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Home My WebLink About07/20/2010 08 Emphasis Patrol Report BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL • YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No. , For Meeting Of July 20, 2010 ITEM TITLE: Emphasis Patrol Report SUBMITTED BY: Police Chief Sam Granato CONTACT PERSON /TELEPHONE: Acting Captain Gary Belles, 576 -6547 SUMMARY EXPLANATION: Attached is an report updating the impact of the May /June 2010 Emphasis Patrols. S Resolution Ordinance Other (Specify) Contract Mail to (name and address): Phone: Funding Source 7- APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL: City Manager STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Accept Report BOARD /COMMISSION /COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: COUNCIL ACTION: City of Yakima . 20 s. 3 S ii , , � Police Department �,� Y akima, Washington 98901 � i = ,cr :�v M ., v • Sam Granato, Chief of Police Telephone (509)575 -6200 Fax (509)575 -6007 i; -X Memorandum Date: July 9, 2010 ' • TO: Chief Granato - FROM: Acting Captain Gary Belles SUBJECT: May and June 2010 Emphasis Patrols During the Month of May, Gang Emphasis efforts concentrated on following gang activity throughout the City whenever and wherever it occurred, rather than focusing on any specific geographical area: Emphasis Officers worked under the direction of the Gang Enforcement Team and Pro - Active Team supervisors in order to coordinate efforts with those units. Throughout the course of the month Emphasis Officers achieved twenty -eight (28) misdemeanor arrests, eight (8) felony arrests and served ten arrest warrants, primarily on gang members or associates. Additionally, forty -eight (48) field interview cards were 0 prepared, documenting contacts with gang members and /or associates and eight (8) guns were recovered. Preliminary numbers indicate the impact on overall crime across the City was significant in the face of trends during the preceding quarter. Available data indicates that when compared with the same months one year earlier, Part I Crime increased .5% in February, 15.8% in March and 9.4% in the month of April. In contrast, in May crime fell by roughly 11.1 %. The ongoing Gang Emphasis projects in the month of June were focused on specific . geographical areas where gang activity has been heavy. Two of the target areas, located . • inside Districts 4 and 7, were funded by a federal grant. The third target area, which was located in District 1, was funded by the City of Yakima. Emphasis Officers were now assigned their own supervisors and their actions were carried out independently of the Gang Enforcement Team and the Pro - Active Team, leaving those units free to address gang incidents outside the target areas if necessary. • In June, Emphasis Officers achieved twenty -six (26) felony arrests, including eight (8) for . current crimes and eighteen (18) for felony warrants. An additional thirty -one (31) non- traffic related misdemeanor arrests were made for twenty -one (21) current offenses, together with ten (10) warrants. One- hundred- twenty -eight traffic stops were conducted, resulting in six (6) DUI arrests, seventy -five (75) citations and eighty -one (81) warnings being issued. • Forty -seven (47) field interviews cards documenting contacts with gang members and associates were also turned in. Additionally, Code Administration Enforcement Officers 0 participated in the patrols, addressing multiple code violations at gang locations. The effect on Part I Crime citywide appears to have been even more significant than the ' previous month. Preliminary data shows that such crimes fell by around 25.4% when compared with June of 2009. ' A review of calls for service and Part I Crimes conducted by Crime and Intelligence Analyst Cesar Abreu for the period of April through June indicates that there has been a significant decline in calls for service corresponding with the falling crime rates. See Attachment: S City of Yakima 200 S 3 Street dii% s ` Po Department **-4 Yakima, Washington 98901 v= I v 41) Sam Granato, Chief of Police Telephone (509)575 -6200 Fax (509)575 -6007 '�; /p \,..4-, .Memorandum Date: 7 July 2010 TO Sam Granato, Chief of Police, Yakima Police Department FROM Cesar Abreu, Crime Analyst, Yakima Police Department SUBJECT: Information pertaining Gang Emphasis Area. The following information has been prepared for your use at the upcoming City Council meeting. A total of 311 Calls for Service (CFS) were recorded for the month of May 2010 for the selected area of emphasis versus 232 for the month of June 2010. This signifies a difference of -79 CFS or a reduction of 25.40% CFS for the indicated period. As far as Part I cases, there were 93 in April 2010, 70 in May 2010 and 45 during June 2010. This signifies that as a result of the emphasis, there was a reduction of 36% Part I crimes for the emphasis area in comparison to the previous month. The data in this report is based on accumulated to -date informat Therefore, the number of violations recorded may change due to late reporting, reclassification, unfounded incidents as well as data entry within the Yakima Police Department as the RMS is constantly being updated and there is a current backlog of data entry. Additionally, the data being examined is collated from different sources to include the current Records Management System (RMS); the monthly report prepared for the Chief of Police, Crime View version 3x as well as ATAC. As far as cumulative Part I cases, there was a significant reduction in the total numbers collected. Altogether, Part I offenses include violent crimes of murder and non- negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault and the property crimes of burglary, larceny -theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. See allied documents for details. There were 93 Part I Crimes in April, 70.in May and 45 during June 2010 or a reduction of 36% of all Part I Crimes. 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Lastly, area three or Police District four disclosed 76 CFS during the month of May 2010 vs. 63 CFS for the month of June 2010; a difference of -13 or 17 %. Overall, there was a cumulative difference of -79 CFS or 25.40 %. . Point of contact is the undersigned, at 509 -576 -6517. /s/ Cesar Abreu Crime Intelligence Analyst Unit Yakima Police Department 2