B (Add/Delete for Traffic Night Team Police Sergeant); AE (Night Traffic Enforcement), AF (Day Traffic Enforcement), AK (Major Collisions)
2. What are/were the desired program or service outcomes? The SPD Motor Teams and MCIU focus on reducing injury and fatal crashes through enforcement, education, and follow up. These units are integral in providing safe roadways for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorist across Sacramento.
3. How did you approach the equity analysis?
The Department analyzed how the elimination of these units would disproportionately impact the City of Sacramento.
Section 2: Service Impacts
A spending cut could reduce the quality and quantity of service that the City delivers. Collecting data allows to identify synergies with existing work and unearth opportunities to reduce the perpetuation of historical and present injustice faced by certain communities. Explore the potential impacts of spending cuts by identifying demographics of community members.
What is the potential for reduced access to services? Will the quality be measurably lower? Ex: This includes fewer places to receive service, fewer hours of service delivered, fewer employees to provide a service or longer response times existing programs or policies are working to achieve the same outcomes of this project? FY2025/26 Budget Equity Tool - Police
The SPD Motor Teams and MCIU focus on reducing injury and fatal crashes through enforcement, education, and follow up. These units are integral in providing safe roadways for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorist across Sacramento.
The reduction of these teams will be detrimental to the City of Sacramento. These teams focus on high-injury and high-crash locations, providing enforcement and education to improve road safety.
These teams also address community traffic complaints and are essential for tackling dangerous sideshow activities that plague the Sacramento region, particularly on weekends. From January 1, 2023, to April 30, 2024, there were 330 primary calls for sideshow activities—excluding instances where sideshows moved between multiple locations within the City and County. During this period, sideshow- related enforcement led to 66 arrests/citations, the seizure of 4 firearms, and the impounding of 35 vehicles. Tragically, in early 2024, two individuals were killed by gunfire during a sideshow-related incident in North Sacramento.
The teams also provide roadway safety for individuals during First Amendment events, such as protests. Often, the protestors move to the roadway. The team provides comprehensive safety and traffic mitigation plans to keep the protestors and motorists safe.
The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) ranks Sacramento as having the highest rates of fatal, injury, speed, and alcohol-related crashes among California’s largest cities. The elimination of these units would have a profound negative impact throughout the city. Such a decision would likely lead to an increase in injury/fatal crashes and dangerous driving behaviors.
These teams employ a data-driven approach, focusing on high-crash locations with the goal of reducing unsafe driving behaviors. Their efforts have already proven effective. In 2024, total vehicle crashes decreased by 18% (from 5,170 to 4,234) compared to 2023. Similarly, vehicle crash fatalities dropped by over 30% (from 49 to 32).
The elimination/reduction of these units also risks damaging trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. Motors and MCIU are actively involved in community outreach and engagement through programs such as Start Smart Teen Driving Courses, school visits, and attendance at community events. Eliminating these teams could lead to perceptions of abandonment and reinforce existing mistrust of law enforcement.
Critical follow-up on DUI incidents, hit-and-runs, and serious injury crashes would also be significantly reduced or eliminated. Coordination with internal and external partners on traffic safety—such as Vision Zero, City Traffic Engineers, MADD, Safetyville, and non-profit organizations—would suffer, further diminishing the City’s ability to address traffic issues effectively.
Without specialized units to handle these responsibilities, the burden would fall solely on patrol operations, which are already stretched thin.
This shift would reduce overall effectiveness and will have a negative citywide impact. Many underserved communities are located within or near three violent crime hot spot areas (North, South, and East areas of Sacramento) identified through data analysis. Additionally, the top 10 injury/fatal traffic crash locations were identified for 2023 and 2024. Respectively, 3 and 4 of these locations are within or near the three violent crime hot spot areas.
The Top 10 intersections for injury/fatal collisions between January 1 and December 4, 2024 were:
1) Bruceville Rd / Cosumnes River Blvd
2) Howe Ave / Power Inn Rd
3) Mack Rd / Valley Hi Dr
4) Center Pkwy / Mack Rd
5) Northgate Blvd / San Juan Rd
6) Fruitridge Rd / Stockton Blvd
7) Fruitridge Rd / MLK Jr Blvd
8) Cosumnes River Blvd / Delta Shores Cir N/S
9) Elder Creek Rd / Power Inn Rd
10) Cosumnes River Blvd / Franklin Blvd
Impacts By Demographics
Identify the demographics of residents who may be impacted by the service or program reduction.
Race/Ethnicity
All : Yes
Level of Vulnerability (based on Sacramento County Social Vulnerability Index) Percentile ranking values range from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating greater vulnerability.
FY2025/26 Budget Equity Tool - Police
Section 3: Location Impacts
This section is designed to help understand the geographic character of budget cuts and their potential impacts on vulnerable and already underserved neighborhoods and communities. Utilize the Sacramento Equity Explore Design GIS Tool to help identify.
Location Impacts (Please be sure to describe each geographic character) Definition:
Citywide – Programs or services that are “geography neutral” usually pose the least risk to equity but could still serve a vulnerable population.
Central Location - Programs or services delivered at locations distributed throughout the city with a service population local to the site.
Mobile Program or Service - These are services where the staff are mobile.
Citywide : Yes
List any specific geographic areas the program or service impacts below Examples: Districts, Opportunity/Promise Zones, Neighborhoods, Service Districts The SPD Motor teams and MCIU are a Citywide asset. Based upon a data-driven strategy (crash rates, complaints, and observable traffic issues), they deploy to high injury and fatal crash areas.
Program or Service Geography: Citywide
Services that are “geography neutral” usually pose the least risk to equity but could still serve a vulnerable population.
If this is a program or service provided to the entire city with little variance by neighborhood, could vulnerable populations be hurt by the cut? A majority of the complaints at community meetings involves unsafe driving/traffic and sideshows. The elimination of Motors and reduction in MCIU will likely have a negative citywide impact.
Program or Service from a Central Location
These are programs or services delivered at locations distributed throughout the city with a service population local to the site. Program examples include community and recreations centers, public parks, fire stations. Service examples include building permits and licensing. If the program or service is delivered from a central location and available to the community at-large, but is more commonly used by specific segments of the community, are those segments a vulnerable population? Would a decreased level of service adversely impact any of the equity considerations from our definition of equity?
Not applicable
Mobile Program or Service
These are services where the staff are mobile. Examples include EMS units, code enforcement, road patching crews, and litter abatement teams. Cuts in these services could also pose greater risks of inequitable impact.
If this is a mobile program or service that serves a specific community or specific neighborhoods, are those neighborhoods vulnerable? Traffic and Motors is a mobile unit dedicated to serving the entire community by addressing key concerns such as injury and fatal crash data, community complaints, and observable traffic issues. These officers prioritize road safety through initiatives like DUI saturation patrols and targeted enforcement strategies, including DUI warrant sweeps.
Additionally, Major Collision Investigation Unit (MCIU) investigators play a vital role in responding to fatal vehicle crashes and conducting thorough follow-up investigations into injury-related hit-and-run incidents.
A reduction in the mobile service level provided by Traffic, Motors, and MCIU would have a negative citywide impact.
Primary Fiscal Contact: Brenda Delgadillo Date
Department Director Date
ACM Date
FY2025/26 Budget Equity Tool - Police
BCP Request AL Type: Reduction Categorization:
Section 1: Goal Setting, Budget Classification, & Project Outcomes To get started, identify goals and project outcomes of the service or project being reduced or cut. Consider explaining how the service or project connects to the City’s goals and helps to define the potential reduction/cut’s impact on different communities.
Purpose of Budget Reductions
1. Is this reduction tied to other BCPs? If so, which ones? If grouped, please share which BCPs (tie to BCP numbers) and why they are grouped together.
Not applicable
2. What are/were the desired program or service outcomes? The executive lieutenant position serves the role of primary support for the patrol area captains. They supervise the Problem Oriented Policing (POP) teams, Violent Crime Reduction (VCR) teams, Bike Team and Mounted/Marine units, as well as the station’s administrative staff. They manage the facilities and fleet, cover vacancies for patrol lieutenants, and fill in for the area captain in their absence. They are also generally assigned geographic responsibilities for the most engaged police beats and maintain positive relationships with stakeholders. The existence of the executive lieutenant allows the area captain to focus on the smooth delivery of police services, strategic planning, ongoing projects, and high-level administrative tasks. The watch commander ensures patrol officers respond to incidents in a timely manner, appropriately, and provide the highest level of service to the community. Additionally, the watch commander oversees critical incidents within the city, to ensure community members and police officers remain safe. Furthermore, watch commanders monitor high-risk situations, such as vehicle pursuits, use of force incidents, and demonstrations. Patrol lieutenants perform the critical role of assuring adherence of SPD staff to department and city policy and practice; the elimination of this position will also result in a significant reduction in the management and oversight of staff.
3. How did you approach the equity analysis?
The Department analyzed how the reduction of these positions could disproportionately impact underserved communities in Sacramento.
Section 2: Service Impacts
A spending cut could reduce the quality and quantity of service that the City delivers. Collecting data allows to identify synergies with existing work and unearth opportunities to reduce the perpetuation of historical and present injustice faced by certain communities. Explore the potential impacts of spending cuts by identifying demographics of community members.
What is the potential for reduced access to services? Will the quality be measurably lower? Ex: This includes fewer places to receive service, fewer hours of service delivered, fewer employees to provide a service or longer response times existing programs or policies are working to achieve the same outcomes of this project? Watch commanders and executive lieutenants are responsible for attending community events and coordinating with community-based organizations within their geographic area. Executive lieutenants are also tasked with resolving community concerns as assigned by the area captain and managing the VCR teams, POP teams, Mounted/Marine units and Bike team. These units have increased engagement with communities experiencing the highest levels of victimization, often our minority communities. The elimination of the positions managing these units will therefore have a greater impact on those communities. All lieutenants have the responsibility of managing sergeants and officers, and ensuring the delivery of police services is consistent with the City’s philosophy and the law is equitably applied. The elimination of these positions will noticeably reduce the ability to engage with the community, respond to community concerns, and manage department employees.
Impacts By Demographics
Identify the demographics of residents who may be impacted by the service or program reduction.
Race/Ethnicity
All : Yes
Level of Vulnerability (based on Sacramento County Social Vulnerability Index) Percentile ranking values range from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating greater vulnerability.
Section 3: Location Impacts
This section is designed to help understand the geographic character of budget cuts and their potential impacts on vulnerable and already underserved neighborhoods and communities. Utilize the Sacramento Equity Explore Design GIS Tool to help identify.
Location Impacts (Please be sure to describe each geographic character) Definition:
Citywide – Programs or services that are “geography neutral” usually pose the least risk to equity but could still serve a vulnerable population.
Central Location - Programs or services delivered at locations distributed throughout the city with a service population local to the site.
Mobile Program or Service - These are services where the staff are mobile.
List any specific geographic areas the program or service impacts below FY2025/26 Budget Equity Tool - Police
Examples: Districts, Opportunity/Promise Zones, Neighborhoods, Service Districts Not applicable
Program or Service Geography: Citywide
Services that are “geography neutral” usually pose the least risk to equity but could still serve a vulnerable population.
If this is a program or service provided to the entire city with little variance by neighborhood, could vulnerable populations be hurt by the cut? Vulnerable populations are disproportionately affected by crime and therefore suffer a greater impact by the reduction of police resources.
Facing historical police staffing shortages and potential decreases resulting from current budgetary constraints, a lack of effective police resource management will negatively affect our most at risk communities.
Program or Service from a Central Location
These are programs or services delivered at locations distributed throughout the city with a service population local to the site. Program examples include community and recreations centers, public parks, fire stations. Service examples include building permits and licensing. If the program or service is delivered from a central location and available to the community at-large, but is more commonly used by specific segments of the community, are those segments a vulnerable population? Would a decreased level of service adversely impact any of the equity considerations from our definition of equity?
Not applicable.
Mobile Program or Service
These are services where the staff are mobile. Examples include EMS units, code enforcement, road patching crews, and litter abatement teams. Cuts in these services could also pose greater risks of inequitable impact.
If this is a mobile program or service that serves a specific community or specific neighborhoods, are those neighborhoods vulnerable? Not applicable.
Primary Fiscal Contact: Brenda Delgadillo Date
Department Director Date
ACM Date
FY2025/26 Budget Equity Tool - Police
BCP Request AM Type: Reduction Categorization:
Section 1: Goal Setting, Budget Classification, & Project Outcomes To get started, identify goals and project outcomes of the service or project being reduced or cut. Consider explaining how the service or project connects to the City’s goals and helps to define the potential reduction/cut’s impact on different communities.
Purpose of Budget Reductions
1. Is this reduction tied to other BCPs? If so, which ones? If grouped, please share which BCPs (tie to BCP numbers) and why they are grouped together.
Not applicable
2. What are/were the desired program or service outcomes? The SPD Air Operations Unit provides aerial response to emergency calls for service and critical incidents. This airborne platform assists officers on the ground with creating standoff distance, timely updates, and increasing opportunities for de-escalation techniques/tactics.
3. How did you approach the equity analysis?
The SPD Air Operations Unit serves the City and County of Sacramento, as well as neighboring Counties including Placer, Yolo, and El Dorado. The Department analyzed how the elimination of this vital airborne platform may disproportionately impact the City of Sacramento.
Section 2: Service Impacts
A spending cut could reduce the quality and quantity of service that the City delivers. Collecting data allows to identify synergies with existing work and unearth opportunities to reduce the perpetuation of historical and present injustice faced by certain communities. Explore the potential impacts of spending cuts by identifying demographics of community members.
What is the potential for reduced access to services? Will the quality be measurably lower? Ex: This includes fewer places to receive service, fewer hours of service delivered, fewer employees to provide a service or longer response times existing programs or policies are working to achieve the same outcomes of this project? FY2025/26 Budget Equity Tool - Police
The SPD Air Operations Unit is an essential resource for the community and the SPD, offering unparalleled support during critical incidents.
The unit provides real-time incident details, enhances de-escalation efforts, and employs advanced mapping and lighting technologies to locate suspects and missing persons effectively.
In the early 1970s, a NASA study found that law enforcement aircraft acted as a force multiplier of seven. With today’s advanced technology, that number is likely even greater. Despite its operational cost of approximately $550 per hour (including personnel), Air Operations demonstrates significant cost savings. Comparatively, the cost of deploying seven ground officers with vehicles is approximately $850 per hour and does not yield the same efficiencies as an aerial unit. Based on an average of 1,800 flight hours annually, Air Operations saves over $500,000 per year.
During tight budget cycles, Air Operations remains a vital asset for managing calls for service, supporting critical incidents, and reducing liability in high-risk situations like vehicle pursuits. A reduction in Air Operations staffing would severely impact police effectiveness, increase liability, and place the public at greater risk. The unit enables officers to maintain safer standoff distances during critical incidents, provides real-time updates to responding units, and enhances de-escalation opportunities.
In 2024 alone, the SPD Air Operations Unit responded to over 3,120 calls for service, with an average response time of less than 90 seconds.
The unit was first on the scene for more than 2,072 calls, contributing to the arrest of over 650 felony suspects and locating 17 missing persons. The unit also played a pivotal role in 157 vehicle pursuits, leading to the apprehension of 119 suspects. In 25 of these pursuits, the Air Operations Unit employed surveillance mode—a tactic where ground units disengage from active pursuit while the Air Operations Unit monitors the fleeing vehicle and coordinates a safer apprehension once the vehicle stops. This approach significantly reduces risks to officers and the public, minimizing potential liability for the City.
The Sacramento Region has faced ongoing challenges with sideshow activity, which poses serious public safety risks, damages property, and exacerbates blight in communities. Air Operations plays a critical role in addressing these events, relaying information to ground units for coordinated responses, enforcement actions, and evidence collection for future enforcement/prosecution.
The reduction of the SPD Air Operations Unit would decrease flight hours and limit its availability for patrol and investigative support. The unit’s advanced technology enables discreet surveillance of high-risk targets, such as homicide suspects, armed traffickers, and fugitives, allowing officers to plan and execute responses with minimal risk to the community, officers, and suspects. The loss of Air Operations capabilities would negatively impact all members of the community.
Air Operations Statistics (1/1/24 – 12/11/24):
Responded to Calls for Service: 3,120 (up over 500 calls compared to 2023) First on-scene: 2,072
Involved in Felony arrests: 650 (up over 150 arrests)
Located Missing Persons 17
Handled call alone: 1,234
Lojack Vehicles located: 18
Foot pursuits: 80
Vehicle pursuits: 157
Homeland Security checks: 1,100
Impacts By Demographics
Identify the demographics of residents who may be impacted by the service or program reduction.
Race/Ethnicity
All : Yes
Level of Vulnerability (based on Sacramento County Social Vulnerability Index) Percentile ranking values range from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating greater vulnerability.
FY2025/26 Budget Equity Tool - Police
Section 3: Location Impacts
This section is designed to help understand the geographic character of budget cuts and their potential impacts on vulnerable and already underserved neighborhoods and communities. Utilize the Sacramento Equity Explore Design GIS Tool to help identify.
Location Impacts (Please be sure to describe each geographic character) Definition:
Citywide – Programs or services that are “geography neutral” usually pose the least risk to equity but could still serve a vulnerable population.
Central Location - Programs or services delivered at locations distributed throughout the city with a service population local to the site.
Mobile Program or Service - These are services where the staff are mobile.
Citywide : Yes
Mobile Program or Service : Yes
List any specific geographic areas the program or service impacts below Examples: Districts, Opportunity/Promise Zones, Neighborhoods, Service Districts The SPD Air Operations Unit serves as a regional asset, working in close partnership with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office (SSO) Air Operations Unit. Through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), SPD Air Operations provides nine hours of daily air support across the Sacramento region, primarily during swing-shift hours, which consistently sees the highest volume of calls for service.
If SPD were unable to maintain this cooperative relationship with the SSO, air support across the city and region would be significantly reduced—or potentially eliminated—severely impacting public safety and response capabilities.
Program or Service Geography: Citywide
Services that are “geography neutral” usually pose the least risk to equity but could still serve a vulnerable population.
If this is a program or service provided to the entire city with little variance by neighborhood, could vulnerable populations be hurt by the cut? The loss of the SPD Air Operations Unit would place the burden of addressing all calls for service solely on ground units, eliminating the critical support that air operations provide. In 2024, the SPD Air Operations Unit independently handled over 1,200 calls without requiring assistance from ground units.
Due to the sequence of assignment, dispatch priorities, and staffing limitations, lower priority calls often experience extended response times. These calls, which can include missing persons or suspicious circumstances, benefit significantly from Air Operations. The unit's ability to rapidly deploy mission equipment—such as cameras, lighting, and public address (PA) systems—ensures quicker responses while enhancing both officer and community safety.
Program or Service from a Central Location
These are programs or services delivered at locations distributed throughout the city with a service population local to the site. Program examples include community and recreations centers, public parks, fire stations. Service examples include building permits and licensing. If the program or service is delivered from a central location and available to the community at-large, but is more commonly used by specific segments of the community, are those segments a vulnerable population? Would a decreased level of service adversely impact any of the equity considerations from our definition of equity?
Not applicable
Mobile Program or Service
These are services where the staff are mobile. Examples include EMS units, code enforcement, road patching crews, and litter abatement teams. Cuts in these services could also pose greater risks of inequitable impact.
If this is a mobile program or service that serves a specific community or specific neighborhoods, are those neighborhoods vulnerable? The Air Operations Unit is a mobile resource that serves the entire community, with deployments prioritized on call volume.
Consequently, any reduction in the service level provided by Air Operations may have citywide and regional adverse consequences.
Primary Fiscal Contact: Brenda Delgadillo Date
Department Director Date
ACM Date
FY2025/26 Budget Equity Tool - Police
BCP Request AN Type: Reduction Categorization:
Section 1: Goal Setting, Budget Classification, & Project Outcomes To get started, identify goals and project outcomes of the service or project being reduced or cut. Consider explaining how the service or project connects to the City’s goals and helps to define the potential reduction/cut’s impact on different communities.
Purpose of Budget Reductions
1. Is this reduction tied to other BCPs? If so, which ones? If grouped, please share which BCPs (tie to BCP numbers) and why they are grouped together.
Not applicable
2. What are/were the desired program or service outcomes? The SPD Air Operations Unit provides aerial response to emergency calls for service and critical incidents. This airborne platform assists officers on the ground with creating standoff distance, timely updates, and increasing opportunities for de-escalation techniques/tactics.
3. How did you approach the equity analysis?
The SPD Air Operations Unit serves the City and County of Sacramento, as well as neighboring Counties including Placer, Yolo, and El Dorado. The Department analyzed how the elimination of this vital airborne platform may disproportionately impact the City of Sacramento.
Section 2: Service Impacts
A spending cut could reduce the quality and quantity of service that the City delivers. Collecting data allows to identify synergies with existing work and unearth opportunities to reduce the perpetuation of historical and present injustice faced by certain communities. Explore the potential impacts of spending cuts by identifying demographics of community members.
What is the potential for reduced access to services? Will the quality be measurably lower? Ex: This includes fewer places to receive service, fewer hours of service delivered, fewer employees to provide a service or longer response times existing programs or policies are working to achieve the same outcomes of this project? FY2025/26 Budget Equity Tool - Police
The SPD Air Operations Unit is an essential resource for the community and the SPD, offering unparalleled support during critical incidents.
The unit provides real-time incident details, enhances de-escalation efforts, and employs advanced mapping and lighting technologies to locate suspects and missing persons effectively.
In the early 1970s, a NASA study found that law enforcement aircraft acted as a force multiplier of seven. With today’s advanced technology, that number is likely even greater. Despite its operational cost of approximately $550 per hour (including personnel), Air Operations demonstrates significant cost savings. Comparatively, the cost of deploying seven ground officers with vehicles is approximately $850 per hour and does not yield the same efficiencies as an aerial unit. Based on an average of 1,800 flight hours annually, Air Operations saves over $500,000 per year.
During tight budget cycles, Air Operations remains a vital asset for managing calls for service, supporting critical incidents, and reducing liability in high-risk situations like vehicle pursuits. A reduction in Air Operations staffing would severely impact police effectiveness, increase liability, and place the public at greater risk. The unit enables officers to maintain safer standoff distances during critical incidents, provides real-time updates to responding units, and enhances de-escalation opportunities.
In 2024 alone, the SPD Air Operations Unit responded to over 3,120 calls for service, with an average response time of less than 90 seconds.
The unit was first on the scene for more than 2,072 calls, contributing to the arrest of over 650 felony suspects and locating 17 missing persons. The unit also played a pivotal role in 157 vehicle pursuits, leading to the apprehension of 119 suspects. In 25 of these pursuits, the Air Operations Unit employed surveillance mode—a tactic where ground units disengage from active pursuit while the Air Operations Unit monitors the fleeing vehicle and coordinates a safer apprehension once the vehicle stops. This approach significantly reduces risks to officers and the public, minimizing potential liability for the City.
The Sacramento Region has faced ongoing challenges with sideshow activity, which poses serious public safety risks, damages property, and exacerbates blight in communities. Air Operations plays a critical role in addressing these events, relaying information to ground units for coordinated responses, enforcement actions, and evidence collection for future enforcement/prosecution.
The reduction of the SPD Air Operations Unit would decrease flight hours and limit its availability for patrol and investigative support. The unit’s advanced technology enables discreet surveillance of high-risk targets, such as homicide suspects, armed traffickers, and fugitives, allowing officers to plan and execute responses with minimal risk to the community, officers, and suspects. The loss of Air Operations capabilities would negatively impact all members of the community.
Air Operations Statistics (1/1/24 – 12/11/24):
Responded to Calls for Service: 3,120 (up over 500 calls compared to 2023) First on-scene: 2,072
Involved in Felony arrests: 650 (up over 150 arrests)
Located Missing Persons 17
Handled call alone: 1,234
Lojack Vehicles located: 18
Foot pursuits: 80
Vehicle pursuits: 157
Homeland Security checks: 1,100
Impacts By Demographics
Identify the demographics of residents who may be impacted by the service or program reduction.
Race/Ethnicity
All : Yes
Level of Vulnerability (based on Sacramento County Social Vulnerability Index) Percentile ranking values range from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating greater vulnerability.
FY2025/26 Budget Equity Tool - Police
Section 3: Location Impacts
This section is designed to help understand the geographic character of budget cuts and their potential impacts on vulnerable and already underserved neighborhoods and communities. Utilize the Sacramento Equity Explore Design GIS Tool to help identify.
Location Impacts (Please be sure to describe each geographic character) Definition:
Citywide – Programs or services that are “geography neutral” usually pose the least risk to equity but could still serve a vulnerable population.
Central Location - Programs or services delivered at locations distributed throughout the city with a service population local to the site.
Mobile Program or Service - These are services where the staff are mobile.
Citywide : Yes
Mobile Program or Service : Yes
List any specific geographic areas the program or service impacts below Examples: Districts, Opportunity/Promise Zones, Neighborhoods, Service Districts The SPD Air Operations Unit serves as a regional asset, working in close partnership with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office (SSO) Air Operations Unit. Through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), SPD Air Operations provides nine hours of daily air support across the Sacramento region, primarily during swing-shift hours, which consistently sees the highest volume of calls for service.
If SPD were unable to maintain this cooperative relationship with the SSO, air support across the city and region would be significantly reduced—or potentially eliminated—severely impacting public safety and response capabilities.
Program or Service Geography: Citywide
Services that are “geography neutral” usually pose the least risk to equity but could still serve a vulnerable population.
If this is a program or service provided to the entire city with little variance by neighborhood, could vulnerable populations be hurt by the cut? The loss of the SPD Air Operations Unit would place the burden of addressing all calls for service solely on ground units, eliminating the critical support that air operations provide. In 2024, the SPD Air Operations Unit independently handled over 1,200 calls without requiring assistance from ground units.
Due to the sequence of assignment, dispatch priorities, and staffing limitations, lower priority calls often experience extended response times. These calls, which can include missing persons or suspicious circumstances, benefit significantly from Air Operations. The unit's ability to rapidly deploy mission equipment—such as cameras, lighting, and public address (PA) systems—ensures quicker responses while enhancing both officer and community safety.
Program or Service from a Central Location
These are programs or services delivered at locations distributed throughout the city with a service population local to the site. Program examples include community and recreations centers, public parks, fire stations. Service examples include building permits and licensing. If the program or service is delivered from a central location and available to the community at-large, but is more commonly used by specific segments of the community, are those segments a vulnerable population? Would a decreased level of service adversely impact any of the equity considerations from our definition of equity?
Not applicable
Mobile Program or Service
These are services where the staff are mobile. Examples include EMS units, code enforcement, road patching crews, and litter abatement teams. Cuts in these services could also pose greater risks of inequitable impact.
If this is a mobile program or service that serves a specific community or specific neighborhoods, are those neighborhoods vulnerable? The Air Operations Unit is a mobile resource that serves the entire community, with deployments prioritized on call volume.
Consequently, any reduction in the service level provided by Air Operations may have citywide and regional adverse consequences.
Primary Fiscal Contact: Brenda Delgadillo Date
Department Director Date
ACM Date
FY2025/26 Budget Equity Tool - Police
BCP Request AO Type: Reduction Categorization:
Section 1: Goal Setting, Budget Classification, & Project Outcomes To get started, identify goals and project outcomes of the service or project being reduced or cut. Consider explaining how the service or project connects to the City’s goals and helps to define the potential reduction/cut’s impact on different communities.
Purpose of Budget Reductions
1. Is this reduction tied to other BCPs? If so, which ones? If grouped, please share which BCPs (tie to BCP numbers) and why they are grouped together.
Yes, BCPs V (K9 Police Officer) and AP (Metro Police Lieutenant).
2. What are/were the desired program or service outcomes? The PD Special Operations enhances overall officer and community safety, provides specialized officers and equipment, and increases opportunities to safely resolve rapidly evolving incidents within the City and Sacramento region.
3. How did you approach the equity analysis?
The Department analyzed how the elimination of the Special Operations positions may disproportionately impact the City of Sacramento.
Section 2: Service Impacts
A spending cut could reduce the quality and quantity of service that the City delivers. Collecting data allows to identify synergies with existing work and unearth opportunities to reduce the perpetuation of historical and present injustice faced by certain communities. Explore the potential impacts of spending cuts by identifying demographics of community members.
What is the potential for reduced access to services? Will the quality be measurably lower? Ex: This includes fewer places to receive service, fewer hours of service delivered, fewer employees to provide a service or longer response times existing programs or policies are working to achieve the same outcomes of this project? The SWAT Team, K-9 Unit, and Metro Lieutenant are all integral components of the Special Operations within the Metro Division. Each plays a vital role in enhancing officer and community safety.
The SWAT team uses specialized training, tactics, and equipment to safely resolve high-risk incidents, thereby ensuring the safety of officers and the community. The team averages over 100 critical incident callouts and pre-planned warrant service operations annually. In addition, they participated in 47 community events, including active shooter training for local businesses and non-profit organizations. The SWAT team has also supported 19 protests, 12 outside agency assists, 25 overwatch/quick reaction team operations, 11 department-wide game plans, and 15 personnel assists.
The K-9 Unit consists of specially trained handlers and dogs that help officers safely locate fleeing or hiding suspects. This unit also enhances community safety by searching for evidence, including illegal narcotics, firearms, and explosives. The K-9 Unit conducted over 468 deployments in 2024, including bomb sweeps at large-scale events such as concerts. They also engaged in 55 community outreach and engagement events, including citizen academies.
The Metro Lieutenant provides overarching supervision, management, and direction to Special Operations supervisors and officers. During critical incidents, the Metro Lieutenant forms part of the “triad,” which also includes the Watch Commander and the Crisis Negotiation Team Lieutenant. This triad employs the critical decision-making model to safely manage and resolve dangerous and rapidly evolving situations.
Without these specialized units, the responsibility for handling high-risk incidents would fall entirely on patrol operations, which are already overburdened. This shift would reduce the overall effectiveness of law enforcement and compromise both officer and community safety.
Additionally, the City's liability would increase without specialized officers to manage critical incidents effectively.
While outside agency assistance is an option, it comes with significant limitations. These units may not be immediately available or could experience considerable delays in response. Additionally, outside agencies operate under different policies and procedures, which can create coordination challenges and potential conflicts. These differences can be especially problematic during rapidly evolving critical incidents that require seamless collaboration.
Furthermore, outside agency units often lack familiarity with the unique dynamics of Sacramento’s communities and neighborhoods. This lack of understanding could hinder their ability to effectively address issues, particularly in minority and underserved areas where local knowledge is essential for maintaining trust and managing complex situations.
Impacts By Demographics
Identify the demographics of residents who may be impacted by the service or program reduction.
Race/Ethnicity
All : Yes
Level of Vulnerability (based on Sacramento County Social Vulnerability Index) Percentile ranking values range from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating greater vulnerability.
Section 3: Location Impacts
FY2025/26 Budget Equity Tool - Police
This section is designed to help understand the geographic character of budget cuts and their potential impacts on vulnerable and already underserved neighborhoods and communities. Utilize the Sacramento Equity Explore Design GIS Tool to help identify.
Location Impacts (Please be sure to describe each geographic character) Definition:
Citywide – Programs or services that are “geography neutral” usually pose the least risk to equity but could still serve a vulnerable population.
Central Location - Programs or services delivered at locations distributed throughout the city with a service population local to the site.
Mobile Program or Service - These are services where the staff are mobile.
Citywide : Yes
Mobile Program or Service : Yes
List any specific geographic areas the program or service impacts below Examples: Districts, Opportunity/Promise Zones, Neighborhoods, Service Districts The SPD SWAT Team and K-9 Officer are a Citywide and regional asset. It is not uncommon for either to cover another law enforcement agency requesting assistance. This may be during rapidly evolving situations or for pre-planned operations, like a search warrant service.
Program or Service Geography: Citywide
Services that are “geography neutral” usually pose the least risk to equity but could still serve a vulnerable population.
If this is a program or service provided to the entire city with little variance by neighborhood, could vulnerable populations be hurt by the cut? The loss of Special Operations will require patrol operations to handle calls and if necessary, request outside agency assistance for critical incidents.
Program or Service from a Central Location
These are programs or services delivered at locations distributed throughout the city with a service population local to the site. Program examples include community and recreations centers, public parks, fire stations. Service examples include building permits and licensing. If the program or service is delivered from a central location and available to the community at-large, but is more commonly used by specific segments of the community, are those segments a vulnerable population? Would a decreased level of service adversely impact any of the equity considerations from our definition of equity?
N/A
Mobile Program or Service
These are services where the staff are mobile. Examples include EMS units, code enforcement, road patching crews, and litter abatement teams. Cuts in these services could also pose greater risks of inequitable impact.
If this is a mobile program or service that serves a specific community or specific neighborhoods, are those neighborhoods vulnerable? Special Operations are mobile units that serve the entire community, addressing critical incidents and executing pre-planned operations across the City of Sacramento. A reduction in the services provided by SWAT and K-9 units would have a negative citywide impact, increasing safety challenges and limiting the City's ability to respond effectively to emergencies and high-risk situations.
Primary Fiscal Contact: Brenda Delgadillo Date
Department Director Date
ACM Date
FY2025/26 Budget Equity Tool - Police
BCP Request AP Type: Reduction Categorization:
Section 1: Goal Setting, Budget Classification, & Project Outcomes To get started, identify goals and project outcomes of the service or project being reduced or cut. Consider explaining how the service or project connects to the City’s goals and helps to define the potential reduction/cut’s impact on different communities.
Purpose of Budget Reductions
1. Is this reduction tied to other BCPs? If so, which ones? If grouped, please share which BCPs (tie to BCP numbers) and why they are grouped together.
Yes - BCP V (K9 Police Officer) and BCP AO (SWAT Teams)
2. What are/were the desired program or service outcomes? The PD Special Operations enhances overall officer and community safety, provides specialized officers and equipment, and increases opportunities to safely resolve rapidly evolving incidents within the City and Sacramento region.
3. How did you approach the equity analysis?
The Department analyzed how the elimination of the Special Operations positions may disproportionately impact the City of Sacramento.
Section 2: Service Impacts
A spending cut could reduce the quality and quantity of service that the City delivers. Collecting data allows to identify synergies with existing work and unearth opportunities to reduce the perpetuation of historical and present injustice faced by certain communities. Explore the potential impacts of spending cuts by identifying demographics of community members.
What is the potential for reduced access to services? Will the quality be measurably lower? Ex: This includes fewer places to receive service, fewer hours of service delivered, fewer employees to provide a service or longer response times existing programs or policies are working to achieve the same outcomes of this project? The SWAT Team, K-9 Unit, and Metro Lieutenant are all integral components of the Special Operations within the Metro Division. Each plays a vital role in enhancing officer and community safety.
The SWAT Team, K-9 Unit, and Metro Lieutenant are all integral components of the Special Operations within the Metro Division. Each plays a vital role in enhancing officer and community safety.
The SWAT team uses specialized training, tactics, and equipment to safely resolve high-risk incidents, thereby ensuring the safety of officers and the community. The team averages over 100 critical incident callouts and pre-planned warrant service operations annually. In addition, they participated in 47 community events, including active shooter training for local businesses and non-profit organizations. The SWAT team has also supported 19 protests, 12 outside agency assists, 25 overwatch/quick reaction team operations, 11 department-wide game plans, and 15 personnel assists.
The K-9 Unit consists of specially trained handlers and dogs that help officers safely locate fleeing or hiding suspects. This unit also enhances community safety by searching for evidence, including illegal narcotics, firearms, and explosives. The K-9 Unit conducted over 468 deployments in 2024, including bomb sweeps at large-scale events such as concerts. They also engaged in 55 community outreach and engagement events, including citizen academies.
The Metro Lieutenant provides overarching supervision, management, and direction to Special Operations supervisors and officers. During critical incidents, the Metro Lieutenant forms part of the “triad,” which also includes the Watch Commander and the Crisis Negotiation Team Lieutenant. This triad employs the critical decision-making model to safely manage and resolve dangerous and rapidly evolving situations.
Without these specialized units, the responsibility for handling high-risk incidents would fall entirely on patrol operations, which are already overburdened. This shift would reduce the overall effectiveness of law enforcement and compromise both officer and community safety.
Additionally, the City's liability would increase without specialized officers to manage critical incidents effectively.
While outside agency assistance is an option, it comes with significant limitations. These units may not be immediately available or could experience considerable delays in response. Additionally, outside agencies operate under different policies and procedures, which can create coordination challenges and potential conflicts. These differences can be especially problematic during rapidly evolving critical incidents that require seamless collaboration.
Furthermore, outside agency units often lack familiarity with the unique dynamics of Sacramento’s communities and neighborhoods. This lack of understanding could hinder their ability to effectively address issues, particularly in minority and underserved areas where local knowledge is essential for maintaining trust and managing complex situations.
Impacts By Demographics
Identify the demographics of residents who may be impacted by the service or program reduction.
Race/Ethnicity
All : Yes
Level of Vulnerability (based on Sacramento County Social Vulnerability Index) Percentile ranking values range from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating greater vulnerability.
FY2025/26 Budget Equity Tool - Police
Section 3: Location Impacts
This section is designed to help understand the geographic character of budget cuts and their potential impacts on vulnerable and already underserved neighborhoods and communities. Utilize the Sacramento Equity Explore Design GIS Tool to help identify.
Location Impacts (Please be sure to describe each geographic character) Definition:
Citywide – Programs or services that are “geography neutral” usually pose the least risk to equity but could still serve a vulnerable population.
Central Location - Programs or services delivered at locations distributed throughout the city with a service population local to the site.
Mobile Program or Service - These are services where the staff are mobile.
Citywide : Yes
Mobile Program or Service : Yes
List any specific geographic areas the program or service impacts below Examples: Districts, Opportunity/Promise Zones, Neighborhoods, Service Districts The SPD SWAT Team and K-9 Officer are a Citywide and regional asset. It is not uncommon for either to cover another law enforcement agency requesting assistance. This may be during rapidly evolving situations or for pre-planned operations, like a search warrant service.
Program or Service Geography: Citywide
Services that are “geography neutral” usually pose the least risk to equity but could still serve a vulnerable population.
If this is a program or service provided to the entire city with little variance by neighborhood, could vulnerable populations be hurt by the cut? The loss of Special Operations will require patrol operations to handle calls and if necessary, request outside agency assistance for critical incidents.
Program or Service from a Central Location
These are programs or services delivered at locations distributed throughout the city with a service population local to the site. Program examples include community and recreations centers, public parks, fire stations. Service examples include building permits and licensing. If the program or service is delivered from a central location and available to the community at-large, but is more commonly used by specific segments of the community, are those segments a vulnerable population? Would a decreased level of service adversely impact any of the equity considerations from our definition of equity?
N/A
Mobile Program or Service
These are services where the staff are mobile. Examples include EMS units, code enforcement, road patching crews, and litter abatement teams. Cuts in these services could also pose greater risks of inequitable impact.
If this is a mobile program or service that serves a specific community or specific neighborhoods, are those neighborhoods vulnerable? Special Operations are mobile units that serve the entire community, addressing critical incidents and executing pre-planned operations across the City of Sacramento. A reduction in the services provided by SWAT and K-9 units would have a negative citywide impact, increasing safety challenges and limiting the City's ability to respond effectively to emergencies and high-risk situations.
Primary Fiscal Contact: Brenda Delgadillo Date
Department Director Date
ACM Date
FY2025/26 Budget Equity Tool - Police
BCP Request AQ Type: Reduction Categorization:
Section 1: Goal Setting, Budget Classification, & Project Outcomes To get started, identify goals and project outcomes of the service or project being reduced or cut. Consider explaining how the service or project connects to the City’s goals and helps to define the potential reduction/cut’s impact on different communities.
Purpose of Budget Reductions
1. Is this reduction tied to other BCPs? If so, which ones? If grouped, please share which BCPs (tie to BCP numbers) and why they are grouped together.
Not applicable
2. What are/were the desired program or service outcomes? There are currently seven detectives and one sergeant assigned to the Special Investigations Unit. In October 2022, Chief Lester shared with Council that we had reduced aggravated assaults by approximately 21%, when compared to the same nine-month timeframe (Jan 1 – Sept 30) from 2021. In 2023, we also saw a drop in homicides of approximately 40% when comparing the same nine-month timeframe (Jan 1 – Sept 30). In 2024, we have continued to see a decrease in shootings, not only compared to 2021-2022 but also compared to 2023. Most of the cases the SIU handles are either directly related to shootings or tangential types of criminal activity that increase the chances of gun- related violence. Additionally, this team reviews all leads generated from the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) and conducts follow-up when possible.
3. How did you approach the equity analysis?
The Sacramento Police Department’s SIU detectives focus their efforts on gang, shooting, drug, and gun related offenses that endanger the community. Historically, these crimes reflect a disproportionate number of incidents and victims from marginalized communities.
Section 2: Service Impacts
A spending cut could reduce the quality and quantity of service that the City delivers. Collecting data allows to identify synergies with existing work and unearth opportunities to reduce the perpetuation of historical and present injustice faced by certain communities. Explore the potential impacts of spending cuts by identifying demographics of community members.
What is the potential for reduced access to services? Will the quality be measurably lower? Ex: This includes fewer places to receive service, fewer hours of service delivered, fewer employees to provide a service or longer response times existing programs or policies are working to achieve the same outcomes of this project? To address an increase in the violent crimes our community had seen in 2021-2022, the Department implemented a Violent Crime Response Strategy. A large part of that strategy was to employ data driven strategic responses, including long-term investigations that focused on prolific offenders or individuals actively involved in criminal behavior that increases the likelihood of violence. The Special Investigation Unit plays a key role in this, being tasked with in-depth, long-term investigations of prolific offenders and violent gangs, as well as following up on shooting investigations to apprehend the suspected parties, in addition to trying to prevent retaliatory shootings. The SIU also has detectives assigned to federal task force teams, to better collaborate with PD’s federal partners, with those federal partners acting as force multipliers and increasing resources to best address violence impacting the community. Even with the recent reduction in violent crimes and homicides compared to 2021-2022, the community still prioritizes being safe from shootings and other violent crimes while in the city. The primary mission of detectives in the Special Investigations Unit is to investigate people, groups, and behaviors that increase the risk of violence. If reductions occur, the PD would be forced to discontinue proactive investigations related to gangs, drug possession, gun possession, NIBIN leads, and a multitude of shooting incidents. Patrol officers are unlikely to have the time to absorb this additional workload, nor the expertise, thereby leaving these crimes to go unsolved.
Impacts By Demographics
Identify the demographics of residents who may be impacted by the service or program reduction.
Race/Ethnicity
All : Yes
Level of Vulnerability (based on Sacramento County Social Vulnerability Index) Percentile ranking values range from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating greater vulnerability.
Section 3: Location Impacts
This section is designed to help understand the geographic character of budget cuts and their potential impacts on vulnerable and already underserved neighborhoods and communities. Utilize the Sacramento Equity Explore Design GIS Tool to help identify.
Location Impacts (Please be sure to describe each geographic character) Definition:
Citywide – Programs or services that are “geography neutral” usually pose the least risk to equity but could still serve a vulnerable population.
Central Location - Programs or services delivered at locations distributed throughout the city with a service population local to the site.
Mobile Program or Service - These are services where the staff are mobile.
FY2025/26 Budget Equity Tool - Police
Citywide : Yes
List any specific geographic areas the program or service impacts below Examples: Districts, Opportunity/Promise Zones, Neighborhoods, Service Districts Citywide; geographically neutral
Program or Service Geography: Citywide
Services that are “geography neutral” usually pose the least risk to equity but could still serve a vulnerable population.
If this is a program or service provided to the entire city with little variance by neighborhood, could vulnerable populations be hurt by the cut? Though SIU is geographically neutral, gun related offenses tend to victimize minority communities to a greater degree.
Program or Service from a Central Location
These are programs or services delivered at locations distributed throughout the city with a service population local to the site. Program examples include community and recreations centers, public parks, fire stations. Service examples include building permits and licensing. If the program or service is delivered from a central location and available to the community at-large, but is more commonly used by specific segments of the community, are those segments a vulnerable population? Would a decreased level of service adversely impact any of the equity considerations from our definition of equity?
Not applicable
Mobile Program or Service
These are services where the staff are mobile. Examples include EMS units, code enforcement, road patching crews, and litter abatement teams. Cuts in these services could also pose greater risks of inequitable impact.
If this is a mobile program or service that serves a specific community or specific neighborhoods, are those neighborhoods vulnerable? Not applicable
Primary Fiscal Contact: Brenda Delgadillo Date
Department Director Date
ACM Date
FY2025/26 Budget Equity Tool - Police
BCP Request AR Type: Reduction Categorization:
Section 1: Goal Setting, Budget Classification, & Project Outcomes To get started, identify goals and project outcomes of the service or project being reduced or cut. Consider explaining how the service or project connects to the City’s goals and helps to define the potential reduction/cut’s impact on different communities.
Purpose of Budget Reductions
1. Is this reduction tied to other BCPs? If so, which ones? If grouped, please share which BCPs (tie to BCP numbers) and why they are grouped together.
Not applicable
2. What are/were the desired program or service outcomes? The Police Department’s Communications Center is a primary Public Safety Access Point (PSAP) to which 9-1-1 calls are routed directly from the 9-1-1 system. California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Branch mandates that 90% percent of all 9-1-1 calls shall be answered within 15 seconds, while 95% of all 9-1-1 calls should be answered within 20 seconds. The Communications Center also answers non-emergency calls for police assistance, as well as providing essential radio dispatch services to field-deployed police personnel.
3. How did you approach the equity analysis?
The Department analyzed how the reduction of these positions could disproportionately impact underserved or communities of color in Sacramento.
Section 2: Service Impacts
A spending cut could reduce the quality and quantity of service that the City delivers. Collecting data allows to identify synergies with existing work and unearth opportunities to reduce the perpetuation of historical and present injustice faced by certain communities. Explore the potential impacts of spending cuts by identifying demographics of community members.
What is the potential for reduced access to services? Will the quality be measurably lower? Ex: This includes fewer places to receive service, fewer hours of service delivered, fewer employees to provide a service or longer response times existing programs or policies are working to achieve the same outcomes of this project? This will lead to delays and longer wait times in answering both 9-1-1 and non-emergency calls, as well as delays in dispatching and providing updates for field deployed personnel via radio communication as calls develop. Additionally, the reduction will prevent the filling of two Dispatcher III positions that were recommended by the City Auditor to improve the supervisor-to-dispatcher radio and to develop and implement a meaningful quality assurance program at the Communication Center. These reductions will eliminate those positions and negate our ability to address the auditor’s concerns. The call answers time will almost certainly be measurably lower, but the exact impact is unknown at this time.
Impacts By Demographics
Identify the demographics of residents who may be impacted by the service or program reduction.
Race/Ethnicity
All : Yes
Level of Vulnerability (based on Sacramento County Social Vulnerability Index) Percentile ranking values range from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating greater vulnerability.
Section 3: Location Impacts
This section is designed to help understand the geographic character of budget cuts and their potential impacts on vulnerable and already underserved neighborhoods and communities. Utilize the Sacramento Equity Explore Design GIS Tool to help identify.
Location Impacts (Please be sure to describe each geographic character) Definition:
Citywide – Programs or services that are “geography neutral” usually pose the least risk to equity but could still serve a vulnerable population.
Central Location - Programs or services delivered at locations distributed throughout the city with a service population local to the site.
Mobile Program or Service - These are services where the staff are mobile.
Citywide : Yes
List any specific geographic areas the program or service impacts below Examples: Districts, Opportunity/Promise Zones, Neighborhoods, Service Districts Citywide; geographically neutral
Program or Service Geography: Citywide
FY2025/26 Budget Equity Tool - Police
Services that are “geography neutral” usually pose the least risk to equity but could still serve a vulnerable population.
If this is a program or service provided to the entire city with little variance by neighborhood, could vulnerable populations be hurt by the cut? Yes, this will impact everyone who calls the PD and/or requires police assistance.
Program or Service from a Central Location
These are programs or services delivered at locations distributed throughout the city with a service population local to the site. Program examples include community and recreations centers, public parks, fire stations. Service examples include building permits and licensing. If the program or service is delivered from a central location and available to the community at-large, but is more commonly used by specific segments of the community, are those segments a vulnerable population? Would a decreased level of service adversely impact any of the equity considerations from our definition of equity?
Not applicable
Mobile Program or Service
These are services where the staff are mobile. Examples include EMS units, code enforcement, road patching crews, and litter abatement teams. Cuts in these services could also pose greater risks of inequitable impact.
If this is a mobile program or service that serves a specific community or specific neighborhoods, are those neighborhoods vulnerable? Not applicable
Primary Fiscal Contact: Brenda Delgadillo Date
Department Director Date
ACM Date
FY2025/26 Budget Equity Tool - Police
BCP Request AS Type: Reduction Categorization:
Section 1: Goal Setting, Budget Classification, & Project Outcomes To get started, identify goals and project outcomes of the service or project being reduced or cut. Consider explaining how the service or project connects to the City’s goals and helps to define the potential reduction/cut’s impact on different communities.
Purpose of Budget Reductions
1. Is this reduction tied to other BCPs? If so, which ones? If grouped, please share which BCPs (tie to BCP numbers) and why they are grouped together.
N/A
2. What are/were the desired program or service outcomes? VCR teams were created in 2023 using existing Police Department personnel and resources to address the high levels of violent crime, particularly gun crime, occurring within the city.
3. How did you approach the equity analysis?
The Department analyzed how the elimination of these proactive Violent Crime Reductions teams would disproportionately impact underserved communities of color in the City of Sacramento.
Section 2: Service Impacts
A spending cut could reduce the quality and quantity of service that the City delivers. Collecting data allows to identify synergies with existing work and unearth opportunities to reduce the perpetuation of historical and present injustice faced by certain communities. Explore the potential impacts of spending cuts by identifying demographics of community members.
What is the potential for reduced access to services? Will the quality be measurably lower? Ex: This includes fewer places to receive service, fewer hours of service delivered, fewer employees to provide a service or longer response times existing programs or policies are working to achieve the same outcomes of this project? FY2025/26 Budget Equity Tool - Police
This service would be reduced to one, citywide team instead of having three teams. The VCR teams focused on specific geographic areas in the city where violence is prevalent and take an intelligence driven approach to address the perpetrators of violent crime while avoiding the police oversaturation of minority communities which was a historical method of addressing high instances of violent crime. VCR utilizes technology and community partnerships to identify and intervene with armed subjects prior to victimization and investigate violent acts that do not meet the threshold of other resource strapped investigative units.
As of the end of November 2024, 77.8% of the shooting victims within the City of Sacramento for 2024 have been either Black or Hispanic.
This is a consistent trend year to year, and the elimination of the VCR teams would impact these specific community members the most.
The reduction of proactive violent crime reduction police teams can have profound consequences for underserved communities and communities of color, which are often disproportionately impacted by violent crime. These areas already face significant challenges stemming from systemic inequalities, and the reduction of such specialized units risks exacerbating existing vulnerabilities.
First and foremost, underserved communities often experience higher rates of violent crime, driven by factors such as poverty, limited access to resources, and historical disinvestment. The VCR teams are specifically tasked with addressing these issues by targeting individuals or groups responsible for a significant portion of violent crime. By using intelligence-driven approaches, these teams prevent crimes before they occur, thereby improving public safety. Without their presence, gaps in crime prevention widen, leaving these communities more exposed to violence and its far-reaching consequences.
The reduction of these units also risks damaging trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. Sacramentans living in the higher crime areas of our city often rely on proactive efforts to feel safer in their neighborhoods. The reduction of these teams can lead to perceptions of abandonment, further alienating already underserved populations. Members of the VCR team regularly and actively engage with community members to address safety concerns collaboratively, fostering partnerships that build trust. Without these relationships, communities may feel overlooked, compounding existing mistrust of law enforcement.
The economic and social repercussions of increased violent crime cannot be overstated. Violent crime discourages business investment, reduces property values, and hampers economic development, all of which disproportionately impact communities of color. Persistent crime also erodes residents’ sense of safety, restricting their ability to engage in daily activities without fear. The Sacramento Police Department VCR teams play a critical role in mitigating these impacts by targeting crime hotspots and providing a sense of security that supports economic and social stability.
Additionally, the absence of targeted intervention strategies can hinder effective policing. VCR teams focus on identifying and addressing the small percentage of individuals responsible for a disproportionate amount of violent crime. Without this specialized focus, patrol and operations resources are spread thin, reducing overall effectiveness. Such measures can disproportionately affect communities of color, further straining police-community relations.
Finally, the reduction of the VCR teams leaves broader systemic issues unaddressed. These teams often coordinate with other agencies including our Federal partners through the PSP program to tackle root causes of violent crime, such as gang activity, drug trafficking, and illegal firearm distribution. With less VCR resources, these deeper problems persist, leaving communities more vulnerable in the long term.
Impacts By Demographics
Identify the demographics of residents who may be impacted by the service or program reduction.
Race/Ethnicity
All : Yes
Level of Vulnerability (based on Sacramento County Social Vulnerability Index) Percentile ranking values range from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating greater vulnerability.
Section 3: Location Impacts
This section is designed to help understand the geographic character of budget cuts and their potential impacts on vulnerable and already underserved neighborhoods and communities. Utilize the Sacramento Equity Explore Design GIS Tool to help identify.
Location Impacts (Please be sure to describe each geographic character) Definition:
Citywide – Programs or services that are “geography neutral” usually pose the least risk to equity but could still serve a vulnerable population.
Central Location - Programs or services delivered at locations distributed throughout the city with a service population local to the site.
Mobile Program or Service - These are services where the staff are mobile.
Citywide : Yes
Mobile Program or Service : Yes
FY2025/26 Budget Equity Tool - Police
List any specific geographic areas the program or service impacts below Examples: Districts, Opportunity/Promise Zones, Neighborhoods, Service Districts The teams are currently broken into geographic areas of responsibility to cover the whole city, however they are often focused in the neighborhoods where violent crime most often occurs. There would only be one citywide time moving forward.
Program or Service Geography: Citywide
Services that are “geography neutral” usually pose the least risk to equity but could still serve a vulnerable population.
If this is a program or service provided to the entire city with little variance by neighborhood, could vulnerable populations be hurt by the cut? As previously stated, victims of violent crime in Sacramento are overwhelmingly Black and Hispanic. These populations are disproportionally impacted by violence.
Program or Service from a Central Location
These are programs or services delivered at locations distributed throughout the city with a service population local to the site. Program examples include community and recreations centers, public parks, fire stations. Service examples include building permits and licensing. If the program or service is delivered from a central location and available to the community at-large, but is more commonly used by specific segments of the community, are those segments a vulnerable population? Would a decreased level of service adversely impact any of the equity considerations from our definition of equity?
N/A
Mobile Program or Service
These are services where the staff are mobile. Examples include EMS units, code enforcement, road patching crews, and litter abatement teams. Cuts in these services could also pose greater risks of inequitable impact.
If this is a mobile program or service that serves a specific community or specific neighborhoods, are those neighborhoods vulnerable? The service delivered by the VCR teams is directly addressing the inequitable violence that is perpetrated in communities of color. If eliminated, it is very easy to see this inequity not only persisting but increasing without the intervention of proactive and intelligence lead teams that are the single largest tool in the police department to stop violent crime before it occurs. The VCR teams investigate perpetrators and drivers of violent crime before they can victimize another person or removing illegal firearms out of the hands of violent criminals before they can shoot a citizen who is more than 3 times as likely to be Black or Hispanic. The shooting data throughout the city consistently shows violent crime in our most vulnerable and diverse neighborhoods.
Primary Fiscal Contact: Brenda Delgadillo Date
Department Director Date
ACM Date