COUNCIL UPDATE
Pismo Beach Police Department
Agenda Item 12.1
Jeff Smith
Chief of Police
April 5, 2022
Overview
•Crime Statistics & Trends
•Parking Data
•Dispatch and Records
•Evidence and Property
•Current Projects
•Community Service Technicians
•Community Involvement
Crime Statistics & Trends
Part 1 Crimes
Murder, Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Larceny, Motor Vehicle Theft, Arson
Part 2 Crimes
“less serious” offenses that include -Simple Assaults, Forgery/Counterfeiting, Embezzlement/Fraud, Receiving Stolen Property, Weapon Violations, Prostitution, Sex Crimes, Crimes Against Family/Child, Narcotic Drug Laws, Liquor Laws, Drunkenness, Disturbing the Peace, Disorderly Conduct, Gambling, DUI Incident Reports (nonreportable crimes)
Lost/Found property, Impound/Traffic (suspended license/expired registration), Thresholds, Domestic Disputes (verbal), Mental Health, other general reports
Part 1 Crimes
0 5
10 15
20 25
30 ARSON ASSAULT - A AUTO THEFT RAPE ROBBERY
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
0 50
100
150
200
250
300
BURGLARY LARCENY
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Part 2 Crimes
0 20
40 60
80 100
120
140
160
180
ASSAULT - S DISORDERLY DUI FORGERY/
FRAUD
VANDALISM
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
0 5
10 15
20 KIDNAP LIQUOR LAWS SEX OFFENSE STOLEN
PROPERTY
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Violent Crimes on the Rise
370
375
380
385
390
395
400
0 10
20 30
40 50
60 70
80 90
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
FBI Rate of Violent Crime Offenses
Pismo Beach United States (rate per 100,000 people)
↑93%
↑43%
Rise in Weapons and Narcotic Offenses
0 10
20 30
40 50
60 70
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Weapons
↑177%
0 50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Narcotics
↑30%
↑62%
2021 Weapon Violations
34%
33%
11%
8%
7%5%2%
Possession Of
Firearm (34%)
Knife/Cutting Instrument (33%)
Pepper Spray (11%)
Stun Gun (8%)
Billy Club (7%)
Metal Knuckles (5%)
Ammunition (2%)
Violent Crimes Heatmap
Annual Workload Trends
Workload 2021 vs 2020
Citizen Generated CFS ↑ 17% (14,781 to 17,265)
Self-Initiated CFS ↑ 21% (10,204 to 12,352)
Incident Reports ↑ 19% (2,436 to 2,911)
Arrests ↑ 29% (1,406 to 1,818)
Traffic Citations ↑ 24% (1,092 to 1,354)
Other Citations ↑ 79% (874 to 1,563)
Warnings ↑ 233% (184 to 613)0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Workload
↑22%
Surrounding Cities Comparison (2021)
City
Census
Population
Estimate
(2020)
Sworn
Officers
Citizen
Generated CFS
Self-Initiated
CFS Total CFS Officer CFS
Ratio
Arroyo Grande 17,821 24 --18,429 768
Atascadero 30,254 27 14,899 6,525 21,424 793
Grover Beach 13,325 22 8,724 13,220 21,944 997
Morro Bay 10,560 17 --15,119 889
Paso Robles 31,521 38 30,368 12,260 42,628 1122
Pismo Beach 7,955 22 17,266 12,352 29,618 1346
San Luis
Obispo 47,590 59 37,124 6,604 43,728 741
Traffic Statistics
2019 2020 Percent
Change 2021 Percent
Change
Traffic Collisions 123 110 -11%160 +45%
Pedestrian 0 5 +500%6 +20%
Bicycle 1 3 +200%3 0%
Object 37 28 -24%43 +54%
Vehicle 84 71 -15%105 +48%
Other 1 3 +200%3 0%
DUI Collisions 18 17 -6%27 +59%
Traffic Stops 4,321 3,776 -13%5,201 +38%
Traffic Citations 1,307 1,114 -15%1,414 +27%
Traffic Warnings 185 178 -4%294 +65%
2021 Parking Occupancy
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average Occupancy Rates
2021 Parking Citations
$0
$100,000
$200,000
$300,000
$400,000
$500,000
$600,000
$700,000
0 2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Citations & Revenue
Citations Issued Net Revenue
↑111%
Dispatch & Records Workload
0 500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Incident Reports
↑19%
0 5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
50,000
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Administrative Calls (eCaTs)
↑17%
Evidence and Property
Year Intake Disposition Labs by
Case
Discovery
Request
2017 5002 1660 356 160
2018 5697 2598 421 167
2019 5973 2624 415 151
2020 6545 3470 647 212
2021 8042 9684 952 237
% Increase
2020 to 2021 18%64%32%10%
Current Projects
•Downtown (Patrol, Bike Team and CST)
•Replacement of CAD/RMS
•Public Safety Building Project
•Upgrade to Radio Towers and Radio
Replacement
•Strategic Plan
•Update to Emergency Operations Plan
Community Service Technician
Community Service Technicians have been trained to deploy in downtown areas and city parks with the intention of enforcing municipal code violations that maintain quality of life.
Municipal Code Violations:
•Littering: PBMC 8.16.010
•Dogs on the pier: PBMC 12.20.180
•Smoking pier/promenade area: PBMC 12.20.175 A
•Display/sale of merchandise: PBMC 12.20.185 D
•Bicycles on the pier: PBMC 12.20.170
•Bicycles on sidewalks: PBMC 10.04.210
•Skateboarding prohibited: PBMC 10.24.020 A
•Dogs off leash: PBMC 6.12.150 A
•Open alcohol containers: PBMC 9.04.020 B
Community Involvement
QUESTIONS