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POLICE DEPARTMENT
ADMINISTRATION DIVISION (100-300-01)
DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:
The Administration Division is responsible for the overall leadership, management, and supervision of all the activities of
the police department under the direction of the Chief of Police. The Division is also responsible for the successful
attainment of goals and objectives throughout the department including, but not limited to, traffic safety and regulation,
uniformed patrol, community services and education, crime control, regional animal control, regional public safety dispatch
and jail, and facility and equipment maintenance.
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION GOALS:
1. Continue to meet the service needs of a growing community with value driven, customer-focused, and transparent style
of policing designed to improve the quality of life in Keller.
2. Continue creative funding mechanisms with the regional approach to lessen the tax burden on our residents.
3. Provide quality leadership that fosters excellence, integrity, and continuous improvement designed to retain and reward
valued team members.
4. Promote a culture centered around E to the 4th Power and our role and purpose to Serve the Greater Good, Justly
Apply local, state, and federal law, and demonstrate Fundamental Fairness by treating all with Dignity and Respect.
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION OBJECTIVES:
1. Continue to strive to be in the top three cities reporting the lowest Part 1 Crime Index compared to the 15 benchmark
cities in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.
2. Continue our focus on proactive crime prevention measures through our full-time community service officer, Keller
Facebook, Twitter, and E-Safe Platforms.
3. Work with the Keller Crime Control and Prevention District to efficiently and effectively manage the sales tax funds to
provide technology, vehicles, equipment, payback the debt for the jail/animal adoption center capital project, and FFE
replacement account.
4. Manage, monitor, and continuously seek to enhance services provided through our long-term agreement to provide
regional communications, jail services and animal services to the cities of Southlake and Colleyville, and police services to
the Town of Westlake.
5. Continue to be open and explore other possible partners for the regional jail and animal adoption center.
SERVICE LEVEL ANALYSIS:
FY 2018-19
FY 2016-17 FY 2017-18 FY 2017-18 Adopted
SERVICES PROVIDED Actual Budget YE Proj. Budget
Total Part I Major Crimes 340 360 335 350
Total arrests 1,060 1,350 1,000 1,300
Total Reported Traffic Collisions 284 220 220 230
Citizen-initiated calls for service 24,030 24,800 27,000 27,000
Officer-initiated calls for service 68,998 66,000 64,000 69,000
E-Safe emails/Twitter/Facebook followers 62,651 66,000 66,000 68,000
** Excludes the Town of Westlake
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