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DIVISIONAL SUMMARY FY 2020-21 BUDGET

Function Department Division Account
PUBLIC SAFETY POLICE PATROL SERVICES 01-31-03

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION:
The Police Patrol Services Activity provides the first response to criminal activity and calls for police services. This Activity serves to deter
criminal activity through observation and inspection. The Patrol Services Activity also regulates traffic; enforces federal, state, and
local laws and ordinances; investigates vehicle accidents; and responds to all types of service calls including the preliminary
investigation of reported or suspected crimes. The Patrol Services Activity is supervised by one Commander, one Lieutenant, and four
Police Sergeants. This Activity, staffed by twenty-three Police Officers and four Corporals, operates twenty-four hours per day, seven
days a week.
ACTIVITY GOALS:
• To provide thorough and complete patrol of the City.
• To enforce all laws and ordinances governing the City in a fair and impartial manner.
• To respond as quickly as possible to requests for police assistance.
• To investigate each reported offense as completely as possible minimizing time spent by the Criminal Investigation Section.

ACTIVITY OBJECTIVES:
• To monitor expenditures and remain within + or - 5% of the Activity's budget allocation.
• To maintain an average response time of 2.5 minutes or less on all calls for police assistance.
• To keep Part I crimes under 30 per thousand.
• To keep Part II crimes to under 50 per thousand.
• To maintain an active reserve force with at least two members.

ACTIVITY MEASUREMENTS: ACTUAL ACTUAL ESTIMATED PROJECTED
2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
Percent of Budget Expended 93.1% 98.1% 96.2% 100.0%
Average Response Time in Minutes 2.87 2.72 2.61 2.74
Number of Traffic Accidents 307 272 300 295
Part I Crimes Per Thousand 20.51 17.66 16.43 18.00
Part II Crimes Per Thousand 53.50 47.58 51.32 51.00
Number Part-time Officers 2 2 2 2

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