COUNCIL UPDATE
Pismo Beach Police Department
Agenda Item 12.C
Jeff Smith
Chief of Police
October 7, 2025
Overview
•Crime Statistics & Trends
•Training
•Community Involvement
Incident Reports
Group A: Crimes Against
Persons
Group A: Crimes Against
Property
Group A: Crimes Against
Society
Group B: Crimes Against
Society Other Case Reports
2024 56 229 177 437 457
2025 55 188 118 446 646
0 100
200
300
400
500
600
700
2024 2025
-2%
-18%
-33%
2%
41%
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug
2024 1198 1153 1352 1238 1604 1937 2087 1794
2025 1749 1710 1960 1977 2134 1606 2237 1852
0 500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
2024 2025
45%
48%-17%
60%
33%
3%
Patrol Position Vacancies
3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Calls For Service Workload
46%
7%
Traffic Statistics
2024 2025 Variant Percent Change
Traffic Collisions 96 115 +19 20%
Pedestrian 2 1 -1 -50%
Bicycle 8 7 -1 -13%
Object 24 25 +1 4%
Vehicle 61 80 +19 31%
Other 1 2 +1 100%
DUI Collisions 18 8 -10 -56%
Traffic Stops 2885 3780 +895 31%
Traffic Citations 1135 1263 +128 11%
Traffic Warnings 179 301 +122 68%
Training
Sworn and Professional Staff
POST 24 Hour Mandatory Training
•12 hours of Professional Development Training
•12 hours of Perishable Skills
•CPR
•Strategic Communications
•Bias Base Policing
•Emergency Vehicle Operations
•Arrest and Control
•Firearms
2025 Training
Training Highlights –
Beyond POST Requirements
•21 Total courses
•850 Hours total
•35 Officers/professional staff attended
Specialized Courses
•Supervisor Development
•Criminal Investigations
•Advanced DUI Enforcement
•Active Shooter Response
•Bicycle Patrol Operations
•Professional Conferences & Leadership Seminars
•Records / Records Management Training
•Dispatch / Communications Training (emergency
call handling, radio operations, crisis
communications)
Other Training
•Briefing Room
•Virtual Reality
Training
Community
Outreach
Special Olympics Run
Ice Cream
Trailer
Battle of the Badges
Blood Drive
Shell Beach
Elementary
Ride to School Day
Happy Time Preschool
Trick or Treat
Dr. Seuss Read Across
America Shell Beach
Elementary
Coffee with a Cop
Memorial Day Ceremony
Junior Lifeguard
Jump
Shell Beach Elementary
Walk to School Day
POA Turkey
Dinner
Pound Puppy Visit COPS and Kids Day
Pizza on the
Pier
Pumpkins in the
Park
TMHA
Bowl-a-Thon
Special Olympics Torch Run
Shell Beach Elementary
Bike to School Day
Pizza on the
Pier
TMHA Bowl-a-Thon
Ice Cream Trailer
Battle of the Badges
Blood Drive
Happy Time Preschool
Trunk or Treat
2025 Trunk or Treat
October 30 and 31 at 10:20
Veterans Hall Parking Lot
POA Turkey Dinner
42nd Annual Turkey Dinner
Wednesday, November 26
Time: 1:00 PM
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