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This document is archival in nature and is intended Le présent document a une valeur archivistique et for those who wish to consult archival documents fait partie des documents d’archives rendus made available from the collection of Public Safety disponibles par Sécurité publique Canada à ceux Canada. qui souhaitent consulter ces documents issus de sa collection. Some of these documents are available in only one official language. Translation, to be provided Certains de ces documents ne sont disponibles by Public Safety Canada, is available upon que dans une langue officielle. Sécurité publique request. Canada fournira une traduction sur demande. Safe Communities... A Secure Ontario. ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE 777 Memorial Avenue ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE Orillia, Ontario L3V 7V3 Annual Tel: 1-888-310-1122 or contact your local OPP Detachment www.opp.ca 2009 Report Vision Safe Communities... A Secure Ontario Mission Policing Excellence through our People, our Work, and our Relationships Values Professionalism Accountability Diversity Respect Excellence The Promise As an organization, the OPP commits to working continually to earn the confidence of the citizens of and visitors to Ontario - a confidence that will not be taken for granted. The OPP fulfills this commitment by providing the best and most professional service possible, and by striving to build a culture of trust, and open and honest dialogue, with the communities it serves and among the people it employs. The organization commits to creating and sustaining a positive working environment in which all employees have equal opportunity to fulfill their potential within the profession. Each OPP employee and volunteer appreciates the vital role he/she plays in protecting the fundamental rights of all people in Ontario. As such, each commits to always put the interests of the public and the OPP’s Vision and Mission before any personal and private interest, and to demonstrate pride in his/her profession and the OPP through personal conduct that reflects a belief in OPP values and ethics. Table of Contents 1 Table of Contents 2 Message from the Commissioner 4 Commissioner’s Committee 5 Programs and Services 6 2008-2010 Strategic Plan 7 Results Achieved in 2009 8 About the Ontario Provincial Police 10 Public Safety 20 Relationships 30 Workforce 36 Effectiveness 44 Regional / Divisional Overviews 68 2009 Provincial Year-End Statistics 72 2009 Award Winners Ontario Provincial Police 2009 ANNUAL REPORT 1 Message from the COMMISSIONER Over the last hundred years, the OPP has established a proud Effectiveness history of evolving and responding to changing times. Given today’s fiscal environment, now more than ever, increased focus and discipline has been placed on exemplifying effectiveness and productivity in Exemplified the pursuit of our vision “Safe Communities…A Secure Ontario”. The 2009 Annual Report highlights some of the ways the OPP is delivering on its priorities; aligning to achieve results; organizing ourselves and our work differently to deliver better police services; and continuously improving to exemplify effectiveness. Ontario’s economic future is at the forefront of the public agenda. The people of Ontario invest considerable public resources in the OPP and they expect us to use those resources wisely in support of front-line policing with demonstrable results. The OPP has navigated tough economic times before; we understand that today’s challenges provide opportunities to deliver innovative approaches in policing. The OPP is committed to sustaining excellence in its delivery of policing services to Ontario’s communities, while maximizing value from every taxpayer dollar. 2 2009 ANNUAL REPORT Ontario Provincial Police The 2008-2010 OPP Strategic Plan identifies four strategic priorities: I am also excited about our new Intelligence-Led Policing - Crime Public Safety; Relationships; Workforce; and Effectiveness. The Abatement Strategy which is also based on RDP principles and aimed establishment of Effectiveness as an organizational strategic priority at improving effectiveness. Instead of investigating crime after the has elevated the importance of demonstrating our ability to operate fact, this program places the emphasis on monitoring and managing efficiently and effectively in an increasingly complex and challenging those individuals who are most likely to commit a crime. Positive policing environment. The OPP has made real progress on its results have been obtained simply by holding offenders accountable strategic priorities for Ontarians and their communities as illustrated for their release conditions, thereby reducing crime. throughout this report. Crime abatement programs like ours have proved effective in other Since I have been Commissioner, I have led a number of initiatives police jurisdictions and in the OPP detachments where they have in the achievement of the strategic priority: Effectiveness, including been implemented. I am confident that further gains will be made the introduction of Results Driven Policing (RDP) principles. RDP when it is implemented in all OPP operations. principles include: having focused crime and traffic objectives; How we use and deploy our workforce is also a key component of the use of timely and accurate statistical information; using police effectiveness. A few years ago, we set out to find a computerized strategies and tactics that can be measured and demonstrated to human resource program that would anticipate our staffing needs be effective; the rapid deployment of personnel and resources; and in advance through analysis of service calls. Unfortunately, we relentless follow-up, reaction and re-assessment. were unable to find an existing computer program that met our I am pleased to report that these principles now influence everything needs, a situation that became an opportunity. Partnering with we do in the OPP. The result has been an increased emphasis on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), we began to develop front-line service delivery and a renewed focus on crime and traffic a sophisticated Police Resourcing Model. Once approved, this enforcement. This new emphasis has improved public safety and computerized model will be implemented to determine front-line confidence and built an enhanced accountability framework for OPP staffing requirements. strategic planning. Part of being an effective police service is being ready for special I could cite many examples of how RDP principles have changed our assignments. The OPP devoted considerable resources in 2009 organization, but one of the best is the development of our Provincial preparing for two extraordinary events that require exceptional Traffic Safety Program (PTSP). The PTSP uses RDP principles to security: the 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2010 G8/G20 Summits address what we have identified as the “Big Three” causal factors in in Huntsville and Toronto. Planning and delivering security at two Ontario highway deaths and injuries: excessive speed; lack of driver massive events while maintaining regular police service levels requires and passenger restraint; and impaired operation. a high level of efficiency. Our continued focus on Public Safety, Relationships, our People and Now, and increasingly in the future, we will need police programs our Effectiveness has resulted in unprecedented results. We saw a with measurable goals and we need to collect quality data so we significant drop in the number of lives lost and personal injuries from can demonstrate our effectiveness. I am excited about all we have crashes on OPP-patrolled roads in 2008. In 2009, we consolidated accomplished to exemplify effectiveness to date. In the future we these reductions and the death and injury toll was even brought will build on these successes; to get better at calculating and tracking down a little lower! These improvements were accomplished efficiency in all our programs and operations. on roads that statistics indicated were already the safest in North I am extremely proud of the unwavering commitment and excellence America in 2006. of the men and women of the OPP to the people of Ontario. We Every year we reproduce these lower death and injury rates on our have demonstrated the capacity to innovate and work together to highways, we demonstrate an estimated saving to the provincial tackle complex issues. That experience will serve the OPP well as we economy of over $2-billion a year. Highway deaths and injuries are manage current and emerging economic, environmental, social and expensive when you factor in things like traffic delays, health care, fiscal pressures. tow trucks, police, fire and emergency services, lost productivity and victim suffering. By applying RDP principles to traffic safety, - Julian Fantino we have saved lives, produced measurable results