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Home My WebLink AboutHuntington Beach Police - City Manager's Report - Crime Upda 9/8/2015 Huntington Beach Police h.sma City Manager's Report Crime Update September 2015 Overview • Calendar year crime data from January through July 2015 • Data by area of town • Comparisons to last year and other years • County crime information • Strategies St cOMMUNICATION Meeting Date: 9 - /s 1 Agenda Item No. / 9/8/2015 Huntington Beach Part I Crimes — Thru July 2015 Part l Comparison Last Year I This Year Percent YTD 2014 YTD 2015 Difference Change Homidtle 1 0 -1 -100.0% Rape...... n m+u 32 27 -5 -15.6% Robbery 59 66 7 11.9% Aggravated Assauft 144 136 -8 -5.6% Simple Assaults 790 730 -60 -7.6% Burglary 359 438 79 22.0% Larceny 1979 2163 184 9.3% Auto Theft 169 221 52 30.8% Arson 10 16 6 60.0% Total Ixa ppware smn.n....n.«a 2743 3051 308 11.2°/a Violent Crimes 236 229 -7 -3.0% Property Crimes 2507 2822 315 12.6% Huntington Beach (Areas Down) Part I Crimes — Thru July 2015 Part l Comparison Last Year l This Year Percent VTD 2014 YTD 2015 Difference Change Homicide 1 0 -1 -100.0% Rape r.m..e.e w,e 32 27 -5 -15.6% Robbery 59 66 7 11.9% AggravatedAssaud 144 136 -8 .5.6% SlmpleAssautts 790 730 -60 4.6% Burglary 359 438 79 22.0% Larceny 1970 2163 184 9.3% Auto Then 169 221 52 30.8% Arson 10 16 6 60.0% Total ixa x 11"smpi.A....n w 2743 3051 308 11.2% —1 Violent Crimes 236 229 -7 .3.0% Property Crimes 2507 2822 315 12.6% 2 9/8/2015 Huntington Beach (Areas Up) Part I Crimes — Thru July 2015 Part l Comparison Last Year I This Year Percant YTD 2014 YTD 2015 Difference Change Homicide 1 0 -1 -100.0% Rapeldwe...m.e.nzcre 32 27 -5 -15.6% Robbery 59 66 7 11.9% Aggravated Assault 144 136 -8 -5.6% Simple Assauits 790 730 -60 -7.6% Burglary 359 438 79 22.0% Lemony 1979 2163 184 9.3% Auto Theft 169 221 52 30.8% Arson 10 18 6 80.0% Total 2743 3051 308 11.2% Violent Crimes 236 229 -7 -3.0% Property Crimes 2507 2822 315 12.8% Crime By Area Part I Crimes-North Area :a0o Iae sse0 u00 use urs Imo Part I Crimes-Downtown Area Me 93 a 250 0 Total Violent Crime Total VropMGlma Tohl V.rtlGrima 2W •203a e3035 250 10] Part I Crimes-South Area 50 L. _ 00 0 I2wMe 1127 Iss3 ll09— romvldminame ralalPmcenvenme Taal P.nlcmnes 3000 1112014 02015 W — em No — im — 0 TMelvwleMGme Toul%oWMGime TbUIP.rtl Ulmea e20I4•W5 3 9/8/2015 Average Crime Rate Orange County and Huntington Beach II �% -5% ]qs Average OC Cities Huntington Beach •Vialentalme •pm femme 2014-2015 Traffic Accident Data Traffic Accidents 2014 2015 %Change January 156 176 12.8% February 150 156 4.0% March 184 184 0.0% April 212 162 -23.6% May 181 173 -4.4% June_ 168 169 0.6% July 182 182 0.0% August 193 September 183 October _— - —189— _ -- November 159 December 192 Total 1233 1202 -2.5% 4 9/8/2015 Possible Reasons • Historical crime rate decreases since the 1990's • Shift toward early release from incarceration — Fewer inmates in jail/prison — Less time in jail per offense — More criminals on the street • Proposition 47 changes • Reclassifications of crimes/reduction in consequences or crime • Increased organized groups of offenders Strategies • Increased Staffing — Hiring initiative 214 sworn currently, up from 194 in 2013 • Crime Suppression Meetings Bi Monthly • Deploy resources based on ';\ data • Use of bait cars and GPS devices to target repeat offenders • Use of technology and social media to solve crimes 5 9/8/2015 Strategies • Alternate service delivery methods • Homeless task force • Enhanced partnerships — Probation — Mental health • Sharing intelligence • Reaching out to the community/prevention a `� Strategies • Realignment of specialty resources • Increase intelligence tools: — LPR Data — Cell phone data — Social media data • Increase DNA database i� collections 6 9/8/2015 Questions? v h±l'ilo, •�aa- 7