Police Department Update
August 23, 2022
Downtown
May 2022
High Visibility Operations with police/public service officers on bikes in the downtown area PSO/DSU/Beat 1 officers checking the parking structures NRO assigned to the Promenade identifying alternative solutions for business and homeless Transit Detail started to address safety concerns at downtown bus stops Allied Security
2022 Call Statistics
June 1, 2022
to August 17, 2022
Citywide
24,000 calls for service
4,000 calls for service occurred between 11pm-7am
3rd St Promenade, (Wilshire/Colorado & 2nd/5th)
1,850 calls for service
296 calls for service between 11pm-7am
Officers generated approximately 50% of the calls through:
Encounters with pedestrians
Business Checks
Citizen Flag Down
Municipal Code Violations
Disturbance Calls
Public
Health and
Safety
Operations
Public
Health and
Safety
Operations
in
Downtown
5 in the past month
Command Post
DSU
Third St Bike Detail
Patrol officers from other areas of the city (2pm early start) DaRT Officers
Motor Officers
HLP Team
NROs
Drone as a First Responder
Public Service Officers
Traffic Services Officers
Public
Health and
Safety
Operations
Focus:
Referrals for mental health assistance and
housing
• Warnings
• Traffic Citations
• Parking Citations
• Contacts for criminal and local municipal code violations have resulted in
• Misdemeanor and Felony arrests
• Identification of suspects wanted for serious felonies from Los Angeles, Riverside County,
• Unregistered sex offenders
• Homicide suspect
• Aggravated assault violations
• Weapon violations
• Parole violations
• Arson suspects
Public Health and Safety Operations: Focus
• Officers on-view violations:
Public Intoxication
Weapons violations
In-progress arrests of subjects harassing citizens In-progress arrests of subjects committing thievery or Officers proximity to the area – near immediate arrests • Assaults on officers and injuries
Public Health
and Safety
Operations
Results:
• Examining our crime statistics over the past 8
weekends, our Part 1 & Part 2 crime has
decreased by nearly 50% in last three (3)
weekends
• Overall reduction in crime incidents
• We had fewer violent crimes:
Zero or reduced assaults (1) Zero or reduced aggravated assaults (1) No robberies Zero arson cases
• Notable because almost every weekend in July
there was an aggravated assault and a robbery,
some on the same weekend.
CityWide
Statistics
Call Statistics
YTD 65k calls for
service citywide –
Arrests: YTD
approximately
+300 arrests this
year over last year,
approximately
+30% increase
We are slightly below
the Part1 crime
statistics in
comparison to the prepandemic year, 2019
Operations
the last three
(3) weeks
Affecting our
overall city
call volume
Call Statistics
• The results we see in the past week indicate:
• 116 fewer incidents – 5% reduction in overall calls
for service compared to the prior week
• Homelessness calls decreased by 57 incidents (11%
reduction)
• YTD we have taken over 12k homeless related calls
for service or approx. 20% of total
• Non-homeless calls decreased by 59 incidents (3%
reduction)
• YTD non-homeless calls, approximately 53k or 81%
of total
• YTD more encampment calls this year compared to
last year, up 14%
• +1100 encampment calls
• 450 mental health evaluations
Decline in Call Volume
Recent High-Profile Cases
1st case: Main Library
• Homeless on Homeless, we had multiple
homeless victims and witnesses.
• Unknown suspect and victim
• Detectives worked around the clock that weekend
• Arrested the suspect under 48hours
• We accomplished this through the trust and
collaboration of homeless witnesses and surviving
victim. Homeless folks living on the street with the
threat of the suspect still outstanding.
2nd case: apartment complex at Lincoln/Broadway
• Domestic Violence
• Called in by a neighbor
• We arrived in 4 mins
• Took the suspect into custody within 5 minutes of
arrival
• The quick response by the officers and the
witnesses led to the arrest of the suspect.
Thank You
COMMAND STAFF HARBOR
GUARDS
COMMUNITY
SERVICES
OFFICERS
PUBLIC
SERVICES
OFFICERS
TRAFFIC
SERVICES
OFFICERS
Deputy Chief Darrick Jacob Katherine Veronica Jeremy David Captain Candice Cobarrubias Gevorg John Daniel Jeffrey
Captain Saul Rodriguez Kyle Edward Aziz Jeremy
Lieutenant Sal Lucio Joseph Jake Brian
Corey Lee Stanley
Fred Sonia Carlton
Edith Jeanne
Christopher Alejandro
Carlos
Thank you
PATROL OPERATIONS
Angelica Edgar Daniel Darrell Destinee
Jordon Sean Ryan Bryan Ivan
Jacob Barclay Lantz William Steven
Esteban Matthew Elvia Hector Walter
Jonathan Tyler Francisco Jason Isaac
Jeffrey Andres Kyle Robert Jason
Isabel Michael Robert Russell Aurash
Eric Christopher Josue Erick Tahani
Adam Nicholas Michelle David
David Bryan Ralph Kyle
Thank you
OVERTIME ASSIGNMENTS
Robert Joseph Aurash David
Jacob Nicholas Hector Philip
Gerardo Francisco Joseph Raul
Steven Raul Francisco Henry
Robert Eric Maury
Hector Jason Arsenio
Brent Alexander Anthony
Edgar Elaina Angelica
David Kevin Daniel
Dylan Mashhoud Edgar