2001 Annual Report MISSION STATEMENT
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Boston Police Department 2001 Annual Report MISSION STATEMENT We dedicate ourselves to work in partnership with the community to fight crime, reduce fear and improve the quality of life in our neighborhoods. THE VALUES OF THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT I. Guarantee the Constitutional Rights of All Citizens. II. Maintain the Highest Standards of Honesty and Integrity. III. Promote the Professionalism of the Boston Police Department. IV. Enhance the Working Relationship Between the Department and the Neighborhoods. V. Improve the Quality of Life in our Neighborhoods. TABLE OF CONTENTS At a Glance . .1 Message from the Mayor . 2 Message from the Police Commissioner . 3 Office of the Police Commissioner . 4 Produced by Youth Service Providers Network . 6 The Office of the Police Commissioner: Bruce Blake, Editor Police Activities League7 Sgt. Det. Brendan D. Flynn, Project Manager Bureau of Administrative Services . .8 New D-4 Station Opening . .10 Editorial Staff New Technology . 11 Bruce Blake Bureau of Investigative Services . .12 Sgt. Det. Brendan D. Flynn Bureau of Professional Development . .14 Robert G. Neville Part One Crime Statistics . .16 Gregory Mahoney Bureau of Special Operations . .18 Remembering 9/11 . .20 Cover Design & Photo Hot Spots/Youth Violence Strike Force . .22 Gregory Mahoney Youth Partners . .23 Graphic Design Patriots Parade . .24 Robert G. Neville Special Events . .25 Gregory Mahoney Bureau of Field Services . .26 Elizabeth Clairwood Area A - District 1 . .28 Marc Vaillancort Area A - District 7 . .29 Special Thanks To Area B - District 2 . .30 Photography Dep. Supt. William Casey Area B - District 3 . .31 Gregory Mahoney P.O. Vincent Stancato Area C - District 6 . .32 Elizabeth Clairwood Lt. Det. Patricia Eagar - Ret. Area C - District 11 . .33 Identification Unit Sgt. Joseph Dashner Area D - District 4 . .34 City Hall Photography Det. Mary McInness Area D - District 14 . .35 The Boston Globe via www.Merlin-Net.com P.O. Denise Watson The Boston Convention Bureau Area E - District 5 . .36 Edward P. Callahan Area E - District 13 . .37 Elaine O’Sullivan Statistical Data Area E - District 18 . .38 Boston Municipal Research Bureau Office of Research & Evaluation Donald McGough Operations . .39 Blake Norton Special Police . .40 James Jordan Boston Strategy.com 41 Lt. Frank Miller BPD Visits . .42 Supt. Ann Marie Doherty Bureau of Investigative Services . .43 Supt. Thomas Dowd Awards . .48 Lt. Paul Barry O’Connor Boston Police Department Retiree's . .51 Lt. Eric Hahn In Memoriam . .52 Sgt Timothy Connolly Directory . .53 Deputy Supt. Charles Cellucci Boston Police Department Organization . .54 William Stoddard Boston Police Department Organized 1854 Sworn Officers 2,162 AT A GLANCE Student Officers 43 Civilian Personnel 825 Budget $214.4 Million Median Age 43 Mean Years of Service 18 Facilities 25 Patrol Vehicles 691 City of Boston Specialty Vehicles 206 Founded 1630 Motorcycles 79 Government Mayor/City Council Bicycles 45 City Budget $1.8 Billion Water Craft 5 Area 48.9 Sq. Miles Horses 12 Altitude (in feet above sea level) 28 Canines 13 Average Annual Temperature 50.6 F. Total Calls Received 869,434 Rainfall (in inches) 45.89 E-911 Calls 711,699 Resident Population 589,141 Call Screening (Non-Emergency) 157,735 Daytime Population 2 Million Foreign Language Calls Received 3,886 Median Income $49,000.00 Number of Foreign Languages 58 Police Officer/Population Ratio 1 per 273 Residents Special Events Policed 615 Population Density 12,048 1 Registered Voters 254,451 Average Median Selling Price for Homes $272,904.00 Residential Property Tax per 1K $10.58 Commercial Property Tax per 1K $30.17 Paved Streets (miles) 784 Sidewalks (miles) 1,500 Parks & Recreation Facilities 541 Private/Parochial School Population 21,388 Public School Population 63,134 Public Schools 130 Charter Schools 11 Non-Public Schools 72 Colleges & Universities 41 Hospitals 21 Major Newspapers 2 Television Outlets 8 Dear Fellow Bostonians: The nature of the challenges facing our city and nation changed during 2001. Thanks to the efforts of the Boston Police Department and concerned community members throughout our City, we have risen to meet these new challenges and Boston remains one of the safest cities in the nation. We all have a part to play in making Boston's streets safer. You and your There is no doubt that the Boston Police neighbors continue to be our strongest Department is among the finest in the partners in our efforts to reduce crime in nation and shines as a beacon for police 2 each of your neighborhoods. Thanks to departments across America. As host of community policing, more residents know the Regional Community Policing Institute, their neighborhood police officers, and in Boston also shares its successful 2001, 45 new crime watch groups formed, community policing strategies with other bringing the number throughout the city to police forces throughout New England. 1,122. I look to you, the people of Boston, to continue to work with each other and with the Police Department, to make this the safest city in America. I salute Commissioner Evans and the Boston Police Department for their daily professionalism and courage on behalf of all of us. Sincerely, Thomas M. Menino Mayor of Boston Dear Neighbor: In many ways, our Department and our community continue to feel the sense of loss we all experienced on September 11, 2001. We extend our deepest sympathies to the families and colleagues of those who by a crowd of over a million happy, but lost friends and loved ones. Included well-behaved New England Patriots fans, as among them were hundreds of public they celebrated the team's impressive Super safety officials who chose to put their lives Bowl victory. on the line each day as part of their difficult jobs. We will always remember In each of these circumstances our and honor the sacrifices they made, and personnel have risen to the occasion. look to them as examples of what heroism They've continued to demonstrate through and community service have come to mean their professionalism, service, and hard in the times we live in. work why our Department is truly the "First in the Nation." As a Department we Even before those tragic events, our also continue to rely on the tremendous Department had already been making the support we receive from community necessary preparations in case such threats groups and concerned citizens who are an should ever be directed against Bostonians. integral part of our crime prevention and I'm pleased to report to you that our City intervention efforts throughout Boston. is well prepared for any such eventuality. 3 The expertise, in-depth training, and As you'll see in this report, 2001 was an technology which our personnel use to eventful year. Still, our job and our prevent crime and keep the peace primary goals have remained unchanged: throughout Boston on an every-day basis we are committed to work with you to have also proven quite useful in organizing fight crime, reduce fear, and to improve the the preparedness efforts we've engaged in quality of life in Boston's neighborhoods. with law enforcement partners throughout We need and continue to appreciate your New England and beyond. involvement in these ongoing efforts thus far, and look forward to working with you At the same time, Boston has also again this year to make Boston the safest continued to be a safe and popular city it can be. destination for guests from around the world. In 2001, Boston hosted important Sincerely, gatherings such as the national convention for our Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients. The traditional Patriot's Day running of the Boston Marathon, and numerous other festive civic celebrations Paul F. Evans continued to be well attended, in one case Police Commissioner Office of the Police Commissioner Superintendent-in-Chief: James M. Hussey The Office of the Police Commissioner includes: • Community Disorders Unit • Graphic Arts Unit • Office of Administrative Hearings • Office of Communication The primary goal of the Office of the • Office of Family Assistance Police Commissioner (OPC) is to facilitate • Office of Labor Relations the Department's efforts to achieve its • Office of the Legal Advisor overall mission of working in partnership - Continued to implement the recom- with the community to fight crime, reduce mendations of the Fairness and • Office of Media Relations fear, and improve the quality of life in our Professionalism Committee, including • Office of Research and Evaluation neighborhoods. It is comprised of several annual personnel rotation reassignments, 4 specialized sub-groups that assist the Police • Office of Strategic Planning and - Secured/managed $20 million in new and Commissioner in leading and supporting Resource Development continuing program grants from federal, the Department's efforts to address a - Reviewed with command staff the results state, and private donors, variety of complex public safety issues. of localized Strategic Plans, which were These ongoing efforts include cultivating developed within each police district along - Coordinated BPD assistance efforts to numerous community partnerships with a with community partners during 1999, New York City following the events of variety of individuals and neighborhood- September 11, 2001, - Supported the Commissioner, based organizations, as well as developing Superintendent-in-Chief, bureau chiefs and - Hosted and provided dignitary protection and implementing innovative crime- numerous other Department personnel in for