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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03062012 CRIME RATES IN VIRGINIA BEACHCrime in Virginia Beach 2012 City Council Briefing March 6, 2012 J. A. Cervera Chief of Police Part I Crime Rate per 1,000Population –1960 to 2011 70.0 60.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 0.0 196019631966196919721975197819811984198719901993199619992002200520082011 VBPD: Average Sworn and Total Part 1 Crime Rate 90 80 70 60 50 Average Sworn (Divided by 10) 40 Total Part 1 Crime Rate per 1,000 Population 30 20 10 0 VBPD: Average Sworn and Part 1 Crime Clearance Rate 90 80 70 60 Average Sworn 50 (Divided by 10) Total Part 1 Crime 40 Clearance Rate (%) 30 20 10 0 V.B. Pt. 1 Violent Crime Clearance Ratevs. U.S. Pt. 1 Violent Crime ClearanceRate 70.0 60.0 50.0 40.0 V.B. Part 1 Violent Crime Clearance Rate (%) U.S. Part 1 Violent Crime 30.0 Clearance Rate (%) 20.0 10.0 0.0 V.B.Property Crime ClearanceRatevs. U.S. Property Crime ClearanceRate 30.0 25.0 20.0 V.B. Part 1 Property Crime 15.0 Clearance Rate (%) U.S. Part 1 Property Crime Clearance Rate (%) 10.0 5.0 0.0 Leaning Forward Crime Prevention Unit Mission: • To develop community responsibility directed at reducing the threat of crime and enhancing safety, thereby resulting in an environment where crime cannot flourish. Programs facilitated by the Crime Prevention Unit: • Neighborhood and Business Watch Programs – Project Lifesaver – Every 15 Minutes – National Night out – Security Assessments – CEPTED Planning Department Review – Citizens Police Academy – Senior Citizen Programs – Youth Programs – VBPD School Resource Officers There are 26 secondary schools inthe City of • Virginia Beach * There were approximately 37,945 students • attending secondary schools in the 2010/2011 school year. The Virginia Beach Police Department Currently • has 30 Authorized School Resource Officers (SROs)actively patrolling the secondary schools. In 2011,the SROs reported 450 incidents on • school grounds * This number does not include the Advanced Technology Center, the Technical & Career Education Center, and the Virginia Beach Juvenile Detention Center/Education Program. 2011 Crisis Intervention TheCrisis Intervention Team (CIT) program is a • cooperative effort between law enforcement, mental health professionals and those affected by mental illness Officers had contact with over 1,355 people • 200 consumers were diverted from • jail/incarceration to mental health services Average time is almost 4 hours perincident • Technology