2015
FREDERICTON POLICE FORCE 2015 ANNUAL REPORT
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CHIEF’S MESSAGE AND WELCOME
On behalf of the Fredericton Police Force, and our Senior Management Team, I am pleased to present the 2015 Annual Report.
Since 2012 the Fredericton Police Force and the City of Fredericton Municipal Department of Public Safety have focused on integration and sharing of resources in an effort to find sustainable cost savings at a time when the economics of community safety has become more complex. Our commitment to the corporate innovation and improvement culture and the application of Lean Sigma methodologies within the organization has been demonstrated in various projects including the recent introduction of Client Self-Serve Online Crime Reporting. It is estimated over the coming years that this service offering will save over $200,000 and will allow citizens the ease of access for reporting less serious crimes when it is convenient for them, and allowing police officers to focus on other core policing matters such as emergencies when our response time is of the essence.
At the end of 2015 we are two-thirds of the way through our three-year Strategic Plan, and we continue to make gains on our key priorities. Traffic Safety continues to be a focus of not only the department, but of City Council and the community. While our overall motor vehicle collisions are down, we still have a lot of work to do to make our streets safer.
The establishment of the Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence (DIPV) Coordinator has proven to be invaluable. As predicted, the introduction of the DIPV coordinator along with increased social awareness, the number of domestic violence calls for service has gone up. The coordinator in conjunction with other members of our service and our strategic community partners work hard to provide better response, intervention and prevention in an effort to break the cycle of violence.
Our department remains committed to the philosophy and practice of contemporary community policing. We value our partnerships and strive to “mutually identify, prioritize, prevent and solve local crime and disorder” to ensure we have the safest city possible.
2015 was indeed a challenging year for us on a number of fronts. But SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM at the core, our fine members, who come to work every day to keep Left to Right: Acting Inspector Quartermain, this city safe, are both resilient, and dedicated to their jobs. We look Deputy Chief Martin Gaudet, Marilyn Abbott-Charters forward to continuing to serve and protect in 2016. (Operations & Informatics), S/Sgt Patterson, Chief Leanne Fitch, Inspector Brian Ford (MCT)
Chief Fitch
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THE ORGANIZATION
CORE VALUES VISION Excellence in contemporary policing. Integrity
Respect MISSION Working together to find sustainable solutions for Compassion a safe community.
Professionalism
Accountability
To serve and protect. That is the fundamental goal of any police department, and it’s certainly the philosophy and mandate that guides the Fredericton Police Force. In its effort to actively keep Frederictonians safe, the Force employs the core functions of a professional, contemporary community policing organization. The organization is arranged into teams, and together, these teams send two bold messages: this city should never be considered a safe place to commit a crime; and Fredericton residents should feel safe and protected in their own city.
PRIMARY RESPONSE TEAM The men and women assigned to this team are first responders to the majority of complaints or calls for service. They provide routine, around-the-clock service by being the first line of defense against crime, disorder and disobedience. These officers work in partnership with the other teams to meet the needs of our community.
This is the largest division within the Fredericton Police Force, and is divided into the Priority Response and Alternate Response Teams and include specialized services.
Priority Response responds to the most urgent calls for service, 9-1-1 calls, and incidents or crimes in progress. Alternate Response typically responds to non-urgent calls for service, where there are often no suspects or witnesses, and some time delay.
As a whole, the Primary Response Team is made up of the uniformed men and women you see most on a daily basis around the city.
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In total, there are 19 special teams ranging in complexity of service and frequency of deployment. The most commonly relied upon include: • Police Service Dog • Underwater Recovery Team • Joint Public Safety Marine Unit • Crowd Management Team • Explosives Disposal Unit • Accident Reconstruction Team • Emergency Response Team • Tactical Emergency Medical Support • Crisis Negotiators
MAJOR CRIME TEAM
The Major Crime Team has the responsibility to assure that all serious crime reported in the City of Fredericton is investigated professionally and competently and that all victims, witnesses, and suspects of crime are treated with the utmost dignity and respect.
Investigative responsibilities of the Major Crime Team include homicide, robbery, Internet crimes, fraud, arson, firearms offences, break and enter, threats against the person, sexual and physical assault, criminal harassment, some thefts and serious motor vehicle accidents, where criminality is suggested.
The effectiveness of a police force can be, and often is, judged by its ability to investigate crime, apprehend offenders, and help mobilize the justice system for the victims and their families. Professionalism, objectivity, and high quality investigations provide the best outcomes possible for victims, witnesses, and suspects alike.
NEIGHBOURHOOD ACTION TEAM
The Neighbourhood Action Team (NAT) is a dynamic, and responsive team of uniformed officers, plain-clothes detectives, civilian employees, and community volunteers. This team is committed to working with others to address current and evolving public safety needs by engaging members and partners through ongoing communication, education and evaluation.
NAT provides a distinct enhancement to the existing community police service delivery model in Fredericton. Our NAT members, and the Northside and Southside satellite offices, provide additional resources, including traffic enforcement, School Resource Officers, uniformed members, investigators, intelligence, to name a few. NAT officers provide important crime prevention and harm reduction services, and compliments the existing Primary Response Team’s 24/7 primary response function.
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OPERATIONS & INFORMATION
The Central Records & Informatics Team supports the operational and administrative needs of the Fredericton Police Force. Team members support all police software applications and are also responsible for data integrity.
One of the strategic priorities of the team is Client Self-Service and in 2015 Citizen On-line Reporting and the Vulnerable Persons Registry were implemented. Both services allow for self reporting of information which is immediately available to the Fredericton Police Force.
2015 FREDERICTON POLICE FORCE ORGANIZATION
Professional Standards CHIEF OF POLICE Executive Office Police Chaplain Administrator Employee 3% Training Development Advisor
Operations and Informatics OPERATIONS AND Quality Reader International Crime INFORMATICS Policing Analyst Court Document Central Records / Reception 15% Quartermaster Coordinator
MAJOR CRIME TEAM CRIIU ICE Technical Crimes 15% Major Crime Special Crimes Court Officer Exhibits Secondment Secondment Secondment
Crime & Harm Prevention
NEIGHBOURHOOD ACTION TEAM Community School Intelligence Drug Crimes Traffic Safety St. Mary’s NAT Crime Youth D/IPV Victim Park Patrol & 25% Investigators First Nation Resource Uniform Prevention @ Risk Witness Crossing Guards officers
Alternate Response Platoon/Station Off Priority Response Platoons (PRP) (ARP) Primary Support PRIMARY Police Service Forensics RESPONSE TEAM Dog 42% Platoon P1 Platoon P2 Platoon P3 Platoon P4 Platoon P5 Platoon P6 Special Teams
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HIGHLIGHTS
CALLS FOR SERVICE 40000
35000
30000 28463 27902 27579 25991 26455 26843 25000
20000
15000 MOST CALLS FOR SERVICE 10000 WERE FOR THEFT, 5000
0 ASSIST GENERAL PUBLIC, 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 BURGLAR ALARMS, AND CALLS FOR SERVICE REMAIN STABLE COLLISIONS WITH NO INJURIES
CALLS FOR SERVICE 39% of calls were CALLS FOR SERVICE PRIORITIES (2015) priority 1 (alarm, ZONES (2015) Calls for service are PRIO 1 armed robbery, 5% relatively equally bomb threat, ZONE 1 divided across break & enter in ZONE 5 PRIO 4 15% the city, with the progress, collision 20% 23% exception of the PRIO 2 with fatalities, ZONE 4 downtown Zone 34% domestic dispute, ZONE 2 15% 30% 2, which made up PRIO 3 etc.) or 2 (assault, ZONE 3 30% of the calls for 38% disturbance, arson, 20% service. suspicious person/ vehicle, etc.)
TOTAL - ALL VIOLATIONS (2015)
TRAFFIC CONTROLLED OFFENCES DRUGS AND 6% CRIMES SUBSTANCES ACT AGAINST PEOPLE 2% 14% OTHER CRIMINAL 64% of crimes CODE CRIMES 15% are against property – increased 3% NUMBER OF YOUNG OFFENDERS compared to CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY AND ACCUSED DECREASED BY 30% 64% previous 5-year average OVER 2014.
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%C 5 YEAR CRIMINAL OFFENCES 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 AVERAGE TOTAL CRIMES AGAINST PEOPLE 744 683 771 568 606 593 -12% TOTAL CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY 2791 2475 2564 2204 2130 2509 3% TOTAL OTHER CRIMINAL CODE CRIMES 671 584 616 634 561 575 -6% TOTAL DRUGS 105 101 93 66 50 61 -27%
IN 2015 – 37 OFFENDERS ON PPOS ARE CHECKED REGULARLY THE PROLIFIC, PRIORITY AND TO REDUCE THE CHANCE OF THEM OPERATION (PPO) CURFEW COMMITTING MORE CRIMES. PPOS CHECK LIST. RARELY COMMIT CRIMES WHILE ON THE LIST
CLEARANCE RATES
TRAFFIC OFFENCES 97% 98%
CONTROLLED DRUGS AND SUBSTANCES ACT 97% 96% Clearance rates for all crimes
OTHER CRIMINAL CODE CRIMES 89% have remained stable– cleared 90% means charged or otherwise CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY 23% completed. 25% 54% CRIMES AGAINST PEOPLE 61% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120% 2015 2014
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CRIME REDUCTION
The number of young suspects (age 12-17) and JUVENILE accused has decreased in 2015 compared to ACCUSED/SUSPECT the number in 2014 by 30%. In 2015 we had 400 64 young offenders accused of crimes and 187 350 suspected of crimes. 50 300
250 In 2015 we had 37 offenders on the Prolific, 64 200 Priority and Operation Curfew Check list. These 150 307 offenders were being checked regularly through 100 187 coordinated door knocks (check on curfew), 50 and projects. All the offenders on the list are 0 rarely committing any crimes while on the list. 2014 2015 Prolific offenders are selected based on certain criteria as the number of (negative) contacts JUVENILE ACCUSED JUVENILE SUSPECT with police, number of offences, and number of charges. Priority offenders that are selected are usually offenders that come to our city and/or form a threat to the community (very violent PPO/OPERATION CERFEW OFFENDERS offenders, sex offenders, etc.). Offenders that (# files created) are on a curfew and have shown a high risk 80 of reoffending, and have committed several 70 crimes recently and require extra vigilance by 60 70 police and community partners. 63 50 54 40 47 In 2007, the Fredericton Police Force introduced 30 37 a Youth at Risk Coordinator who works closely 20 with community partners and the School 10 Resource Officers, with the aim of preventing 0 youth at risk from being entrenched in a 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 criminal lifestyle. This effort, combined with the Prolific and Priority Offender program, that is managed through the various teams, has a focus on those most likely to community crime and harm to the community.
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INTELLIGENCE LED POLICING
The Intelligence Officer and the Crime Analyst both have a significant role in facilitating our work in Intelligence- led policing. In 2015, the focus was on sharing intelligence/information, providing crime trends and areas of concern, and identification of Priority and Prolific Offenders and Operation Curfew Check Offenders. Depending on the nature of the crime and offender, this information may be shared with the public, as well as police officers locally and with partner law enforcement agencies.
In 2015 several partnerships were maintained with other police (related) organizations, such as the RCMP, Capital Region Integrated Intelligence Unit (CRIIU), Crime Stoppers, Probation and Parole Services, Provincial Correctional Centers, J-Division, CSIS (Canada Security Intelligence Services), FBI (US-related), CBSA (Canada Border Services Agency), CFNIS (Canadian Forces National Investigation Service), etc.
A weekly crime map is posted to the Fredericton Police website. It provides the public with a snapshot of certain types of crimes occurring in the community, and their locations.
TRAFFIC
The Traffic Safety Section is responsible for traffic related education and enforcement. Strategic MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS goals are to significantly improve compliance 800 with provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act (MVA) in 700 648 670 717 738 731 Fredericton and to reduce accident and personal 600 injury due to motor vehicle infractions in the city. 500 All members of the Force have a mandate to 400 enforce MVA violations. 300 196 191 200 142 143 Overall collisions decreased in 2015 compared 131 100 to the previous years. The collisions with injuries 2 0 0 0 2 0 have increased by 34% in 2015 compared to 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2014. There were two fatalities in traffic in MVA - No injuries MVA - INJURIES MVA - Fatal 2015 (a cyclist and a pedestrian). In 2015, 25 pedestrians and 11 cyclists were injured in traffic collisions. These numbers are comparable to the previous years.
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MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS Vehicle - pedestrian 35 A traffic analysis was done in 2015 around 30 collisions (the locations, days, times, causes 32 and persons involved in these collisions), 25 24 25 traffic complaints and traffic enforcement. This 20 22 analysis will be used on an ongoing basis in 15 18
partnership with City of Fredericton Department 10
of Engineering and Operations, and for strategic 5 enforcement and education. 1 0 0 0 1 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
INJURIES FATAL
P.O.P.A. TICKETS 10000 9000 8000 7000 5056 4553 In 2015 2045 P.O.P.A. prosecutions and 2562 6000 4126 P.O.P.A. warnings were written. The P.O.P.A. 5000 tickets decreased by 10% compared to 2014. 4000 2493 3000 2562 2000 3937 4101 3891 2628 1000 2045 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 PROSECUTION WARNING
Top 10 Intersections for Motor Vehicle Accidents
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IPV
• 2015 saw 447 domestic dispute calls for service, up 14%, as was projected, from 2014. There were 132 ODARA Risk Assessment Tool reports written (most serious/violent domestic disputes).
The Fredericton Police Force’s Domestic/Intimate Partner Violence (D/IPV) Coordinator develops, monitors and evaluates the D/IPV program within FPF, as well as partners with other organizations to develop and implement pro-active strategies to reduce D/ IPV in our community. The Coordinator also provides education and training in D/IPV related matters to both members/civilians of the police force, and the public. Members of NAT wearing Purple Ribbons in support of Family Violence Awareness Month 2015 We work with many partners, including the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre, Fredericton Regional The D/IPV Coordinator also works on FPF files of Resource Network, Department of Social Development, domestic/intimate partner violence, and helps with New Brunswick Department of Public Safety, Mental risk assessments, and provides an important resource Health, Probation Services, St. Mary’s First Nations, to those involved in D/IPV situations. Our front-line Women In Transition, Gignoo House, John Howard officers also respond to DIPV calls for service every Society, Family Enrichment, and the Multicultural day, and help to diffuse these often-violent situations, Association of Fredericton. and also deal with children and pets involved.
IMPROVEMENT & INNOVATION (I&I)
The Fredericton Police Force has followed the lead of the City’s Improvement and Innovation, and Lean Six Sigma methodology, to be more efficient and effective in our service style. Perhaps our greatest I&I achievement this year was the launch of the Online Reporting System. The goal is to reduce the number of calls that officers respond to for follow-up, and to direct complainants online, for specific, non-violent crimes that have been committed.
Our Online Reporting system has been designed to enhance our customer service by providing an alternative method to report crime for our citizens. Using the online crime reporting system allows the customer to submit a report anytime, anywhere and print an unofficial copy of the police report.
Currently, five types of crime can be reported online (with a loss of less than $5,000 CDN): Theft of Bicycle, Theft, Damage/Mischief to Property, Theft from Vehicle, and Damage/Mischief to Vehicle (Not including vehicle- to-vehicle damage, e.g. hit & run). It is our hope to expand this list in the future to improve upon our service delivery options.
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Here is just a small glimpse of other projects we worked on in 2015:
• Waste Walk of Crossing Guard Program • Just Do It for Court Overtime of Traffic Members • Green Belt for New Mug Shot System • Just Do It to Centralize Civilian Staff into one workplace • Just Do It to simplify the Reader’s Queue • 6S Started for Underwater Recovery Team Room • 6S for Bootwash area
DASHBOARDS
In 2015 the Crime Analyst developed new information charts (called dashboards) which are placed in the briefing room and updated every quarter of the year.
The topics on the dashboards are: • Fredericton Criminal Offences: Count of all UCR Offences & Clearance rates • Calls for Service • Crimes and Offenders • Traffic Safety
In keeping with the 2013-2016 strategic plan and our intelligence led policing efforts these statistics provide a daily reminder of areas of focus to assist in police work. It helps officers to see the direct relation of their work and keeping our community safe. It is used as a bench mark to measure if the work done to prevent and reduce crime, harm and victimization and interventions from crime prevention to response to enforcement is on track.
ST. MARY’S FIRST NATION
In 2015 the yearly report around crimes on St. Mary’s First Nation (SMFN) shows that the calls for service decreased by 9% compared to 2014. Crimes against people made up the largest number of crimes (43%) of all crimes committed on SMFN. Common assaults represented the largest percentage of crimes against people (45%) in 2015 but decreased compared to 2014. Analysis has shown that relatively more crimes occur on SMFN compared to other parts of the city, per capita. Of all crimes occurring on St. Mary’s First Nation the proportion of crimes against people is relatively high, compared to other parts of the city. The largest representation of crimes against property was property damage.
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In 2015 a total of 44 tickets were written on St. Mary’s First DISTRIBUTION OF CRIMES Nation compared to 77 tickets in 2014. The motor vehicle ST. MARY’S FIRST NATION collisions increased by 22% compared to the previous five year average. TOTAL OTHER CRIMES A community survey was completed in 2015 by going door- 27% to-door on SMFN to meet with and discuss issues with TOTAL CRIMES community members. AGAINST PEOPLE 43% RESULTS SHOWED:
• Appreciated most on the SMFN Community: Housing, access to amenities, access to job opportunities and schooling. TOTAL CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY • Main police related issues on SMFN: high addiction 30% rates to illegal drugs and alcohol, property crime and speeding. • Most members of the community stated they were not involved in community safety planning or initiatives.
EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION
Each year, we honour and recognize our members at the Annual FPF Awards Gala. Cst. Melissa Collins and Here are some of the highlights for 2015 : Cst. Jennifer Thompson CORPORAL BLAIR FOSTER 40 YEAR POLICE EXEMPLARY SERVICE MEDAL A/INSP. KATHY ALCHORN RET’D 30 YEAR POLICE EXEMPLARY SERVICE MEDAL CHIEF LEANNE FITCH 30 YEAR POLICE EXEMPLARY SERVICE MEDAL CST. MELISSA COLLINS CHIEF’S CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION OF SERVICE CST. JENNIFER THOMPSON CHIEF’S CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION OF SERVICE INSPECTOR MARTIN GAUDET PROMOTED TO DEPUTY CHIEF Mayor Brad Woodside and CST JAN SMITH PROMOTED TO CONSTABLE 1A Cst. Mike Wilson CST. DARRYL CARTER PROMOTED TO CONSTABLE 1A CST. MIKE FOX PROMOTED TO CONSTABLE 1A CST. NANCY RIDEOUT PROMOTED TO CONSTABLE 1A CST. MIKE WILSON PROMOTED TO CONSTABLE 1A CST. JASON SCHRIVER PROMOTED TO CONSTABLE 1A Cst. Duncan Lombard, A/Insp. Kim AUXILIARY CST. CHRISTINE BOURGOIN AUXILIARY CONSTABLE OF THE YEAR Quartermain, A/Cst. Christine Bourgoin
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IN THE COMMUNITY
By working together, the police and the community are better able to ensure safety and order with regard to specific challenges. Community policing is everyone’s responsibility. From the citizens who report crime, and care about the safety of their neighbourhoods, to the police that response when called, to the community organizations that support our work, no one group can do it alone.
MADD Greater Fredericton Partnership
Kids & Kops 2015
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FREX 2015
Graffiti Eradication Team
Senior’s Advisory Committee
2015 FPF Auxiliary
Cst. Alli Yerxa and PSD Endzo
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