A Message from Chief Cameron McLay There are a great many things going well in Pittsburgh today. We have been selected as one of six pilot sites for President Obama’s National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice. This provides us with training and research support from the best minds in the nation, making us the envy of forward-thinking agencies everywhere. While many cities our size are experiencing dramatic escalations of violence and strong divides between police and the communities they serve, our trends are more moderate. Our violent crime rates have not seen post-Ferguson escalations. In other cities, tensions between police and communities of color run high. In many cities, for example the Black Lives Matter movement seems to be divisive in some places; but not here. At the Pittsburgh Urban League, 2015 “Black Lives Matter” conference, the discussions were a call to action to all community members to stop the violence creating a disparate impact of victimization on young black males. “If black lives matter, what are we (the African-American community) doing to help our Chief be successful keeping us all safe?” was the discussion. There was no anger with police, just passion to make Pittsburgh a “Most Livable City” for all! It was a moving experience, instilling me with an even greater sense of mission. This is a passion members of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police share. We are proud to protect. We are proud to serve. Our Vision Statement reflects that pride: Through our commitment to professional service all our communities, the Bureau of Police is a source of pride for our City, and a benchmark for policing excellence. Through a yearlong collaborative process, the mission statement and core values that follow reflect our shared values and sense of mission: We, the Pittsburgh Police, stand ready to: Protect human life; Serve without reservation or favor; Stand as partners with all; Help all communities live free from fear. I am proud to tell the members of this community that you have a very fine police force of men and women committed to service. You should sleep well at night knowing they keep you safe; I do… 1 Contents The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police ..................................................................................................... 6 History of Our Badge ...................................................................................................................... 7 Mission ............................................................................................................................................ 8 Values ............................................................................................................................................. 9 Organization of the Bureau ........................................................................................................... 10 Biographies ............................................................................................................................... 11 Operations Branch .................................................................................................................... 21 Bureau of Police Branches ........................................................................................................ 20 Distribution of Personnel by Rank and Unit of Assignment: ....................................................... 21 Distribution of Officers by Rank .............................................................................................. 23 Distribution of Personnel by Rank, Gender and Race .............................................................. 24 Officer Demographics ............................................................................................................... 25 Officer Retirement Eligibility ....................................................................................................... 26 Officer Hiring and Recruitment .................................................................................................... 27 Department of Personnel & Civil Service .................................................................................... 28 Community Outreach by the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police in 2015 .............................................. 36 Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Goals for 2016……………………………………………………………………44 Police Expenditures (2015) ........................................................................................................... 60 Police Training (2015) .................................................................................................................. 61 Pittsburgh Police Initiatives .......................................................................................................... 65 Group Violence Intervention .................................................................................................... 65 Crime Analysis Squad............................................................................................................... 65 Pittsburgh Police Disciplinary Actions 2015 ................................................................................ 66 2 Pittsburgh Police Civil Actions (2015) ......................................................................................... 68 Crime in the City of Pittsburgh 2015 ............................................................................................ 81 Pittsburgh Part I: Offenses Known to Law Enforcement ......................................................... 82 Citywide Crime (10 Years) - Part I and II ............................................................................ 83 Crime by Neighborhood, 2015 ............................................................................................. 84 Part I Crime by Neighborhood .............................................................................................. 86 Part II Crime by Neighborhood: ........................................................................................... 92 Arrests in the City of Pittsburgh, 2015 ....................................................................................... 103 Part I Arrests ........................................................................................................................... 103 Part II Arrests .......................................................................................................................... 104 Homicide Analysis (2015) .......................................................................................................... 110 10 Year Homicide Totals ........................................................................................................ 111 Homicides by Month of Year ................................................................................................. 111 Homicide by Time Period ....................................................................................................... 112 Motive ..................................................................................................................................... 114 Tables for Demographics of Homicide Victims ..................................................................... 115 Tables for Demographics of Homicide Actors ....................................................................... 118 Calls for Service 2015 ................................................................................................................. 120 Calls for Service by Month ..................................................................................................... 120 Call Times .................................................................................. 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Park-and-Walks ................................................................................................................... 129 2015 Traffic Stop Analysis ......................................................................................................... 130 City of Pittsburgh Police Pursuits 2015 ...................................................................................... 142 3 Definitions............................................................................................................................... 142 Police Pursuit Data .................................................................................................................. 144 Field contacts .............................................................................................................................. 148 Subject Resistance Review, 2015 ............................................................................................... 152 Force Options .......................................................................................................................... 157 Injuries to Actors..................................................................................................................... 160 Injuries to Officers .................................................................................................................. 160 Incident Types: .......................................................................................................................