Chapter 5 Public Services
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Chapter 5 Public Services Section 5.1 Police Protection Chapter 5 PUBLIC SERVICES The Public Services Chapter describes existing services available to residents of the Policy Area, including police and fire protection, parks and recreational facilities, civic and government facilities, libraries, schools, health facilities, and human services. 5.1 POLICE PROTECTION INTRODUCTION This section identifies the police protection service providers for the Policy Area, and describes staffing levels and equipment, staffing standards, number and types of calls received, and crime prevention programs. Information for this section is based upon the 2004 Sacramento Police Department Annual Report, and conversations with City and County staff. EXISTING CONDITIONS Police protection services are provided by the Sacramento Police Department (SPD) for areas within the City, and by the County Sheriff’s Department for areas outside the City but within the Policy Area. Detailed information regarding each of these departments is provided below. In addition to the SPD and Sheriff’s Department, the California Highway Patrol, UC Davis Medical Center Police Department, and the Regional Transit Police Department provide police protection within the Policy Area. City Serving the City, the SPD operates from the following stations (see Figure 5.1-1): ■ Police Headquarters: Public Safety Center, Chief John P. Kearns Administration Facility (5770 Freeport Boulevard). ■ North Area: William J. Kinney Police Facility (3550 Marysville Boulevard). ■ South Area: Joseph E. Rooney Police Facility (5303 Franklin Boulevard). As of April 2005, the SPD was authorized for 780 sworn and 382 non-sworn employees. The SPD is authorized to fund the following sworn positions: one chief, two deputy chiefs, 11 captains, 23 lieutenants, 92 sergeants, and 649 officers. Two fire positions (Fire Battalion Chief and Fire Captain) are included in the 780 authorized sworn employees. Additionally, 380 civilian employees, 27 part-time employees, and 125 volunteers also support SPD services. Table 5.1-1, lists the Department’s sworn staff. The SPD currently employs 536 officers and 38 cadets. An additional 30 cadets will begin the training program in July 2005. The SPD does not have an adopted officer-to-resident ratio. The Department uses a variety of data that includes GIS based data, call and crime frequency information, and available personnel to rebalance its deployment on an annual basis to meet the changing demands of the City. As of 2005, the SPD was funded for 1.7 officers per 1,000 residents. JUNE 2005 5.1-1 General Plan Technical Background Report P:\Projects - WP Only\10941-00 Sacramento General Plan Update\Technical Background Report\Public Draft TBR\5.1 Police.doc PUBLIC SERVICES Table 5.1-1. SPD Department Sworn Staffing Levels Authorized Number of Number of Employees Personnel Employees (May 2005) Chief 1 1 Deputy Chief 2 2 Captain 11 11 Lieutenant 23 23 Sergeant 92 92 Officer 649 5741 Fire Battalion Chief 1 1 Fire Captain 1 1 Total Sworn 780 705 Notes: 1. Includes 38 cadets. Source: Lieutenant Dan Schiele, Sacramento Police Department, May 27, 2005. The SPD maintains a variety of equipment to adequately serve the City. In addition to patrol cars, firearms, and other traditional police equipment, modern police departments increasingly rely on technology systems. Maintaining and updating these systems has become an important aspect of equipment management for the SPD. Average SPD response times and workload, measured by the number of calls for service, for 1999 through 2003 are presented in Table 5.1-2. Priority 1 calls (P1) are classified as life threatening situations. The urgency of the call descends as the priority level changes. For example, Priority 2 calls (P2) are less urgent than P1 calls and Priority 3 calls (P3) are less urgent than P2 calls. The SPD does not have an adopted response time standard. In 2003, the SPD responded to P1 calls in less than nine minutes. Table 5.1-3 shows the calls for service received by the SPD in 2004. As indicated in Table 5.1-2, the SPD’s workload is increasing. Crime Statistics Table 5.1-4 provides crime statistics for the City of Sacramento in 2004. Crime Prevention Seven full-time SPD crime prevention community service officers provide community education and crime prevention outreach for the Department. “Neighborhood Watch” programs operate throughout the City. Mutual Aid Agreements The SPD contracts its services to the Regional Transit District, Sacramento City Unified School District, and Natomas Unified School District and maintains mutual aid agreements with Sacramento County and the surrounding jurisdictions. 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SPD Response Times Response Number of Year Priority Time Calls P1 7:08 P2 7:02 P3 10:19 1999 P1, P2, P3 8:30 78,923 P1 7:40 P2 7:44 P3 11:03 2000 P1, P2, P3 9:09 84,070 P1 8:19 P2 8:29 P3 12:42 2001 P1, P2, P3 10:12 85,857 P1 8:40 P2 8:42 P3 13:32 2002 P1, P2, P3 10:42 84,536 P1 8:43 P2 9:00 P3 14:12 2003 P1, P2, P3 11:02 94,624 Source: Sacramento Police Department, 2004. Table 5.1-3. SPD Workload 2004 Type of Call Number of Calls Received 9-1-1 Calls 178,439 7-digit emergency and non-emergency calls 630,815 Related Outgoing Calls 239,896 Total calls for service 1,049,150 Source: Sacramento Police Department, 2005. Table 5.1-4. Universal Crime Reporting (UCR)1 City of Sacramento Crime Statistics 2004 Type of Crime Number of Crimes Murder 50 Forcible Rape 195 Robbery 1,914 Aggravated Assault 2,571 Burglary 5,362 Larceny-theft 15,455 Motor Vehicle Theft 7,290 Notes: 1. UCR statistics are derived from specific categorical guidelines and may differ from other crime statistics kept by the Police Department. Source: Sacramento Police Department, 2004 Annual Report, 2005. CITY OF SACRAMENTO 5.1-5 GENERAL PLAN TECHNICAL BACKGROUND REPORT PUBLIC SERVICES Homeland Security The SPD’s Office of Emergency Services and Homeland Security uses a regional approach in planning, preparing, responding, and recovering from acts of terrorism. Emergency Services and Homeland Security is comprised of two groups: the Sacramento Area Terrorism Early Warning Group and the Urban Area Security Initiative. Personnel from the SPD, Sacramento Fire Department, West Sacramento Police and Fire Departments, Sacramento Metropolitan Fire Department, and Sacramento Health and Human Services staff the office.1 Incarceration Facilities The City uses jail facilities operated by the Sheriff’s Department, as discussed below. Because the City does not have its own booking facilities, all arrestees must be taken to the Sacramento County Main Jail for booking. Currently, the booking times can reach one hour at the Main Jail, and the SPD has indicated they will need their own booking facilities for increased efficiency as Sacramento continues to grow.2 The Department has temporary holding facilities at its major stations. Projected Needs The SPD does not have any currently funded projects for the remodeling or construction of facilities. As the City grows in the south and north areas and traffic congestion correspondingly increases, the SPD should continue to decentralize to maintain adequate response times to areas near the City’s borders. Specifically, the SPD does not currently (2005) have a presence in the northern and southern areas, nearing the City limits, or in the Sacramento’s downtown. New police facilities, with adequate staffing and equipment, will be required as build out occurs. Adequate staffing requires not only sworn staff, but also civilian employees with technical abilities (including crime scene investigators and dispatchers) to support the Department’s services.3 The SPD has indicated that although funding for sworn officers has increased over recent years, funding for civilian technical staff to support the Department has not increased proportionally. SPD staff indicates that increasing the number of sworn officers requires an associated increase in civilian employees, specifically with technical abilities (includes crime scene investigators and dispatchers), to adequately provide services.4 Additionally, SPD staff has also indicted that the maintenance of technology will become increasingly challenging as systems age and technology advances.5 Sphere of Influence and Other Areas The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, Elk Grove Police Department, Rancho Cordova Police Department, and Citrus Heights Police Department provide services to Sacramento County. The Sheriff’s Department serves the Policy Area with the following substations (see Figure 5.1-1): 1 Sacramento Police Department, 2004 Annual Report, March 2005. 2 Maccoun, Jim, Lieutenant. City of Sacramento Police Department. Written Communication, March 30, 2005. 3 Captain Rich Shiraishi, City of Sacramento Police Department, May 2005.