Metro Transit Police Department Safety & Security Update

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Metro Transit Police Department Safety & Security Update Metro Transit Police Department Safety & Security Update House Transportation Finance & Policy Committee September 25, 2018 Mission Protecting our community through innovation and problem solving Vision A department that is reflective of and responsive to the community we serve 2 Broad geographic service area – East and West commands – Dispatch center (TCC) – Minneapolis, Saint Paul footbeats – Substations • Downtown Minneapolis • Downtown Saint Paul • Mall of America – Patrol squads – Bike rapid response team – Special events 3 Metro Transit Police Staffing 185 Sworn police officers 115/115 Full-time 60/100 Part-time 18/20 CSO 17/17 Admin support Demographic Women 38 Latino 11 Asian-American 21 African-American 32 Native American 2 4 Metro Transit ridership compared to reports of crime incidents 2015 – July 31, 2018 More than 296.6 million rides given Reported Total Incidents vs. classification 500,000 Rides Part I 2,542 3 Part II 21,392 25.4 Total 23,934 28.4 5 2018 Enforcement by the numbers • Proactive times on board buses: 17,111 • Proactive times on board light rail and commuter rail vehicles: 28,287 • Fare checks: – Light rail and commuter vehicles: 1.2 million – A Line and Red Line BRT vehicles: 61,000 • Special events 109 • Responses by patrol squads: 36,071 calls 6 Five E’s of public safety and security • Evidence – Predictive policing • Engagement – Community and professional partnership • Education- Public information and crime prevention • Engineering- Crime prevention through environmental design • Enforcement – Uniform preventative patrol, plain clothes details, investigations, 911 rapid response 7 Metro Transit Police Department Reported Part I Crime -- January 2015 through July 31, 2018 Metro Transit Police Reported Part I Crime January 2015 through July 31, 2018 120 Metro Transit Police Reported Part I Crime January 2015 through July 31, 2018 Month 2015 2016 2017 2018 100 January 50 46 65 51 80 February 43 29 66 36 March 44 48 52 59 60 April 61 54 63 78 May 46 52 64 64 40 June 60 50 71 66 July 59 60 72 71 20 August 52 61 72 September 72 42 73 0 October 61 62 88 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec November 68 49 105 2015 2016 2017 2018 December 59 46 52 Year Totals 675 599 843 425 8 Metro Transit Police Department Reported Part I Crime -- January 2015 through July 31, 2018 Metro Transit Police Reported Part I Crime January 2015 through July 31, 2018 Crime Category 2015 2016 2017 2018 Homicide 0 0 1 0 Rape 0 3 1 3 Robbery 177 158 184 92 Aggravated Assaults 50 38 66 55 Violent Crime Total 227 199 252 160 Burglary 1 0 2 1 Auto Theft 5 18 6 2 Theft 442 380 553 272 Arson 0 2 1 0 Property Crime Total 448 400 562 275 Total Part I Crime 675 599 843 425 9 Metro Transit Police Department Reported Part I Crime by County January 2015 through July 31, 2018 Metro Transit Police Reported Part I Crime by County January 2015 through July 31, 2018 County 2015 2016 2017 2018 County Total Anoka 9 4 10 4 27 Carver 0 0 0 0 0 Dakota 2 3 3 0 8 Hennepin 464 396 539 253 1,652 Ramsey 198 193 290 168 850 Scott 0 0 0 0 0 Sherburne 0 2 0 0 2 Washington 1 1 1 4 4 Grand Total 675 599 843 426 2,543 10 Metro Transit Police Department Reported Part I Crime by City January 2015 through July 31, 2018 Part I by City Part I by City January 2015 through July 31, 2018 January 2015 through July 31, 2018 City 2015 2016 2017 2018 City Total City 2015 2016 2017 2018 City Total Apple Valley 1 0 1 0 2 Golden Valley 0 0 1 0 1 Big Lake 0 1 0 0 1 Hopkins 1 1 1 0 3 Blaine 3 0 3 1 7 Maple Grove 0 1 3 0 4 Bloomington 33 30 44 15 122 Maplewood 4 6 18 8 36 Brooklyn Center 25 20 26 23 94 Minneapolis 382 330 437 200 1,349 Brooklyn Park 3 5 4 0 12 Minnetonka 1 0 2 1 4 Burnsville 0 1 0 0 1 Mounds View 0 0 0 4 4 Columbia Heights 2 2 3 1 8 New Hope 0 0 0 1 1 Coon Rapids 2 2 2 2 8 North St. Paul 1 0 0 0 1 Cottage Grove 1 0 1 0 2 Oakdale 0 1 0 1 2 Eagan 0 0 1 0 1 Richfield 0 0 1 0 1 Eden Prairie 0 0 1 0 1 Robbinsdale 4 3 3 0 10 Edina 1 1 4 1 7 Roseville 2 1 6 1 10 Elk River 0 1 0 0 1 South St. Paul 0 1 0 0 1 Falcon Heights 0 1 1 1 3 St. Louis Park 6 1 1 0 8 St. Paul 192 185 265 154 796 Fort Snelling 7 3 11 12 33 Wayzata 0 1 0 0 1 Fridley 2 0 2 0 4 West St. Paul 1 1 1 0 3 Grand Total 80 67 104 56 307 (Blank) 1 0 0 0 1 Grand Total 595 532 739 370 2,236 11 Metro Transit Police Department Minneapolis Reported Part I Crime -- January 2015 through July 31, 2018 Metro Transit Police Department – Minneapolis Reported Part I Crime January 2015 through July 31, 2018 Offense Total Total Total Total January February March April May June July August September October November December Description 2015 2016 2017 2018 Homicide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rape 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 2 Robbery 31 29 31 39 27 25 36 25 16 38 28 25 104 99 107 40 Agg Assault 9 6 21 20 12 18 10 12 9 16 19 8 36 28 62 34 Burglary 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Thefts 61 52 65 72 56 102 96 71 70 65 57 53 238 194 265 123 Auto Theft 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 4 5 1 0 Arson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Month Totals 102 87 118 133 98 146 143 111 96 122 104 89 382 330 437 200 12 Metro Transit Police Department St. Paul Reported Part I Crime -- January 2015 through July 31, 2018 Metro Transit Police Department – St. Paul Reported Part I Crime January 2015 through July 31, 2018 Offense Total Total Total Total January February March April May June July August September October November December Description 2015 2016 2017 2018 Homicide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rape 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Robbery 20 18 20 27 30 22 28 11 18 15 14 9 65 55 68 44 Agg Assault 5 3 6 7 8 5 4 7 5 4 6 2 11 9 25 17 Burglary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 Thefts 50 38 32 51 46 39 46 21 40 35 63 27 114 117 167 90 Auto Theft 1 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 3 2 Arson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 Month Totals 77 62 58 86 84 68 79 39 64 56 83 40 192 185 265 154 13 Metro Transit Police Department Minneapolis & St. Paul Reported Part I Crime January 2015 through July 31, 2018 60 Metro Transit Police 50 Metro Transit Police Minneapolis Reported Part I Crimes St. Paul Reported Part I Crimes January 2015 through July 2018 45 50 January 2015 through July 2018 40 35 40 30 30 25 20 20 15 10 10 5 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2015 - Minneapolis Part 1 Totals 2016 - Minneapolis Part 1 Totals 2015 - Saint Paul Part 1 Totals 2016 - Saint Paul Part 1 Totals 2017 - Minneapolis Part 1 Totals 2018 - Minneapolis Part 1 Totals 2017 - Saint Paul Part 1 Totals 2018 - Saint Paul Part 1 Totals 14 Metro Transit Police Department Reported Part II Crime -- January 2015 through July 31, 2018 Metro Transit Police Reported Part II Crime 800 Metro Transit Police Reported Part II January 2015 through July 31, 2018 Crime 700 January 2015 through July 31, 2018 Month 2015 2016 2017 2018 600 January 469 616 570 493 February 492 654 441 428 500 March 684 576 495 609 April 474 603 436 561 400 May 620 499 503 572 June 639 496 314 535 300 July 640 365 414 408 August 537 554 394 200 September 509 496 379 October 469 439 356 100 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec November 356 414 434 December 646 417 366 2015 2016 2017 2018 Year Totals 6,535 6,129 5,102 3,606 15 Metro Transit Police Department Reported Part II Crime -- January 2015 through July 31, 2018 Metro Transit Police Reported Part II Crime January 2015 through July 31, 2018 Crime Category 2015 2016 2017 2018 All Other Offenses 851 755 821 1,037 Burglary 0 1 0 0 Controlled Substance 321 340 248 233 Disturbance 870 539 526 409 Driving Under Influence 22 34 65 28 Family Offense 1 2 2 2 Forgery 0 3 4 2 Fraud (Fare Evasion) 2,779 2,086 1,617 521 Gambling 0 2 1 3 Juvenile - Curfew 7 9 7 0 Liquor Laws 169 556 364 360 Other Assault 476 545 536 395 Other Sex Offense 26 44 58 110 Prostitution 5 1 0 1 Stolen Property 29 32 23 12 Traffic 3 0 0 0 Vagrancy 0 0 1 45 Vandalism 926 1,101 777 420 Weapons 50 79 52 28 Total Part II Crime 6,535 6,129 5,102 3,606 16 Metro Transit Police Department Reported Part II Crime by County January 2015 through July 31, 2018 Metro Transit Police Department Reported Part II by County January 2015 through July 31, 2018 County 2015 2016 2017 2018 County Total Anoka 110 55 27 24 216 Carver 0 0 0 0 0 Dakota 11 6 14 3 34 Hennepin 3,934 3,741 2,743 2,280 12,698 Ramsey 2,471 2,319 2,315 1,295 8,400 Scott 1 0 0 0 1 Sherburne 7 5 2 3 17 Washington 0 2 1 1 4 No County 1 1 0 0 2 Grand Total 6,535 6,129 5,102 3,606 21,372 17 Metro Transit Police Department Reported Part II Crime by City January 2015 through July 31, 2018 Part II by City Part II by City Part II by City January 2015 through July 31, 2018 January 2015 through July 31, 2018 January 2015 through July 31, 2018 City 2015 2016 2017 2018 City Total City 2015 2016 2017 2018 City Total City 2015 2016 2017 2018 City Total Anoka 9 8 2 3 22 Elk River 5 3 1 1 10 Oakdale 0 1 0 0 1 Apple Valley 1 0 0 0 1 Falcon Heights 2 5 6 4 17 Plymouth 0 0 2 0 2 Arden Hills 1 0 0 0 1 Fort Snelling 73 62 48 31 214 Ramsey 6 3 0 0 9 Bayport 0 0 1 0 1 Fridley 60 17 7 6 90 Richfield 12 13 13 3 41 Big Lake 2 2 1 2 7 Golden Valley 0 8 0 0 8 Robbinsdale 5 6 7 5 23 Blaine 4 3 6 1 14 Hopkins 0 0 2 2 4 Rosemount 0 0 0 1 1 Bloomington 205 227 174 110 716 Inver Grove Heights 1 0 5 0 6 Roseville 12 12 14 17 55 Brooklyn Center 91 60 92 127 370 Lakeville 0 0 1 2 3 Shakopee 1 0 0 0 1 Brooklyn Park 8 11 9 21 49 Little Canada 2 2 2 0 6 South St.
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