SANTA MONICA
Police Department
COUNCIL UPDATE
September 2023
Overview
• Calls for Service
• Call Priorities
• Response Time
• Homelessness/Encampment Calls
• Arrests
• 2023 Crime Statistics
• DART – Directed Action Response
• HLP – Homeless Liaison
Calls for Service - January through August 26, 2023
70,101 64,744
2022
-7.6%-5,357
2023
0 10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
5 Year History
Officer Initated Community Initiated 24%
78% – Community Initiated
22% – Officer Initiated
76% – Community Initiated
24% – Officer Initiated
70%
76%
82%78%
76%
30%
24%
18%
22%
All Calls
15,651 12,302 11,865 13,046 12,877
65,876
52,652 52,889
57,055
51,867
0 10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Unhoused Housed
24%
81%
82%
80%
81%
81%
19%
19% 18% 19% 20%
Total Calls for Service
January through August 26, 2023
Call Priority Distribution
2022 2023 Change
TOTAL 70,101 65,744 -5,357
Priority 0 549 488 -61
Priority 1 7,972 7,668 -304
Priority 2 18.031 16,163 -1,868
Priority 3 25,032 23,175 -1,857
Priority 4 18,517 17,250 -1,246
January through June 2023
Call Response Time
January through September 2, 2023
2022 2023
TOTAL
Average
Pend
Time
Average
Travel
Time
Average
Response
Time
Average
Pend
Time
Average
Travel
Time
Average
Response
Time
Priority 0 1.59 3.16 4.75 1.49 3.28 4.78
Priority 1 3.71 4.97 8.68 3.54 4.90 8.44
Priority 2 11.83 5.62 17.45 11.36 5.69 17.05
Priority 3 36.25 6.77 43.01 34.94 6.65 41.59
Priority 4 45.88 11.33 57.21 48.48 10.76 59.24
Improvement over previous year
Arrests - January through August 26, 2023
2,601
1,097 1,081
1,432
1,896
200
700
1,200
1,700
2,200
2,700
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
-58%
-1%
+32%
+32%
1,432 1,896
2022 2023
+32.4%
67% 64% 62% 66% 68%
33% 36% 38% 34% 32%
0 10
20 30
40 50
60 70
80 90
100
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
% Unhoused % Housed
24%
2023 Crime Stats - January through August 26, 2023
3,144
2,737
2,847
3,002
3,151
2,500
2,600
2,700
2,800
2,900
3,000
3,100
3,200
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Count
+5%
2022-2023
Increase in Part I Crimes
149 Crimes Total
PART I Crime
5%
13% 4%
5.4%
2023 Crime Stats - January through August 26, 2023
PART I CRIME 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total: All Crimes 3144 2737 2847 3002 3151
Murder 2 1 2 2 2
Rape 28 26 13 23 32
Robbery 178 107 109 128 148
Firearm 36 19 11 20 15
Knife 19 17 14 22 23
Other Weapon 15 7 11 16 21
Strongarm 108 64 73 70 87
Others 2
Aggravated Assa 199 171 245 251 240
Firearm 8 17 17 23 22
Knife 34 32 48 48 47
Other 76 90 100 101 111
Hands 81 32 80 79 60
Burglary 386 625 484 424 453
Residential 261 237 206 217 255
Non-Residential 125 388 277 207 196
Others 1 2
Larceny 2170 1541 1706 1744 1894
Pickpocket 35 16 5 35 115
Pursesnatch 9 11 6 6 5
Shoplift 307 153 169 267 392
From Vehicle 846 489 469 536 436
Auto Parts 73 216 318 233 395
Bicycle 320 270 349 219 145
From Building 273 162 170 214 188
Coin Machine 1 0 5 0 0
All Other 306 224 215 234 218
GTA 163 241 250 378 329
Auto 119 166 1125 218 198
Trucks/Buses 20 33 53 65 65
Other 24 42 72 95 66
Arson 19 25 38 52 53
-12.9% 4.0% 5.4% 5.0%
2023 Crime Stats - January through August 26, 2023
PART II Crime
3,057
1,918 1,783
2,029
2,238
0 500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Part II
24%
37% 7% 14% 10%
+10%
PART II CRIME 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total: All Crimes 3057 1918 1783 2029 2238
Simple Assault 554 358 358 482 562
Forgery 33 23 11 7 11
Fraud 232 165 181 140 151
Embezzlement 13 9 6 6 2
Stolen Property 39 21 9 7 5
Vandalism 411 407 490 485 478
Weapons 62 34 17 39 38
Prostitution - 1 - - -
Other Sex Offenses 54 52 59 60 60
Narcotics (Sales) 35 10 7 4 13
Narcotics (Possession) 344 164 93 115 182
Offense Against Family 45 35 14 27 21
DUI 129 99 85 92 107
Liquor Law Violation 17 6 8 10 15
Public Intoxication 333 133 157 168 183
Disorderly conduct 39 35 21 19 21
Vagrancy 79 16 8 18 33
Curfew and Loitering 1 3 - - -
Runaways 8 3 - 1 -
All Other 629 344 259 349 356
-37% -7% 14% 10%
2023 Downtown Part I Crime WILSHIRE COLORADO
4TH STREET
2ND STREET
39 46
49 48
51 47
57 48
59 40
45 45
37 50
48 41
30 35
40 45
50 55
60 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
2022 2023
2023 Downtown Part II Crime WILSHIRE
COLORADO
4TH STREET
2ND STREET
21 20
17 25
24 30
37 69
28 22
36 24
32 20 24 18
10 20
30 40
50 60
70 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
2022 2023
DART Team Review
1,760
Calls for
Service
85% 237
Percentage of
Officer Initiated
Calls for Service
Homeless
Encampments
Addressed
77% 520
Top 5 Call Types
Pedestrian Stops
Muni Code Violations
Traffic Stops
Encampments
Citations, Field Interview,
or Enforcement
Contacts Arrests
165
HLP Team Review
1,451 734 264 42
Field Interviews/
Advisals
Encampments
Addressed
Calls for Service Misdemeanor Arrests
Received
713 Self-Initiated
1,102 684 142 13
3-1-1 Requests
Addressed
Referrals to Service Citations Felony Arrests
Partners for
Assistance
7 5150 Holds
92 Referrals through DMH
(55) 5150 Evaluations
(31) 5150 Holds
Part I up 5%
(149 crimes)
Part II up 10%
Led by Simple Assaults,
Narcotics & DUIs
Arrests up 32.4%
Overall calls down
7.6%
Response times
down
Encampment calls
down 11.5%
DSU, HLP & DART
continue to be
effective in
impacting crime
PART I & PART II
CRIME
CALLS FOR
SERVICE
SPECIALIZED
UNIT IMPACTS
Summary
YOU
THANK
Police Chief Ramon Batista