If you have issues viewing or accessing this file contact us at NCJRS.gov. =0=.·.=::;=::;::::::;;:====::::::·::::::~;;:;;:r::::· =.·;:;;;t __ tit::m;;;J;;'Q''''';'- ~d!i.. ~::--_---~.lH~~'P~~7~ Iii :-~. .'J ;: ".,,~c.~,~ :(i .) I} o " ********************************** :J 0 \~ o , .... :._'". I' I, -~ , . POLlCE STATISTICS OF CINCINNATI, \) l, 1973 ANNUAL REPORT OF 'THE DIVISION OF POLICE , 1---~ '. ~ -; t'":--:' ;\ CINCINNAT'l POLICE 17lst" YEAR o .-'j. ~·I··I CITY OF CINCINNATI DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY DIVISION OF POLICE 171st YEAR ! POLICE STATISTICS OF CINCINNATI Ij 1 1973 ANNUAL REPORT 1 OF THE DIVISION OF POLICE I CARL V. GOODIN POLlCE CHIEF , Compiled and Published by the Records Section or the Cineinn"li Police Division JUNE,1974 CINCINNATI. OHIO ·.~ 1973 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIVISION OF POLICE CONTENTS Foreword Report to the Safety Director 1973 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIVISION OF POLICE Organization Chart FOREWORD I Personnel Data [ i~, C~""""I" Table 1 Since 1929 the Cincinnati Police Division has compiled Offenses and Clearances data and statistics in the present format via the Annual Report for research and analysis. We attempt to pI'~sent Tables 7 and 11 annually without interpretation the IImost asked for Arrests, Criminal data in such manner that similar information can be com­ p'ared from year to year. Permission will be given to '!abIes 24, 25,}5 and 41 reproduce any part of this report upon request. Arrests, Adult Traffic Table 46 Arrests, Juvenil~ Statistics-Criminal and Traffic Carl V. Goodin Police Chief Police District and Reporting Area Analyses '~ ,­ Tables 75, 76, 76A, ,76B, 760, 76D, 85, 66, 871', 878, 8781 and '5 r Stolen and Recovered Property Table ,6 and '7 Traffic Accidents Tables 104, 106, Ill, 112 and 115 f!,- Miscellaneous Services and Incidents by Reporting Area Tab18. 1191 and 119B ILi4 Finances and Equipment Tab 1.. 120 and 1201 \\ '~'.~.~ L: I I~cidents and Complaints ..". /j Tabbs 125A, 12513 and 1250 t~ Section Reports ,... J. flibl•• 126, l27A , 12?B, 1270, 1271>, 128, 12" 1)0, 1)2 " 134 . -,~~-,~... ' Historical arid'Factual Data ~"'""~ .-'~':'l!SI , lb."".... ,..,,,..' h .. >"... " fJ E. ROBERT TURNER HENRY J. SANDMAN CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY DIRECTOR OF SAFETY DIV,SION OF POLICE CARL V. GOODIN POLICE CHIEF Comparative data for the years 1972 and 1973: CINCINNATI, OHIO 45214 PART I OFFENSES June, 1974 • ~,.~::::~ ... " .. ,', ., Index Crimes k t~, Murder 70 68 Rape 239 203 Robbery 1,733 1,386 Ml". Henry J. Sandman Aggravated Assault 761 733 Director of Safety Burglary 9,729 10,337 ( ...w Larceny 13,685 13,551 Sir: Auto Theft 2 2 980 2 2 625 The annual report of the Cincinnati Police Division for the Total Index Crimes 29,197 28,903 year 1973 is herewith submitted providing a summary of its activities and accomplishment~. The varibus statistical tables included with this summary reveal that during 1973 Non-Index Crimes the Division continued to maintain its high standards of performance. Manslaughter 37 29 Non-Aggravated Assault 2,665 3,496 During the year 1973 all Division resources and efforts, with the cooperation of an involved citizenry, were directed Total Non-Index Crimes 2,702 3,525 toward reducing crime in Cincinnati. Attendant to these ef­ 32,428 forts, seven of nine Part I offense catagorie~ realized a TOTAL OF ALL PART I OFFENSES 31,899 decrease. Major crime as c~tagorized by the Uniform Crime ~eporting (U.C.R.) system is divided into Index and Non Index Crime. The Index classification consists of Murder, Rape, Total criminal arrests for Part I and Part II offenses decreased Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Larceny and Auto Theft 7.6% during 1973. Part I arrests increased 11.6% while Part II while Manslaughter and Non Aggravated Assault comprise Non arrests decreased 17.5%. Index Crime. ,.--:= The Field Operations Bureau on March 4, 1973 implemented Commun­ In 1979 all law enforcement agencies participating in the ity Sector Team Policing in District One. Implementation of F.B.I. 's U.C.R. program were required to aggregate Larceny this program was possible with a $1.9 million grant from the over $50.00 (formerly Index) and Larceny under $50.00 (formerly Police Foundation combined with over eighteen months of planning Non Index) into a general Larceny catagory to be considered effort involving personnel from all bureaus, other city agencies, an Index Crime. and members of the community. Index Crimes totaled 28,903 offenses in 1973 for a net decrease Evaluation of the Com-Sec Program for the nine month period, of 294 from the 1972 total of 29,197 or a decrease of 1%. Non from March to Dec~IDber, was so favorable that the Police Foun­ Index Crime totaled 3,525 offepse&or a net increase of 823 or dation awarded an additional operational grant of $1.3 million a 30~5% increase. for 1974. In conjunction with the Com-Sec program the District Five In­ vestigative Model becanie operational on March 4th. This model was devised to compare three investigat'ive modes; Com-Sec j a centralized approach - Criminal Investigation Section, and the - 2 - "l'- Equal Opportunity Employer . -~~. ~~~ ~~~cc~~ I!!I!!L!!&!&!!&!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!II!II!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!II!II!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:!!!!!:===:::.=:::;;;;:"" ====- ..iiii... iit71 .====~--- --"- ! I\ I t.u~'t ~; ", ~.(~~ ..:;t District Five Model which 1s centralized under the direct super­ vision of the District Commander. worked closely with other police agencies within and outside 1~1-·-~ I the state. The squad was responsible for the recovery of The 1973 Seasonal Robbery Task Force, November 18 through Decem­ .... ~ more than $350,000.00 in stolen motor vehicles . ber 24th, altered their mode of operation from a centralized operation to a decentralized concept utilizing district based In March of 1973, the Criminal Investigation Section Insti­ "Mini-Tact Units" and personnel from the Criminal Investigation ,,:', ~ ,. ,.- tuted a 20 Most Wanted File. The success of this operation Section. This effort resulted in an overall robbery decrease is reflected by 20 apprehensions from 36 persons placed on of approximately 10% as compared to the same period in 1972; \~~~. the list. a 23% reduction in "Business Hobberies" as compared to 1972. The Vice Control Section noted an increase of over 100% in On January 7th the Tactical Patrol Section was decentralized, arrests for bookmaking and 120% in policy (numbers) arrests including the Canine Teams, assigning one team to each of which reflects its thrust in concentrating on these organized the six districts. During August six new canine teams were forms of vice. selected and trained increasing the Division's teams to twelve. plus a Sergeant.assigned to Field Operations Bureau The assault on drug trafficking continued through the effort to coordinate their operations. of the Federally Funded - "Regional Enforcement Narcotic Unit" based on a county wide operational concept. January 7th also saw decentralization of Traffic Section's accident investigation units, three wheel motorcycles, and. The Youth Aid Section continued its viable School Resource foot traffic control. East district is now responsible for Officer Program. During the year these officerE, present~ed - accident investigation within their areas, with the Traffic 446 school related programs contacting 32,334 individuals. Section maintaining staff supervision. The Inspectional Services Bureau is comprised of three sections: There were 32,150 traffic accidents reported in 1973 and 73 Intelligence Section~ Inspection Section, and Internal Investiga­ lives lost. While'there were 9 less people killed in 1973 tion Section. The primary functions of the Bureau are to provide compared to 1972 there was an increase of 537 accidents in the information necessary to good administration and to assure qual­ city. The Traffic Section's Alcohol Safety Unit continued to ity control, which includes maintenance of a high level of in­ combat the problem of the drinking driver resulting in 3,643 tegrity throughout the Police Division. apprehensions for driving under the influence of alcohol or \. drugs, a net increase of 737 over 1972. The Internal InVestigation Section investigated a total of 339 complaints in 1973, which represented a decrease of 42 ~12%) The Investigative Services Bureau consists of the Criminal from the total investigated in 1972. Of the 339 complulnts, Investigation Section, Vice Control Section, and the Youth 277 were,instituted by citizens and 62 were instituted by the Aid Section. Also operating within this Bureau is the Regional Police Division. The section assisted with ten disciplinary Narcotic Enforcement Unit, a federally funded program. Spe­ hearings an increase of 5 over 1972. Six the ten hearings cialized units within these sections investigate crimes and sustaine~ charges presented. During 1973, 57 official reprimands complaints related to robbery, homicide, forgery, burglary, were administered. auto theft, vice operations, narcotic violations, and problems I of juvenile delinquency. \.." "~, The Program Management Bureau, composed qf-ihe Research and D~­ velopment, Fiscal and Budgetary, and Com:Sec Developmet;t Sect~on, Seventy-one homicides were committed in 1973 and sixty-three , expanded the scope of its operations to lnclude the Cr~minal Jus­ of these cases have been successfully closed. The Homicide ~.~ ~\~"-. tice Section and the Legal Section. Squad continued to provide assistance to other county agencies upon request. /