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DIVISION SUMMARY FY 2023-24 BUDGET

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

DIVISION 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.

DIVISION 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.

DIVISION 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 part-time force with at least two members.

DIVISION MEASUREMENTS: ACTUAL ACTUAL ESTIMATED PROJECTED
2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
Percent of Budget Expended 94.2% 92.7% 95.0% 100.0%
Average Response Time in Minutes 2.83 2.87 2.86 2.85

Number of Traffic Accidents 326 526 514 455
Part I Crimes Per Thousand 15.32 14.44 16.45 15.40
Part II Crimes Per Thousand 34.81 34.42 39.07 36.10
Number Part-time Officers 2 2 2 2

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