COUNCIL UPDATE
Pismo Beach Police Department
Agenda Item 12.A
Jeff Smith
Chief of Police
April 4, 2023
Overview
•Crime Statistics & Trends
•Parking Data
•Dispatch and Records
•Evidence and Property
•Community Service Technicians
•Officer Wellness & Vacancies
•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
2022 Patrol Statistics
342
1258
891
157
1572
73 Part 1 Crime Report
Part 2 Crime Report
Documentation Report
Collision Report
Traffic Citations & Warnings
Municipal Code Warnings &
Citations
Part 1 Crimes
Top 5 Part 1 Crimes Total Percentage
Larceny 208 61%
Burglary 81 24%
Aggravated Assault 23 7%
Auto Theft 16 5%
Robbery 8 2%
2019 2020 2021 2022
Part 1
Crimes 376 348 347 341
0 50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
↓1%
Part 2 Crimes
2019 2020 2021 2022
Part 2
Crimes 1020 1218 1549 1258
0 200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
↓19%
Top 5 Part 2 Crimes Total Percentage
Warrant Arrests 481 38%
Narcotics 292 23%
DUI 101 8%
Disorderly 95 8%
Vandalism 94 7%
Annual Workload Trends
0 5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
2019 2020 2021 2022
Total Workload
↓10%
Workload 2022 vs 2021 2022 vs 2019
Citizen Generated CFS ↓11% (17185 to 15280)↑16% (13178 to 15280) Self-Initiated CFS ↓6% (12313 to 11531)↑13% (10171 to 11531) Incident Reports ↓14% (2911 to 2491)↑4% (2398 to 2491)
Arrests ↓25% (1816 to 1371)↑12% (1226 to 1371)
Traffic Citations ↓13% (1420 to 1229)↓6 (1305 to 1229)
Other Citations ↓9% (1630 to 1489)↑173% (545 to 1489)
Warnings ↓10% (593 to 533)↑161% (204 to 533)
Traffic Statistics
2020 2021 Percent
Change 2022 Percent
Change
Traffic Collisions 110 160 +45%157 -2%
Pedestrian 5 6 +20%6 0%
Bicycle 3 3 0%7 +133%
Object 28 41 +46%26 -36%
Vehicle 71 105 +48%112 +6%
Other 3 5 +67%5 +25%
DUI Collisions 17 27 +59%18 -33%
Traffic Stops 3,761 5,175 +38%3,724 -28%
Traffic Citations 1,119 1,420 +27%1,229 -13%
Traffic Warnings 178 294 +65%343 +17%
2022 Parking Occupancy
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average Occupancy Rates
Parking Citations
$0
$100,000
$200,000
$300,000
$400,000
$500,000
$600,000
$700,000
$800,000
0 2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
2019 2020 2021 2022
Citations & Revenue
Citations Issued Net Revenue
Paid Parking Revenue
$0.00
$200,000.00
$400,000.00
$600,000.00
$800,000.00
$1,000,000.00
$1,200,000.00
$1,400,000.00
$1,600,000.00
2019 2020 2021 2022
Parking Kiosks
$0.00
$100,000.00
$200,000.00
$300,000.00
$400,000.00
$500,000.00
$600,000.00
$700,000.00
$800,000.00
2019 2020 2021 2022
Parking Meters
Dispatch Workload
0 10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
2019 2020 2021 2022
Administrative Calls
↑15%
0 1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
10,000
2019 2020 2021 2022
9-1-1 Calls
↑8%
0 10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
2019 2020 2021 2022
Total Calls
↑15%
Records Workload
2971 3007
3564
3008
2057 2201
3607
3249
0 500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
2019 2020 2021 2022
Incident Reports Processed Citations Entered
Evidence and Property
Year Intake Disposition Labs by Case Discovery
Request
2019 5973 2254 319 151
2020 6545 9500 542 212
2021 8042 2765 870 237
2022 6010 4885 489 146
% Decrease
2021 to 2022 -25%+77%-44%-38%
2022 Community Service Technician Activity
Citations & Warnings
Smoking Downtown
Open Alcohol Container
Dogs off Leash
Smoking on the Pier
Smoking in Parks
Dogs on Pier
Display/Sale of Merch
Bicycles on Sidewalk
Skateboarding Prohibited
Other
Littering
16%
12%
8%
5%
5%26%
17%
4%
4%3%
<1%
Patrol Vacancies
0 5
10 15
20 25
30 35
Vacancy Pismo Beach
Police Department
Pismo Beach
Police Department
0 5
10 15
20 25
30 35
Work Injury
Officer Wellness Program
•Peer Support and Officer Wellness Program - supervised by a Sergeant who has attended a POST Certified Officer Wellness Management Course
•Staffed by additional officers & staff, three of which are scheduled for Peer Support Training
•Mental Health
•Physical Health
•Physical Fitness
•Nutrition
•Sleep
•The City of Pismo Beach received $20,000 from the state
Moving Forward – Recruitment Strategy
•Recruitment Team
•Social Media Outreach
•Academy Outreach
•College Job Fair
•Public Outreach
Community Involvement
QUESTIONS