COUNCIL UPDATE
Pismo Beach Police Department
Agenda Item 12.C
Jeff Smith
Chief of Police
October 4, 2022
Overview
•Crime Statistics & Trends
•Staff Hiring & Recognition
•Dispatch Consolidation
•Parking Update
•Training & Development Highlights
•Community Service Technician
•Division Goals
•Social Media
•Community Involvement
Incident Reports
Part 1 Crimes Part 2 Crimes All Other Incidents
2021 246 1101 711
2022 258 870 621
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2021 2022
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-13%
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug
2021 2266 2123 2759 2752 2491 2382 2900 2563
2022 2206 2174 2378 2324 2249 2297 2818 2283
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2%
-14%-10%-16% -4%-11%
Patrol Position Vacancies
4 2 3 4 6 7 5 5
Calls For Service Workload
-3%
-3%
Traffic Statistics
2021 2022 Variant Percent Change
Traffic Collisions 120 118 -2 -2%
Pedestrian 4 5 1 25%
Bicycle 2 6 4 200%
Object 34 22 -12 -35%
Vehicle 77 84 7 9%
Other 3 1 -2 -67%
DUI Collisions 23 15 -8 -35%
Traffic Stops 3537 2574 -963 -27%
Traffic Citations 988 862 -126 -13%
Traffic Warnings 511 410 -101 -20%
Dispatchers
•Corena Mena
•Amanda Withers
Lateral Officers
•Jason Stingley
•Erin Logoluso
•Brent Inglehart
•Matthew Downs
New Employees -2022
Records Clerk
Crime Analyst
•Jennifer Hunt
•Macee Flores
Reserve Officer
•Dave Blanchard
Parking Technician
•Gabriel Labeta
Open Positions & Special Assignments
•Motor Officer Position
•Two Bicycle Officer Positions
•Field Training Officer
•Two Dispatcher Positions
•Part-Time Parking Positions
•Community Service Technician Position
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Hiring & Recognition
Dispatch Consolidation
•Started full-time dispatching beginning March 2022
•Workload Statistics
•Calls for Service: 9,624
•911 Calls: 1,202
•Out of 230 responses received from the Grover Beach
Police Department survey asking:
•How satisfying was your experience with the dispatcher you spoke with?
•Our dispatchers received an average rating of: 4.74 out of 5
Parking Update
•Current staffing includes:
•1 Full-time Parking Supervisor
•1 Full-time Parking Enforcement Technician
•Newly funded as of 9/19/22
•4 Part-time Parking Officers
•Future staffing includes:
•3 additional Part-time Parking Officers
•Project Updates
•Final Stages of E-Citation Design with Vendor
•Received Delivery of our new Electric Parking Vehicle on 8/18/22
Training Highlights -2022
Over 2,130 training hours were completed by department members so far this year to include:
•SWAT
•Active Shooter Training
•Canine Training
•Sexual Assault School
•Detective School
•Internal Affairs School
•Field Training Officer
•Emergency Medical Dispatching
•Team Building Workshop
•Emergency Vehicle Operations
•Records Clerk School
•Interview and Interrogation
•Range Training
•Use of Force Training
•Strategic Communications
•Biased Based Policing
•Background Investigation School
•Crisis Intervention Training
•Evidence Management School
•Active Shooter Instructor
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Community Service Technician Workload
Citation Written Warnings Verbal Warnings TOTAL
Dogs on the pier 1 9 115 125
Bikes on sidewalk/pier 7 9 42 58
Smoking 49 70 124 243
Open container 35 7 109 151
Glass on pier 13 13
Skateboarding 9 2 144 155
Graffiti
Vending 6 8 15 29
Dogs off leash 16 21 59 96
Littering 1 1
Jump/Dive from pier
Overhead casting 1 2 3
Tampering w/city property 1 1
Motorcycle on plaza
72-hour Notice
Other: Parking 99 9 108
Business License/Check 1 1
Clamming 1 1
TOTAL 224 126 635 985
Division Goals -Operations
Develop a 5-year strategic plan starting 2024
Explore a multi-agency traffic collision investigation team for south county
Examine grant opportunities for DUI and alcohol related offenses Development of standardized Roll Call Training Program
Evaluate new mobile radios to improve city wide performance Implement E-Citations for patrol and parking officers
Evaluation of License Plate Reader (LPR) systems for stationary locations, vehicle mounted and parking enforcement
Division Goal –Support Services
Research and develop an effective School Resource Officer Program Enhanced social media to help inform our community in the areas of crime prevention and public safety
Update to Emergency Operations Plan
Explore a new CAD/RMS operating system
Continue to evaluate and test new equipment platforms, to remain at the forefront of law enforcement training and technology
Continued evaluation on city-wide camera program
Develop an employee building advisory committee to address needs
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