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Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government Committee and Committee of the Whole
October 2, 2024

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10/1/24, 8:16 AM Mail - Rules and Open Government Committee Agendas - Outlook Outlook
FW: I support item C3!
From City Clerk < [email protected]>
Date Tue 10/1/2024 8:09 AM
To Rules and Open Government Committee Agendas <[email protected]> From: Bob Vonderwerth_
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2024 8:54 PM
To: City Clerk <[email protected]>
Subject: I support item C3!
[External Email. Do not open links or attachments from untrusted sources.] You don't often get email from . Learn why this is important Please accept this email as my official endorsement of item C3, on the Rule Agenda at the October 2nd meeting as indicated in the attached.

Sincerely,
Bob Vonderwerth
San Jose Resident, District 10
San Jose, CA 95123
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FW: I support item C3
From City Clerk < [email protected]>
Date Tue 10/1/2024 8:10 AM
To Rules and Open Government Committee Agendas < [email protected]> U 1 attachments (866 KB)
Rules Memo Publishing Public Safety Data by District Batra 2024 10 02.pdf; From: Bob Vonderwerth <
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2024 9:15 PM
To: City Clerk <[email protected]>
Subject: I support item C3
[External Email. Do not open links or attachments from untrusted sources.] You don't often get email from Learn why this is important Please accept this email as my official endorsement of item C3, on the Rule Agenda at the October 2nd meeting as indicated in the attached.

Sincerely,
Bob Vonderwerth
San Jose Resident, District 10
San Jose, CA 95123
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ITEM: C.3

CITY OF
SAN JOSE Memorandum

CAPITAL OF SILICON VALLEY
TO:RULES & OPEN FROM:Councilmember Arjun Batra

GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
SUBJECT: SEE BELOW DATE:September 26, 2024
Approved
Anjun Dev Bata
SUBJECT: PUBLISHING PUBLIC SAFETY DATA BY COUNCIL DISTRICT

RECOMMENDATIONS
Direct the City Manager to:

1. At the October PSFSS Council subcommittee meeting, present a plan and timeline for the monthly publishing of crime statistics by City Council district. a. These statistics could include but not be limited to the same statistics currently published on the San Jose Police Department's website. b. Modify the Public Safety, Finance, and Strategic Support (PSFSS) work plan for the period of August through December 2024 to incorporate this recommendation.

BACKGROUND
At the September 19, 2024, PSFSS meeting, acting Police Chief Joseph reiterated that SJPD's recently procured technology allows it to disaggregate crime statistics by Council District.

At several other meetings, PSFSS members have shown interest in accessing detailed crime data to better support and improve the safety and well-being of their residents.

Likewise, various businesses and neighborhood associations have requested this data to help them understand how to assist their respective communities effectively.

HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
September 26, 2024
Subject: Publishing Public Safety Data by Council District

Page 2 ends

Presently, the San Jose Police Department website provides crime data in several formats:

1. Citywide annual and monthly crime statistics

2. A crime mapping tool for site-specific data
However, no published dashboard breaks down our City Council district's crime statistics.

The city should develop a formal plan to create and publish crime data specific to each Council District to address this gap. This new approach would provide more localized and detailed crime information, potentially benefiting both city officials and residents by offering a clearer picture of crime trends in different areas of San Jose.

SERVICES REPORTING CRIME RECORDS COMMUNITY ABOUT US I WANT TO... Search... Join SJPD

SAN JOSE POLICE DEPARTMEN
Crime / Incident Reports
Records > Crime Stats & Maps >
- Crime Stats & Maps
Crime Statistics - Annual Crime Statistics - Monthly
Crime Statistics - Monthly
Font Size: E * Share & Bookmark # Print
CrimcMopping.com
Firearm Pointing Incident Data
FBI UCR: NIBRS REPORTED'
Force Analysis Data
Police Dashboards TIME PERIOD: JAN - DEC 2024
+ Documents & Policies GRAND
GROUP "A" OFFENSES JAN FEB APR JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV
TOTAL
+ Fees Murder
Manslaughter
Flock ALPR Transparency Portal
Rape 31 23 44 32 40 34 204
Main Lobby Appointments Aggravated Assault 254 268 305 312 332 323 1794 Simple Assault 723฿ 663 758 670 784฿ 740 4338
Obtaining Reports & Records
Intimidation 138 181 144 128 172 127 890
Protest Videos May 2020 Human Trafficking 13
Kidnappina/Abduction 35 21 29 21 18 23 147
+ Records For Public Review
Sex Offenses (All Other) 89 64 92 79 91 79 494
CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS TOTAL 1277 1227 1377 1243 1443 1328 7895 Towed Vehicle Information
UAS Deployments Robbery 114 102 102 85 102 111 616
Burglary 312 325 348 315 328 436 2064
Vehicle Accident Reports
Larceny/Theft Offenses 1256 1021 1177 1160 1160 1101 6875 667 561 564 525 571 513 3401
Arson 13 7 15 17 80
CRIME STOPPERS Bribery 0 0
ubmit a Tip Anonymously
Counterfeiting/Forgery 20 24 24 21 29 25 143
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property 585 532 513 517 453 500 3100 Publishing crime data by Council District will serve several important purposes:

1. Support for Public Safety: This data will highlight the successful efforts of our public safety officers in combatting crime across different neighborhoods, providing tangible evidence of their impact.

HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
September 26, 2024
Subject: Publishing Public Safety Data by Council District

Page 3 ends

2. Economic Development: By breaking down positive crime data trends by neighborhood areas, we'll empower the Office of Economic Development to recruit and retain businesses more effectively.

3. Increase Public Trust in the Safety of our Neighborhoods and our Police Force: This approach would ensure that residents and stakeholders across the entire city have access to localized crime statistics rather than relying solely on citywide data or the current crime mapping tool. By publishing a comprehensive dashboard with crime information for all districts, we can offer a more balanced and detailed view of public safety trends throughout San Jose. This approach will recognize the work of our law enforcement and contribute to the economic growth and vitality of our city's various districts.

I urge my colleagues to adopt this memo to help inform our residents and businesses of the great work SJPD is doing to make our communities safer.

The signers of this memorandum have not had, and will not have, any private conversation with any other member of the City Council, or that member's staff, concerning any action discussed in the memorandum, and that each signer's staff members have not had, and have been instructed not to have, any such conversation with any other member of the City Council or that member's 10/2/24, 8:30 AM Mail - Rules and Open Government Committee Agendas - Outlook Outlook
FW: Support for CM Batra Memo on Rules Item C.3 on Rules Agenda for 10/2/2024 From City Clerk < [email protected]>
Date Wed 10/2/2024 7:41 AM
To Rules and Open Government Committee Agendas <[email protected]> From: Sandra Delvin
Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2024 6:21 PM
To: City Clerk <[email protected]>; Kamei, Rosemary <[email protected]>; Jimenez, Sergio ‹[email protected]>; Davis, Dev <[email protected]>; Foley, Pam <Pam. [email protected]> Subject: Support for CM Batra Memo on Rules Item C.3 on Rules Agenda for 10/2/2024 [External Email. Do not open links or attachments from untrusted sources.] Dear Councilmember Cohen, Councilmember Foley, Councilmember Davis, Councilmember Jimenez and Vice Mayor Kamei,
I am writing in support of Councilmember Batra's memo on Item C.3 on the 10/2/2024 Rules Committee Agenda.

The more data and transparency to the public on safety issues is better. And since the Police Chief has already noted that this is possible with the current software, we should leverage the capabilities.

Thank you for supporting this reasonable request that provides additional data to the council and the community.

Respectfully,
Sandra A. Delvin, PE
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FW: Oct 2 Rules Agenda Item C3
From City Clerk <[email protected]>
Date Wed 10/2/2024 7:42 AM
To Rules and Open Government Committee Agendas <[email protected]> U 1 attachments (867 KB)
Rules Memo - Publishing Public Safety Data by District - Batra 2024-10-02.pdf; From:

Sent: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 3:52 AM
To: City Clerk <[email protected]>; District1 <[email protected]>; District2 <[email protected]>; District3 < [email protected]>; District4 < [email protected]>; District5 <[email protected]>; District7 < [email protected]>; Councilmember Domingo Candelas <[email protected]>; District9 < [email protected]>; District 10 <[email protected]>
Subject: Oct 2 Rules Agenda Item C3
[External Email. Do not open links or attachments from untrusted sources.] Hello.

As a neighborhood leader, at scheduled community meetings, 1 get many requests from residents in my neighborhood and surrounding neighborhoods for current crime data. We request SJPD to provide this information. A district breakdown would be a help to better recognize trends and offer direction to further improve public safety in San Jose.

I request your vote to approve the publishing of public safety data by council district as described in Councilmember Arjun Batra's September 26, 2024 memorandum, attached here.

Thank you,
Greg Peck
Los Paseos
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ITEM: C.3

CITY OF
SAN JOSE Memorandum

CAPITAL OF SILICON VALLEY
TO:RULES & OPEN FROM:Councilmember Arjun Batra

GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
SUBJECT: SEE BELOW DATE:September 26, 2024
Approved
Anjun Dev Bata
SUBJECT: PUBLISHING PUBLIC SAFETY DATA BY COUNCIL DISTRICT

RECOMMENDATIONS
Direct the City Manager to:

1. At the October PSFSS Council subcommittee meeting, present a plan and timeline for the monthly publishing of crime statistics by City Council district. a. These statistics could include but not be limited to the same statistics currently published on the San Jose Police Department's website. b. Modify the Public Safety, Finance, and Strategic Support (PSFSS) work plan for the period of August through December 2024 to incorporate this recommendation.

BACKGROUND
At the September 19, 2024, PSFSS meeting, acting Police Chief Joseph reiterated that SJPD's recently procured technology allows it to disaggregate crime statistics by Council District.

At several other meetings, PSFSS members have shown interest in accessing detailed crime data to better support and improve the safety and well-being of their residents.

Likewise, various businesses and neighborhood associations have requested this data to help them understand how to assist their respective communities effectively.

HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
September 26, 2024
Subject: Publishing Public Safety Data by Council District

Page 2 ends

Presently, the San Jose Police Department website provides crime data in several formats:

1. Citywide annual and monthly crime statistics

2. A crime mapping tool for site-specific data
However, no published dashboard breaks down our City Council district's crime statistics.

The city should develop a formal plan to create and publish crime data specific to each Council District to address this gap. This new approach would provide more localized and detailed crime information, potentially benefiting both city officials and residents by offering a clearer picture of crime trends in different areas of San Jose.

SERVICES REPORTING CRIME RECORDS COMMUNITY ABOUT US I WANT TO... Search... Join SJPD

SAN JOSE POLICE DEPARTMEN
Crime / Incident Reports
Records > Crime Stats & Maps >
- Crime Stats & Maps
Crime Statistics - Annual Crime Statistics - Monthly
Crime Statistics - Monthly
Font Size: E * Share & Bookmark # Print
CrimcMopping.com
Firearm Pointing Incident Data
FBI UCR: NIBRS REPORTED'
Force Analysis Data
Police Dashboards TIME PERIOD: JAN - DEC 2024
+ Documents & Policies GRAND
GROUP "A" OFFENSES JAN FEB APR JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV
TOTAL
+ Fees Murder
Manslaughter
Flock ALPR Transparency Portal
Rape 31 23 44 32 40 34 204
Main Lobby Appointments Aggravated Assault 254 268 305 312 332 323 1794 Simple Assault 723฿ 663 758 670 784฿ 740 4338
Obtaining Reports & Records
Intimidation 138 181 144 128 172 127 890
Protest Videos May 2020 Human Trafficking 13
Kidnappina/Abduction 35 21 29 21 18 23 147
+ Records For Public Review
Sex Offenses (All Other) 89 64 92 79 91 79 494
CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS TOTAL 1277 1227 1377 1243 1443 1328 7895 Towed Vehicle Information
UAS Deployments Robbery 114 102 102 85 102 111 616
Burglary 312 325 348 315 328 436 2064
Vehicle Accident Reports
Larceny/Theft Offenses 1256 1021 1177 1160 1160 1101 6875 667 561 564 525 571 513 3401
Arson 13 7 15 17 80
CRIME STOPPERS Bribery 0 0
ubmit a Tip Anonymously
Counterfeiting/Forgery 20 24 24 21 29 25 143
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property 585 532 513 517 453 500 3100 Publishing crime data by Council District will serve several important purposes:

1. Support for Public Safety: This data will highlight the successful efforts of our public safety officers in combatting crime across different neighborhoods, providing tangible evidence of their impact.

HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
September 26, 2024
Subject: Publishing Public Safety Data by Council District

Page 3 ends

2. Economic Development: By breaking down positive crime data trends by neighborhood areas, we'll empower the Office of Economic Development to recruit and retain businesses more effectively.

3. Increase Public Trust in the Safety of our Neighborhoods and our Police Force: This approach would ensure that residents and stakeholders across the entire city have access to localized crime statistics rather than relying solely on citywide data or the current crime mapping tool. By publishing a comprehensive dashboard with crime information for all districts, we can offer a more balanced and detailed view of public safety trends throughout San Jose. This approach will recognize the work of our law enforcement and contribute to the economic growth and vitality of our city's various districts.

I urge my colleagues to adopt this memo to help inform our residents and businesses of the great work SJPD is doing to make our communities safer.

The signers of this memorandum have not had, and will not have, any private conversation with any other member of the City Council, or that member's staff, concerning any action discussed in the memorandum, and that each signer's staff members have not had, and have been instructed not to have, any such conversation with any other member of the City Council or that member's 10/2/24, 8:34 AM Mail - Rules and Open Government Committee Agendas - Outlook Outlook
FW: Oct 2 Rules Agenda Item C3
From City Clerk <[email protected]>
Date Wed 10/2/2024 7:43 AM
To Rules and Open Government Committee Agendas <[email protected]> U 1 attachments (867 KB)
Rules Memo - Publishing Public Safety Data by District - Batra 2024-10-02.pdf; From:

Sent: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 4:03 AM
To: City Clerk <[email protected]>; District1 <[email protected]>; District2 <[email protected]>; District3 <[email protected]>; District4 <[email protected]>; District5 <[email protected]>; District7 <[email protected]>; District9 <[email protected]»; District 10 <[email protected]>; District8 <[email protected]> Subject: Oct 2 Rules Agenda Item C3
[External Email. Do not open links or attachments from untrusted sources.] resend with correct District 8 email ID.

Hello.

As a neighborhood leader, at scheduled community meetings, I get many requests from residents in my neighborhood and surrounding neighborhoods for current crime data. We request SJPD to provide this information. A district breakdown would be a help to better recognize trends and offer direction to further improve public safety in San Jose.

I request your vote to approve the publishing of public safety data by council district as described in Councilmember Arjun Batra's September 26, 2024 memorandum, attached here.

Thank you,
Greg Peck
Los Paseos
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ITEM: C.3

CITY OF
SAN JOSE Memorandum

CAPITAL OF SILICON VALLEY
TO:RULES & OPEN FROM:Councilmember Arjun Batra

GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
SUBJECT: SEE BELOW DATE:September 26, 2024
Approved
Anjun Dev Bata
SUBJECT: PUBLISHING PUBLIC SAFETY DATA BY COUNCIL DISTRICT

RECOMMENDATIONS
Direct the City Manager to:

1. At the October PSFSS Council subcommittee meeting, present a plan and timeline for the monthly publishing of crime statistics by City Council district. a. These statistics could include but not be limited to the same statistics currently published on the San Jose Police Department's website. b. Modify the Public Safety, Finance, and Strategic Support (PSFSS) work plan for the period of August through December 2024 to incorporate this recommendation.

BACKGROUND
At the September 19, 2024, PSFSS meeting, acting Police Chief Joseph reiterated that SJPD's recently procured technology allows it to disaggregate crime statistics by Council District.

At several other meetings, PSFSS members have shown interest in accessing detailed crime data to better support and improve the safety and well-being of their residents.

Likewise, various businesses and neighborhood associations have requested this data to help them understand how to assist their respective communities effectively.

HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
September 26, 2024
Subject: Publishing Public Safety Data by Council District

Page 2 ends

Presently, the San Jose Police Department website provides crime data in several formats:

1. Citywide annual and monthly crime statistics

2. A crime mapping tool for site-specific data
However, no published dashboard breaks down our City Council district's crime statistics.

The city should develop a formal plan to create and publish crime data specific to each Council District to address this gap. This new approach would provide more localized and detailed crime information, potentially benefiting both city officials and residents by offering a clearer picture of crime trends in different areas of San Jose.

SERVICES REPORTING CRIME RECORDS COMMUNITY ABOUT US I WANT TO... Search... Join SJPD

SAN JOSE POLICE DEPARTMEN
Crime / Incident Reports
Records > Crime Stats & Maps >
- Crime Stats & Maps
Crime Statistics - Annual Crime Statistics - Monthly
Crime Statistics - Monthly
Font Size: E * Share & Bookmark # Print
CrimcMopping.com
Firearm Pointing Incident Data
FBI UCR: NIBRS REPORTED'
Force Analysis Data
Police Dashboards TIME PERIOD: JAN - DEC 2024
+ Documents & Policies GRAND
GROUP "A" OFFENSES JAN FEB APR JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV
TOTAL
+ Fees Murder
Manslaughter
Flock ALPR Transparency Portal
Rape 31 23 44 32 40 34 204
Main Lobby Appointments Aggravated Assault 254 268 305 312 332 323 1794 Simple Assault 723฿ 663 758 670 784฿ 740 4338
Obtaining Reports & Records
Intimidation 138 181 144 128 172 127 890
Protest Videos May 2020 Human Trafficking 13
Kidnappina/Abduction 35 21 29 21 18 23 147
+ Records For Public Review
Sex Offenses (All Other) 89 64 92 79 91 79 494
CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS TOTAL 1277 1227 1377 1243 1443 1328 7895 Towed Vehicle Information
UAS Deployments Robbery 114 102 102 85 102 111 616
Burglary 312 325 348 315 328 436 2064
Vehicle Accident Reports
Larceny/Theft Offenses 1256 1021 1177 1160 1160 1101 6875 667 561 564 525 571 513 3401
Arson 13 7 15 17 80
CRIME STOPPERS Bribery 0 0
ubmit a Tip Anonymously
Counterfeiting/Forgery 20 24 24 21 29 25 143
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property 585 532 513 517 453 500 3100 Publishing crime data by Council District will serve several important purposes:

1. Support for Public Safety: This data will highlight the successful efforts of our public safety officers in combatting crime across different neighborhoods, providing tangible evidence of their impact.

HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
September 26, 2024
Subject: Publishing Public Safety Data by Council District

Page 3 ends

2. Economic Development: By breaking down positive crime data trends by neighborhood areas, we'll empower the Office of Economic Development to recruit and retain businesses more effectively.

3. Increase Public Trust in the Safety of our Neighborhoods and our Police Force: This approach would ensure that residents and stakeholders across the entire city have access to localized crime statistics rather than relying solely on citywide data or the current crime mapping tool. By publishing a comprehensive dashboard with crime information for all districts, we can offer a more balanced and detailed view of public safety trends throughout San Jose. This approach will recognize the work of our law enforcement and contribute to the economic growth and vitality of our city's various districts.

I urge my colleagues to adopt this memo to help inform our residents and businesses of the great work SJPD is doing to make our communities safer.

The signers of this memorandum have not had, and will not have, any private conversation with any other member of the City Council, or that member's staff, concerning any action discussed in the memorandum, and that each signer's staff members have not had, and have been instructed not to have, any such conversation with any other member of the City Council or that member's

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