COUNCIL UPDATE
Pismo Beach Police Department
Agenda Item 12.
Jeff Smith
Chief of Police
April 2, 2024
Overview
•Crime Statistics & Trends
•Parking Data
•Dispatch and Records
•Evidence and Property
•Community Service Technicians
•Officer Wellness & Vacancies
•Community Involvement
Crime Statistics & Trends
•Group A: Person Crimes
•Aggravated & Simple Assault, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, and Sex Offenses •Group A: Property Crimes
•Arson, Auto Theft, Burglary, Embezzlement, Forgery, Fraud, Larceny, Robbery, Stolen Property, and Vandalism
•Group A: Society Crimes
•Drug/Narcotics, Prostitution, and Weapons
•Group B: Society Crimes
•Court Order Violations, Disorderly Conduct, DUI, Evading Law Enforcement, Liquor Laws,Trespassing, Warrant Arrests
•Non-Criminal & Traffic Reports
•Assist Outside Agency, Lost/Found Property, Mental Health, Missing Persons, Municipal Code, Thresholds, Traffic (suspended license, expired registrations, vehicle impounds), and other general reports
2023 Patrol Statistics
Group A: Person, 2%
Group A: Property, 10%
Group A: Society, 6%
Group B: Society, 17%
Non-Criminal Report, 13%
Traffic Reports, 6%
Traffic Citations & Warnings,
40%
Municipal Code Citations &
Warnings, 6%
Group A: Crimes Against Persons
Group A: Person Crimes Total Percentage
Simple Assault 63 67%
Aggravated Assault 19 20%
Rape 9 10%
Sex Offense 2 2%
Homicide 1 1%
Kidnapping 0 0%2020 2021 2022 2023
Group A:
Persons 77 92 106 94
0 20
40 60
80 100
120
↓11%
Group A: Crimes Against Property
Group A: Property Crimes Total Percentage
Larceny 185 50%
Vandalism 65 17%
Forgery/Fraud/Embezzlement 57 15%
Burglary 37 10%
Auto Theft 14 4%
Stolen Property 8 2%
Robbery 5 1%
Arson 2 1%
2020 2021 2022 2023
Group A:
Property 477 461 458 373
0 100
200
300
400
500
600
↓19%
Group A: Crimes Against Society
Group A: Society Crimes Total Percentage
Narcotics 199 88%
Weapons 27 12%
Prostitution 0 0%2020 2021 2022 2023
Group A:
Society 360 502 321 226
0 100
200
300
400
500
600
↓30%
Group B: Crimes Against Society
Group B: Society Crimes Total Percentage
Warrant Arrests 394 63%
Driving Under the Influence 102 16%
Disorderly Conduct 88 14%
Court Order Violations 18 3%
Trespassing 17 3%
Liquor Law Violations 8 1%
2020 2021 2022 2023
Group B:
Society 653 841 715 627
0 100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
↓12%
Other Case Reports
Non-Criminal Reports Total Percentage
Traffic 226 32%
Other 196 27%
Lost/Found Property 191 27%
Threshold 41 6%
Missing Person 24 3%
Mental Health Hold 18 3%
Domestic Dispute 12 2%
Recovered Vehicle 6 1%
2020 2021 2022 2023
Other
Reports 869 1015 891 714
0 200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
↓20%
Annual Workload Trends
0 5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
2020 2021 2022 2023
Total Workload
↓13%
Workload 2023 vs 2022
Citizen Generated CFS ↓8% (15280 to 14081)
Self-Initiated CFS ↓20% (11531 to 9206)
Incident Reports ↓18% (2491 to 2034)
Arrests ↓14% (1371 to 1184)
Traffic Citations ↑4% (1229 to 1281)
Other Citations ↓2% (1489 to 1456)
Warnings ↓36% (533 to 342)
Traffic Statistics
2021 2022 Percent
Change 2023 Percent
Change
Traffic Collisions 160 157 -2%150 -4%
Pedestrian 6 6 0%5 -16%
Bicycle 3 7 +137%12 +71%
Object 41 26 -36%41 +58%
Vehicle 105 111 +5%88 -21%
Other 5 6 +20%4 -33%
DUI Collisions 27 18 -33%25 +39%
Traffic Stops 5,175 3,724 -28%3,562 -4%
Traffic Citations 1,420 1,229 -13%1,281 +4%
Traffic Warnings 294 343 +17%239 -30%
2023 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
Parking Citations
$0
$100,000
$200,000
$300,000
$400,000
$500,000
$600,000
$700,000
$800,000
$900,000
0 2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
16000
2020 2021 2022 2023
Citations & Revenue
Citations Issued Net Revenue
Dispatch Workload
0 10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
2020 2021 2022 2023
Administrative Calls
↓6%
0 1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
10,000
2020 2021 2022 2023
9-1-1 Calls
↓8%
0 10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
2020 2021 2022 2023
Total Calls
↓7%
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
$1,800,000.00
2020 2021 2022 2023
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
$900,000.00
$1,000,000.00
2020 2021 2022 2023
Parking Meters
Records Workload
3007
3564
3008
2494
2201
3607
3249
3036
0 500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
2020 2021 2022 2023
Incident Reports Processed Citations Entered
Evidence and Property
Year Intake Disposition Labs by Case Discovery
Request
2020 6545 9500 542 212
2021 8042 2765 870 237
2022 6010 4885 489 146
2023 3727 5829 272 161
% Change
2022 to 2023 -38%+19%-44%-38%
2023 Community Service Technician Activity
Citations & Warnings
Parking
Open Alcohol Containers
Smoking Downtown
Dogs off Leash
Skateboarding Prohibited
Smoking on Pier/Promenade
Display/Sale of Merchandise
Bicycles on Sidewalk
Dogs on the Pier
Smoking in Parks
Other15%
7%
5%
4%
4%
37%
16%
3%
3%2%4%
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
Community Involvement
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