COUNCIL UPDATE
Pismo Beach Police Department
Agenda Item 12.A
Jeff Smith
Chief of Police
April 1, 2025
Overview
•Crime Statistics & Trends
•Parking Data
•Dispatch and Records
•Evidence and Property
•Community Service Technicians
•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
2024 Patrol Statistics
Group A: Person, 2%
Group A: Property, 7%
Group A: Society, 6%
Group B: Society, 15%
Non-Criminal Report, 11%
Traffic Reports, 5%
Traffic Citations & Warnings,
44%
Municipal Code Citations &
Warnings, 10%
Group A: Crimes Against Persons
Group A: Person Crimes Total Percentage
Simple Assault 59 69%
Aggravated Assault 13 15%
Sex Offense 8 9%
Kidnapping 3 4%
Rape 2 2%
Homicide 1 1%2021 2022 2023 2024
Group A:
Persons 92 106 94 86
0 20
40 60
80 100
120
↓9%
Group A: Crimes Against Property
Group A: Property Crimes Total Percentage
Larceny 139 43%
Vandalism 82 25%
Forgery/Fraud/Embezzlement 74 23%
Stolen Property 10 3%
Auto Theft 7 2%
Burglary 6 2%
Robbery 4 1%
Arson 2 1%
2021 2022 2023 2024
Group A:
Property 461 458 373 324
0 50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
↓13%
Group A: Crimes Against Society
Group A: Society Crimes Total Percentage
Narcotics 223 85%
Weapons 36 14%
Obscene Material 1 <1%
Prostitution 1 <1%2021 2022 2023 2024
Group A:
Society 502 321 226 261
0 100
200
300
400
500
600
↑15%
Group B: Crimes Against Society
Group B: Society Crimes Total Percentage
Warrant Arrests 304 46%
Driving Under the Influence 174 26%
Disorderly Conduct 76 12%
Court Order Violations 41 6%
Liquor Law 27 4%
Other Crimes 19 3%
Trespassing 17 3%
2021 2022 2023 2024
Group B:
Society 841 715 629 658
0 100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
↑5%
Other Case Reports
Non-Criminal Reports Total Percentage
Traffic 311 45%
Lost/Found Property 162 23%
Other 137 20%
Threshold 47 7%
Mental Health 17 2%
Missing Person 9 1%
Domestic Dispute 8 1%
Recovered Vehicle 1 <1%
2021 2022 2023 2024
Other
Reports 1015 891 712 692
0 200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
↓3%
Annual Workload Trends
0 5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Workload Workload 2024 vs 2023
Citizen Generated CFS ↑3% (14081 to 14562)
Self-Initiated CFS ↑25% (9206 to 11513)
Incident Reports ↓1% (2034 to 2021)
Arrests ↓1% (1184 to 1177)
Traffic Citations ↑26% (1347 to 1693)
Other Citations ↑44% (1385 to 1991)
Warnings ↑30% (351 to 458)
↑12%
Traffic Statistics
2022 2023 Percent
Change 2024 Percent
Change
Traffic Collisions 157 150 -4%137 -9%
Pedestrian 6 5 -17%3 -40%
Bicycle 7 12 +71%8 -33%
Object 26 41 +58%41 0%
Vehicle 111 88 -21%83 -6%
Other 6 4 -33%2 -50%
DUI Collisions 18 25 +39%25 0%
Traffic Stops 3,724 3,562 -4%4,457 +25%
Traffic Citations 1,229 1,347 +10%1,693 +26%
Traffic Warnings 343 248 -38%261 +5%
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
2021 2022 2023 2024
Citations & Revenue
Citations Issued Net Revenue
Dispatch Workload
0 10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
2021 2022 2023 2024
Administrative Calls
↓21%
0 1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
10,000
2021 2022 2023 2024
9-1-1 Calls
↓30%
0 10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Calls
↓22%
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
2021 2022 2023 2024
Parking Kiosks
$0.00
$200,000.00
$400,000.00
$600,000.00
$800,000.00
$1,000,000.00
$1,200,000.00
2021 2022 2023 2024
Parking Meters
Records Workload
3564
3008
2494 2579
3607
3249
3036
3239
0 500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
2021 2022 2023 2024
Incident Reports Processed Citations Entered
Evidence and Property
Year Intake Disposition Labs by Case Discovery
Request
2021 8042 2765 870 237
2022 6010 4885 489 146
2023 3727 5829 272 161
2024 5265 1658 178 224
% Change
2023 to 2024 +41%-72%-35%+39%
2024 Community Service Technician Activity
Citations & Warnings
Open Alcohol Containers
Smoking Downtown
Dogs off Leash
Smoking in Parks/Beaches
Smoking on Pier/Promenade
Smoking on 5 Cities Dr Sidewalk
Display/Sale of Merchandise
Dogs on Pier
Bicycles on Sidewalk
Skateboarding Prohibited
Other15%
7%
5%
4%
4%
37%
16%
3%
3%2%4%
Community Involvement
QUESTIONS