Police Department
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Item # 9
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
March 19, 2024
TOPIC: Substance Abuse and Public Intoxication Enforcement Report
AGENDA TITLE
Substance Abuse and Public Intoxication Enforcement Informational Report 4th Quarter 2023
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Receive and file.
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
During the 4th Quarter of 2023, the Santa Ana Police Department continued efforts towards enforcement, detention, and outreach related to substance abuse and public intoxication. Effective October 30, 2023, every misdemeanor cite-out arrestee is offered services by Santa Ana City Jail staff. Jail staff are in direct communication with City Net personnel who respond to the jail to work with anyone requesting services. The below data represents the efforts related to the public intoxication and City Net referrals through the Santa Ana City Jail:
Public Intoxication
October
2023
November
2023
December
2023
Arrests related to public intoxication & associated
nuisance activity
375 332 235
Arrestees booked at the Santa Ana
Jail
75 71 60
Arrestees cited and released in the
field
300 261 175
Medical aid calls for service related to public
intoxication
24 12 18
Subjects who accepted referral to a shelter from
SAPD
17 9 33
SAPD assists (City Net/HCA – County outreach 22 56 65
Substance Abuse and Public Intoxication Enforcement Report March 19, 2024
4 1
0 4
Santa Ana Jail Bureau City Net Referrals
October
2023(10/30/23 &
10/31/23 only)
Novemb
er 2023
Decemb
er 2023
Arrestees offered services 12 144 175
Services accepted 1 35 42
Services declined 11 109 133 Arrestees released to CAT for emergency mental health
services
0 7 8
Using ESG grant funding, the Santa Ana Police Department collaborates with City Net and the Orange County Health Care Agency to screen referrals for admittance to homeless shelters and long-term case management. During 4th Qtr 2023, SAPD added 28 individuals to the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS).
FISCAL IMPACT
For 4th Quarter 2023, the following expenditures supported public intoxication enforcement:
Month Hours of Overtime Cost
October 2023 446 $43,748
November 2023 290 $28,043
December 2023 218 $21,041
TOTAL 954 $92,832
Submitted By: Robert Rodriguez, Acting Police Chief
Approved By: Tom Hatch, Interim City Manager