Chief Lumpkin update to county commission - Jan. 2016

1 Joseph H. Lumpkin, Sr., Chief of Police Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department

Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan

Police Department

Chatham County Commission Meeting

January 15, 2016

“To Serve, Protect and Build Trust”

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1. Part One Crime for SCMPD Jurisdiction

2. Part One Crime in Unincorporated Chatham County

3. Violent Crime Reduction Initiatives

4. Technology and Investigative Tools

5. Unincorporated Chatham County New Initiatives in 2016

6. Community Outreach

7. Recruiting and Retention

Topics:

Joseph H. Lumpkin, Sr., Chief of Police Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department


Total Jurisdiction Crime Stats, 2007 to 2015

Change

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 14 to 15

HOMICIDE 25 26 30 20 26 23 30 32 53 21

RAPE 80 37 46 32 36 25 49 65 59 -6

COMMERCIAL ROBBERY 112 116 106 61 82 121 79 91 108 17

STREET ROBBERY 546 620 477 358 364 333 292 326 358 32

RESIDENTIAL ROBBERY 86 68 59 35 42 37 43 42 53 11

AGG ASSAULT w/ GUN 190 212 198 124 154 137 163 198 305 107

AGG ASSAULT w/o GUN 280 206 212 215 185 202 195 173 231 58

TOTAL VIOLENT 1319 1285 1128 845 889 878 851 927 1167 25.9%

COMMERCIAL BURGLARY 556 545 351 233 287 219 257 231 264 33

RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY 1761 2429 2301 2319 1954 1864 1868 1450 1608 158

SUDDEN SNATCHING 74 85 76 85 80 70 69 77 82 5

SHOPLIFTING 1219 1340 1445 1405 1533 1362 1681 1758 1788 30

THEFT FROM VEHICLE 2164 2505 2582 2008 1981 1954 1871 1954 2193 239

THEFT FROM YARD 991 1384 1187 1123 1580 1041 794 988 888 -100

THEFT FROM BUILDING 1549 1499 1359 1258 1252 1027 1005 1128 1153 25

OTHER LARCENY 374 251 218 147 182 129 188 166 137 -29

AUTO THEFT 1164 1212 1135 624 730 659 725 755 1123 368

TOTAL PROPERTY 9852 11250 10654 9202 9579 8325 8458 8507 9236 8.6%

TOTAL PART I 11171 12535 11782 10047 10468 9203 9309 9434 10403 10.3%


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Unincorporated Chatham County Crime Stats, 2007 to 2015

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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 14 to 15

HOMICIDE 3 1 1 3 2 2 1 2 5 3

RAPE 14 4 9 7 5 6 10 11 13 2

COMMERCIAL ROBBERY 14 18 15 5 12 21 3 17 15 -2

STREET ROBBERY 40 37 39 22 33 30 12 20 26 6

RESIDENTIAL ROBBERY 12 4 6 10 6 5 5 3 8 5

AGG ASSAULT w/ GUN 19 28 22 18 22 15 12 8 22 14

AGG ASSAULT w/o GUN 53 36 46 38 41 24 29 24 31 7

TOTAL VIOLENT 155 128 138 103 121 103 72 85 120 41.2%

COMMERCIAL BURGLARY 85 81 42 38 40 20 17 18 21 3

RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY 422 513 407 431 368 307 319 245 385 140

SUDDEN SNATCHING 2 11 12 11 12 6 6 5 3 -2

SHOPLIFTING 159 266 305 296 273 255 383 527 373 -154

THEFT FROM VEHICLE 408 604 476 295 405 303 223 244 325 81

THEFT FROM YARD 200 271 167 160 232 164 77 116 136 20

THEFT FROM BUILDING 309 286 237 206 198 180 153 139 177 38

OTHER LARCENY 82 50 37 29 31 25 30 36 28 -8

AUTO THEFT 167 156 175 90 96 70 77 89 149 60

TOTAL PROPERTY 1834 2238 1858 1556 1655 1330 1285 1419 1597 12.5%

TOTAL PART I 1989 2366 1996 1659 1776 1433 1357 1504 1717 14.2%


Part 2 Crimes, Unincorporated Chatham County, 2011 to 2015

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Simple Assault 506 456 381 384 444

Kidnapping 2 0 0 3 0

Forgery 115 63 85 59 53

Fraud 163 170 153 169 98

ID Theft 84 98 108 105 88

Embezzlement 105 78 73 81 87

Stolen Property, Possession, Buying, Receiving 8 4 10 7 4

Vandalism/Property Damage 572 448 340 394 371

Weapons Offense 34 33 70 41 57

Commercial Sex/Prostitution 4 5 14 0 1

Sexual Assault 33 31 24 23 24

Sex Offense 28 19 30 25 28

Drug Offense 127 87 100 49 58

Gambling 0 0 0 0 0

Family Offense 268 227 224 194 180

DUI 95 54 30 32 23

Liquor Law Violation 2 4 6 4 2

Drunkenness 9 6 14 12 9

Disorderly Conduct 218 186 164 161 170

Truancy 6 1 3 0 0

Curfew Violation 6 2 1 0 0

Criminal Trespassing 132 102 132 153 167

Loitering and Prowling 57 37 64 70 79

Harassing Communication 209 153 125 130 132

Obstruction 52 25 45 18 31

County Ordinance Violation 64 38 48 39 23

Total 2,899 2,327 2,244 2,153 2,129


Citizen Initiated Calls for Service

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33971 33192

24990

32474

35209 36591

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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Unincorporated Chatham County

UnincorporatedChatham County


Citizen Initiated Calls for Service

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155616 158057

153974 151934

163376

171272

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145000

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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

SCMPD Total Jurisdiction

SCMPD TotalJurisdiction


Undercover Narcotics Investigation Team

Results Total SCMPD Jurisdiction

Unincorporated Chatham Co.

%

Reports Initiated 213 23 11%

Felony Arrests 170 17 10%

Guns Seized 140 8 6%

Drug Arrests 91 12 13%

Targets street-level drugs

Started in mid-January 2015

Drugs confiscated include: Heroine, Crack, Cocaine, Molly, Meth, Marijuana, and Illegal Prescription Drugs

NOTE: Cases that originated in Savannah but led to arrests in the unincorporated area are not represented in the Chatham County number.

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Violent Crimes Task Force

Felony Arrests 128

Felony Warrants 33

Possession of Controlled Substance 37

Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon 15

Theft by Receiving Stolen Auto 10

Fleeing to Elude 9

Possession of Dangerous Drugs 6

Possession of Firearm During Commission of a Felony 5

Theft by Receiving Stolen Firearm 3

Altering Serial Number on Firearm 2

Aggravated Assault 2

Entering Auto 1

Trafficking Cocaine 1

Possession of a Firearm by 1st Offender 1

Criminal Attempt (Rape) 1

Theft by Taking Auto 1

Armed Robbery 1

Four Operations in 2015

128 Felony Arrests

• 26 Gun Charges

• 44 Drug Charges

• 37 Felony Warrants

53 Firearms Seized

452 Traffic Citations

132 Misdemeanor Arrests

415 Field Interviews

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End Gun Violence: Step Forward

Reduce Gun Violence

Build Community Trust

Focus enforcement on “hot spot” areas; laser focus on most violent offenders

Utilize Violent Crimes Task Force

Expand police visibility

Break up gangs/groups

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To Date Accomplishments: • John Jay University training for prosecutors, police,

citizens, mayor, city manager, district attorney, etc. • Weekly Technical Assistance Calls • Collaboration calls with other jurisdictions • Group audit of:

o Murders for 5 years o Aggravated Assaults for 2 years

• New Video

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To Date Accomplishments: • Det. Sammons appointed lead of Group Violence

Initiative and Gang Investigation Coordinator • Principal Crime Analyst Nelson appointed as support staff • Major Barnwell appointed Law Enforcement Coordinator • Capt. Brown commands Violent

Crimes Task Force • Det. Puhala oversees group

violence intelligence • Det. Carter appointed as federal

“Project Ceasefire” liaison with US Attorney

• SCMPD held first “call-in” on December 15

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Technology and Investigative Tools

ShotSpotter

• A tool in the toolbox for identifying gun violence

• Better tracking

• Not tracked as well before ShotSpotter

• 1,370 ShotSpotter alerts issued with 6,319 shots fired from

January 1 to December 31, 2015 (comparison period does not exist)

• 675 recovered shell casings have been entered into the NIBIN

system since July 1, 2015.

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NIBIN (National Integrated Ballistic Information Network)

• Links shell casings to crime scenes and guns

• 210 matches to date (Award in July from ATF for “100 Hits”)

• PCCs National Average = 4% Savannah Average = 8% (Potential Cases for Comparison)

• Creates link analysis charts

• Used daily

Technology and Investigative Tools


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Islands Precinct/Unincorporated Chatham Co.


New and Revitalized Neighborhood Watches

• Battery Point

• Bradley Point Yacht Club

• Gray’s Park

• Half Moon River

• Nottingham

• Penrose

• Wilmington Park

• Wilmington Island Town Homes

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Islands Precinct/Unincorporated Chatham Co.


Increased Bicycle and Car Patrols in 2016

• Oatland Island

• Wilmington Island

• Talahi Island

• Oak Forest Apartments

• Isle of Hope

Traffic Patrols

• Dutch Island

• Grimball Point Road

• Sandfly

• U.S. Highway 80 East

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West Chatham Precinct/Unincorporated Chatham Co.


New and Revitalized Neighborhood Watches

• Laurelwood

• The Enclave

• The Villages at Autumn Lake

Increased Patrols in 2016

• Larchmont Estates

• Quacco Road corridor

• The Enclave

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Mounted Patrol/Unincorporated Chatham Co.


2015 Patrols in Unincorporated Areas Hours Worked

Quacco Road area 102

Georgetown 52

Isle of Hope 46

Southbridge/Berwick 33

Ogeechee Farms/Bradley Point South 30

Brandlewood & Westlake Subdivision 24

Whitfield Avenue 16

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Halloween Trunk or Treat and Youth Events

Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative

Coptoberfest/National Night Out

Summer Pre-Apprentice


Community Outreach Initiatives

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Student Pledge Against Gun Violence

School Visits/Community Events

Youth Summer Camps


Community Outreach Initiatives

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605 sworn officer positions at SCMPD

27 vacancies – lowest in more than 10 years!

67 in Patrol School or the Academy

Only 10-12% of applicants are qualified to be hired.

44 weeks to hire and fully train an officer

$70,000 to train each new officer

Recruiting


Today

Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug

2015 2016

July Class on Patrol 31

Nov 6

Oct. Class on Patrol 10

Jan 9

Sept. Class on Patrol 17

Feb 6

Jan. Class on Patrol 9

Apr 23

Nov. Class on Patrol 38

May 7

July Class Jun 22 - Feb 15 85%

Orientation Jun 22 - Jul 3

GPSTC Academy Jul 6 - Sep 18

Patrol School Sep 21 - Nov 5

PTO Nov 6 - Feb 15

September Class Aug 24 - Apr 22 65%

Orientation Aug 24 - Sep 4

GPSTC Academy Sep 7 - Nov 20

Patrol School Nov 23 - Jan 8

PTO Jan 9 - Apr 22

October Class Sep 17 - May 20 15%

Orientation Sep 17 - Sep 30

GPSTC Academy Oct 1 - Dec 18

Patrol School Dec 21 - Feb 5

PTO Feb 6 - May 20

November Class Oct 26 - May 27

Orientation Oct 26 - Nov 6

Savannah Tech Academy Nov 9 - Mar 29

Patrol School Mar 30 - Apr 22

PTO Apr 23 - Aug 5

January Class Dec 21 - Aug 19

Orientation Dec 21 - Jan 7

GPSTC Academy Jan 8 - Mar 18

Patrol School Mar 21 - May 6

PTO May 7 - Aug 19

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SCMPD hired 126 officers in 2015

Past six months only 6.8% attrition rate; national average is 12%

17% attrition rate over past 5 years at SCMPD

Next Academy starts in April.

Recruiting



Outcomes

420% increase in applications

176% increase in website visits

65% decrease in vacancies

January 2016

104 applications 1,311 hits on

scmpd.org/JoinSCMPD 27 sworn officer

vacancies

January 2015

20 applications 475 hits

scmpd.org/JoinSCMPD 77 sworn officer

vacancies

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Chamber reached out to members with marketing expertise: Collective Marketing & Advertising Specialty Services

Designed new recruiting materials

Produced recruiting video and ads

Recruiting


TV

Radio

Digital Job

websites

Print

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Compensation and Benefits Survey adjustments: • Effective June 28th for sworn

employees • Adjustments applicable through

police lieutenant rank • Goal is to REMAIN competitive

Baseball hats, summer uniforms Tracking, Measuring, and Reducing

attrition Career Ladder (APO/CPL rank) implemented in June Leadership and Management training (LPO)

Retention


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Improving employee recognition

Better and MORE technology (Body Worn Cameras, Tasers, and License Plate Readers)

Take home vehicles

Retention



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