks Community
Assigned officers engage the community,
cultivate relationships within the neighborhood
and address community concerns.
National Night Out Community Annual community building campaign that promotes community-police partnerships
Toy Patrol Low-income families Collaboration to collect and gift toys to families, many of whom are victims of crimes.
Community Liaison
Officer Community Interact with the community members at the scene following a critical incident.
Shop with a Cop Low-income students Officers and volunteers shop with LBUSD students from underserved communities.
Community Police
Academy Community members 18+ Community members learn about LBPD with a mix of classroom and scenario-based activities.
Hours Walked
Community Members
Contacted
Businesses Contacted
464
4,542
520
4 Source: LBPD Data; as of 7/25/22.
Neighborhood Walks Program Statistics
Public Safety Initiatives: Alternative Response Models & Diversion Initiative/
Program
Focus
Population/Area Description
Quality of Life
(QOL)
Persons experiencing
homelessness
Contact persons experiencing
homelessness to connect them with services.
Mental Health
Evaluation
Team (MET)
Persons experiencing a
mental health needs
Officer and mental health clinician respond to
calls for service involving persons with mental
health needs.
Clinician in Jail
Program
Justice-involved
adults
Provides mental health services and resource
referrals to jail inmates.
Juvenile
Diversion
Programs
Justice-involved
juveniles
Eligible youth are referred to diversion
programs in lieu of criminal prosecution.
Warrants
Clearance
Events
Justice-involved
adults
Assists eligible individuals with minor traffic
or non-violent misdemeanor warrants by
issuing citations with new court dates to
address warrant offenses.
5 Quality of Life Team Statistics
Contacts Offering Services5,153
175
Contacts Resulting in Temporary
Housing
26 Source: LBPD Data; as of 7/25/22.
Quality of Life Team members visit local encampments to offer services.
Contacts Resulting in Permanent
Housing
Public Safety Initiatives: Enforcement & Crime Deterrence Initiative/
Program
Focus
Population/Area Description
Coordinated
Response Team
(CRT)
Citywide violent crime
Respond to calls to service to assist with active
firearm assault incidents and recover illegal
firearms.
Divisional
Directed
Enforcement
Teams (DET)
Citywide violent crime Identify and arrest the impact offenders driving violence in our community.
Investigations Citywide crime Identify and arrest offenders of crime incidents.
Preventative
Patrols Citywide violent crime High visibility patrols to promote public safety and crime deterrence.
Trauma
Intervention
Program (TIP)
Individuals affected by
tragic events
TIP volunteers provide immediate, on-scene support
and resources to victims, survivors, witnesses and
families of traumatic events.
6 Coordinated Response Team members visit local businesses. 7 Our Community Partners
● City of LB Departments
● Long Beach Unified School District
● Los Angeles County:
● Mental Health
● Probation
● Public Health
● Office of Diversion and Reentry
● Human Relations Commission
● California Conference for Equality and Justice
(CCEJ)
● LB Human Trafficking Task Force
● Legal Aid Foundation
● Interval House
● Su Casa Women’sShelter
● WomenShelter of Long Beach
● The Guidance Center
● Long Beach Trauma Recovery Center
● Long Beach Interfaith Council
● Ministers Alliance
● Trauma Intervention Program (TIP)
Our Core Services
8 Public Safety
Through Partnerships