Avon Police Department - 2018

*Photograph by Tony Gude with GudePro Photography*

Avon Police Department - 2018

Chief of Police

Assistant Chief of Police

4 Detectives – Including United Drug Task Force Assignment

19 Uniformed Officers

2 School Resource Officers

2 Reserve Officers & 1 Community Service Officer

1 Administrative Assistant & 1 Detective Aide

1 Officer in Training

Leadership and Professional Development

Sergeant Ryan Grismore

Graduates from IMPD

Leadership Academy.

IMPD Leadership

Academy is a 5 month

program to develop

leadership qualities for law

enforcement professionals.

Sergeant Grismore is the

4th Avon Officer to

graduate from this

program.

School Resource Officer Program

The 3rd Annual L.E.A.D Academy and R.I.S.E. curriculum with Sergeant

Lewis & Officer Rukes.

School Resource Officer Program

SRO Dan Rukes circulates

through all elementary and

intermediate schools.

Officer Rukes participates in

“Ride to School With a Cop”

for a variety of charitable

programs and fundraisers.

Avon Police invested

$166,337.68 in staffing for

School Resource Program

with Sgt. Lewis and Officer

Rukes in 2018.

Avon Police & Avon Schools

Officers regularly visit schools with

SRO’s and attend gatherings, after

school events, and appreciation

convocations.

Regular engagement with all

levels of school are critical to

developing public trust and

transparency.

National Night Out Against Crime 2018

Our 4th Annual Event!

Moved indoors on rainy day.

Over 70 vendors and attractions with

4,000 in attendance!

National Night Out Against Crime 2018

Officer Achievements – Merit Commission

Officer James Schwartz, Officer O’Rion Elder, and Officer Shawn Diebold received Life Saving Awards from the American Police Hall of Fame.

Officer Tom Owens was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. Sergeant Owens supervises night shift and runs the department K9 program.

Officer Achievements – Merit Commission

Officer Alex Howell, Officer Steve Kasprzyk, and Officer Boggess received awards for outstanding arrest cases from the American Police Hall of Fame.

Detectives received awards from the American Police Hall of Fame for their involvement in a shooting investigation in which the suspect was arrested and the weapon was recovered.

Welcomed K-9 Lance

Funded in part with the $10,000.00 Ben

Roethlisberger grant awarded in late 2017, we

welcomed “Lance” to our K9 team.

Lance was assigned to K9 Officer Eric

Hollingsworth who graduated from patrol school

training in May of 2018.

Canine Program – Nero, Indo, & Lance

Combined Activity

Training Hours: 940

Deployments: 173

Narcotic Finds: 110

Vehicle Searches: 102

Arrests: 85

Apprehensions: 35

Indominous

Nero

Lance

Crime Action Team Initiative (CAT)

Program launched in 2016 for “Hot Spots Policing” grant. Avon Police have won funding for 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019. Funds have now totaled $123,919.80!

Grant has funded purchase of license plate reader and overtime manpower hours.

Operates on evidence-based methodology of proactive policing strategy to reduce violent crime in our retail district on U.S. Hwy 36.

2018 RESULTS

424.5 Overtime Hours

432 Traffic Contacts

32 Arrests & Warrants Served

2 Recovered Stolen Firearms

**Program was only active from Mid September through December**

Two Competitive Hiring Processes

619 Online Pre-Applications

146 Physical Agility Tests

122 Written Exams

76 Interviews

35 Final Applicants (17 & 18)

5 Conditional Offers Made (4 Spots)

Late 2017 & Late 2018 Processes

**Collected a total of $3,380.00 in applicant testing fees **

Officer Greg Schuster and Taje High

Officer Greg Schuster was hired in

March of 2018.

Veteran officer hired from

Columbus, Indiana Police

Department

Officer Taje High was

hired in June of 2018.

Avon High School

graduate and college

athlete.

Opioid Awareness Videography

Partnered with Avon resident

Nick Jaworski to highlight the

breadth of the opioid crisis.

Interviews included law

enforcement, prosecutors

office, sheriff’s department,

treatment centers, recovering

addicts, and family members of

addicts.

Video series was utilized to

show how the national

epidemic has impacted our

communities.

Charitable Events and Gatherings

Participated in over 20 community events,

gatherings, & fundraisers.

Partnered with national and local Organizations

including Special Olympics, Shop With a Cop™ &

Opioid Awareness Event.

Charitable Events and Gatherings

Law Enforcement United cycling team

featured a stop to pay respect to the

Indiana State Police Robert J. Lather II

memorial monument at Avon Police

Department.

Community events included

several Child ID programs and

holiday gatherings including the

Ghosts and Goblins trail at

Washington Township Park.

Lieutenant Rob Paris – Recognition

Lieutenant Rob Paris retired in September of 2017 after 19+ years of

service with the Avon Police Department as an Enforcement Lieutenant

and Assistant Chief of Police.

Lt. Paris was issued his retirement badge and service weapon in

January of 2018.

Department Training Program

27 Officers completed 3,018 hours of

training in 2018.

Average Avon Officer completed over 111

hours of training during 2018.

Officers submitted 6 training

requests that could not be approved

as a result of funding restrictions.

Sergeant Grismore currently

monitors all agency training.

10th Annual Citizens Police Academy

Program administered by Sergeant

Jeff Lewis.

8 week curriculum running from April

through June of 2018.

Continue to expand the curriculum

each year.

Now over 125 program alumni.

Moving program from Wednesday

Nights to Tuesday nights in 2019.

Joint Emergency Response Team

Three Avon Officers are

attached to the Brownsburg

Police Department ERT

(Emergency Response Team).

Detective Barton, Officer

Schwartz, & Officer Stobaugh.

Brownsburg Police and Avon Police split training and

equipment expenses 50:50 with this partnership.

This team has responded to barricaded suspects,

suicidal persons, wanted felons, and other high risk

situations. The team had 6 deployments in 2018.Brownsburg PD Armored Vehicle

Volunteer Service Employees

Community Support Officer Tanner

Brennan performed 1,391.75 hours of

service in 2018.

If computed at a probationary patrolman

salary, this is a cost benefit of over

$32,121.59 in staffing expense

Reserve Officer Eric Barker performed

964 hours of service including road

coverage to avoid overtime.

If computed at a patrolman salary, this is

a cost benefit of over $24,582.00 in

staffing expense.

** Total Cost Benefit of $56,703.59 for both positions**

Project Life Saver Initiative

Avon Police Department serves as the law enforcement liaison for

Project Lifesaver Hendricks County.

Hendricks County Program Director & Washington Township Public

Education Director Karen Utley and Deputy Chief Nugent presented

“Best Practices” at National Conference in 2018.

Avon Police and Washington Township

Fire worked to establish the “AVON

PROTECTS” campaign to integrate

Project Lifesaver into all Avon Schools.

Made possible by a $15,000.00 donation

by Champion Chevrolet of Avon!

Avon Police “Lip Sync Challenge”

Many officers involved in Avon Police

Department “Lip Sync Challenge”

Organized and filmed by Avon

resident Tony Gude with over

210,000 views!

Drug Disposal Program

Disposal of over 1,400 lbs of unwanted prescription

medications in 2018. This was a 6.061% increase

from 2017.

Receptacles located at Avon Police Department

and IU West Hospital.

Avon Police: 1,400 lbs

Plainfield Police: 840 lbs

Hendricks County : 446 lbs

Brownsburg Police: 51 lbs

Equipment Upgrades & Risk Management

Finalized complete radio technology upgrade for

all officers to new platform to include encryption

with Motorola radios.

Finalized complete transition for high

definition in-car camera systems with

Watchguard Video.

**Funded through Capital Funding and Cash Forfeiture**

Purchased laser measurement system for

accident reconstruction and crime scene

investigation needs

Launched Police Explorer Program

Program was lead by Detective Barton and SRO Dan

Rukes. Explorer staff includes Detective Hawk and Officer

Stobaugh.

Launched in sponsorship with Parabellum Firearms and

Copperhead Ridge Firearms.

Program days are the first Wednesday of each month.

Currently have 17 active members.

Connecting Through Social Media

Frequently share information with

community about a variety of positive

interactions with the public.

Connecting with

thousands of

followers.

Social Media Expansion

General Facebook Page

following had 7,618 in 2017

to 11,272 in 2018. (47.965% increase)

Facebook Crime Tips Page

following has grown from 5,388 in

2017 to 5,561 in 2018. (3.211% increase)

Social Media 2018

Instagram Account has grown

from 280 in 2017 to 995 in

2018. (255.357 % increase)

Twitter following has grown from

1,276 in 2017 to 1,724 in 2018.

(35.109% increase)

Maintain Nextdoor social media. Expanded from 3,742 in 2017 to

4,448 in 2018 (18.867% increase)

**Connected to 24,112 Social Media Accounts**

Proactive Traffic Enforcement

Expanded enforcement on US

Hwy 36 and Ronald Reagan

Parkway.

Invested in 2 laser speed

enforcement devices for

uniformed officers.

Devices are capable of speed

detection over 2,500 feet away

from violator.

Resulted in a 38.416% increase in

citations and written warnings.

Community Camera Registration Program

Launched a community

based effort to expand

resources and work together

to solve crimes in our

residential areas.

Program is free to enroll and

does not provide direct

access to systems by law

enforcement.

Currently have 45 camera’s

and systems registered with

the department.

Avon Public Safety Foundation

Established in 2015 as Certified 501c3.

Collected $12,015.00 in 2018 Community Donations.

Paid out $16,651.92 in expenses and purchases.

Governed by a committee.

Executive Director is Emily Perry.

Board members are actively involved with

National Night Out Against Crime and the K9

Program.

The Foundation launched their own

fundraising campaign by selling “Back The

Blue Shirts” in 2018.

Detective Aide – Reporting and Evidence

Detective Aide Laura Finley

processed all FBI reporting

forms and 2018 audit for all

1,847 case reports completed

by officers during 2018.

Serves as IDACS Coordinator.

Laura facilitates chain of

custody on all criminal

evidence.

Currently monitoring 18,337

pieces of evidence.

Grant Programs

Awarded grant funds of $123,496.01 in grants.

$83,333.32 - Federal COPS Hiring Grant

$25,200.00 - Crime Action Team – 2019 Funding

$1,676.00 - Substance Abuse Task Force - Breath Testers

$7,206.73 - Operation Pull Over

$4,000.00 - Wal Mart Community (National Night Out)

$2,079.96 - Bullet-Proof Vest Match program

Collection Reports Revenue

Our Administrative Assistant collections reports for 2018

totaled $29,574.10.

Accident Reports - $800.00

Background Checks - $1,554.00

Fingerprints - $165.00

Firearms Permits - $7,690.00

Impound Fees (Release/Storage) - $5,285.00

Incident Reports - $13.10

Photograph Discs - $12.00

Vehicle Auctions (2) - $10,055.00

VIN Checks - $320.00

In-Car Videos - $300.00

Hiring Process Testing Fees 2017 & 2018 - $3,380.00

Total = $29,574.10

Total Recovered Revenue 2018

Grants $123,496.01

Collections $29,574.10

Restitutions $2,374.65

Insurance Reimbursements $35,331.31

Forfeitures $11,500.00

Total: $202,276.07

Revenue was invested into new and

existing programs for the police

department, accident reconstruction

equipment, and weapons purchases.

Revenue also sustained SRO

Staffing from COPS Grant.

Calls for Service 2018

8,000

9,000

10,000

11,000

12,000

13,000

14,000

15,000

16,000

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

11,87912281

14603

15694 16721

Increase of 6.543% from 2017 to 2018

**AGENCY RECORD HIGH**

Calls For Service to Case Reports 2018

1187912281

14603

15694

16721

1509 14831936 1784 1847

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Calls for Service Case Reports

Case Reports Increased 3.531% from 2017 to 2018

Theft35%

Violent Crimes2%

Traffic Offenses14%

Narcotics Cases1%

Property Crimes6%

Death Investigations1%

Fraud8%

Other33%

2018 Police Reports - 1,847

Violent Crime 40.909% & Theft 29.423%

Reactive vs. Proactive Policing 2018

Reactive - 10654

Proactive - 6067

CALL BREAKDOWN – 16,721 CALLS

Reactive

Proactive

63.717%

36.283%

**Shift of 7.358% Increase for Proactive Policing in 2018

Proactive vs. Reactive Policing Trend

27.224 25.55228.311

33.79636.283

72.776 74.448 71.689

66.02463.717

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Percentage of Police Activity

Proactive Policing Reactive Policing

**Agency Goal is 50% Proactive Policing**

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2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

787

966929 921 950

Traffic Crashes – 5 Year Trend

Increase of 3.148% from 2017 to 2018

2018 Vehicle Crash Severity – 950 Crashes

Property Damage88.947%

Personal Injury10.947%

Fatality0.105%

Property Damage Personal Injury Fatality

845 3.936% 104 2.803% 1 (No change)

100 North & Dan Jones9

100 South & Dan Jones19

200 South & Dan Jones1

200 North & Dan Jones5

900 East & 200 North3

100 North & 1050 East1

150 South & 625 East1

Capital Drive and Capital Lane, 1

2018 - Roundabout Crashes – 40 Crashes

Roundabout Crashes dropped 28.57% from 2017 to 2018

**Only 2 accidents reported as personal injury**

Hendricks County : 1,129 crashes

Plainfield Police: 1,073 crashes

Avon Police: 950 crashes

Brownsburg Police: 786 crashes

Danville Police: 235 crashes

Crash Comparison – Hendricks County

46.315% of Crashes Occur on US Hwy 36 & 13.051% of Crashes Occur on Ronald Reagan

Written Traffic Enforcement

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2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

2197

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2041

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**Written Enforcement increased 38.461% in 2018**

Citations/Written Enforcement 38.461%

Calls for service: 6.543%

Case Reports: 3.531%

Reactive Policing: 2.307%

Roundabout Crashes: 28.57%

Violent Crime: 40.909%

Notable Trends 2017 to 2018

**All trends noted amidst record high calls for service**