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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-04-01 Support Documentation Town Council Evening Session PART 2 OF 4 ¦ ~ 1 : 49 ` ' ~ ~ : ;.,g, ; , ~ ~ ~ 's ~ ' r• ' y : ,y _ . , ;r~~ •"~a,~y ~j ~ ` ~.,i~~ ' f°c; ~ t.': _ ~I - e ~ ~ - , n r ' ~ ° ~ ~ ~ ' a ~ ' ~'s~ t~ Q~~"~M Y ¦ ~ , ~ f~!: : 4 i - ..7¦~. pEpP j , 7~~ . R 4 •!p~ . 1 ¦ Y ~ ~f .l-~ i' ~ ~ 1Y~ 1 s # n ¦ • . ~ rr~ ~ ~ . . L ~ ~ - ~ ¦ ~ ~ ~ ~ \ ¦ ~ VAII POLICE DEPARTMENT r~ Dwight Nenninger TnN'N OF YAfI, ~ ~ ~ TABLE OF . o~~cEAEnqRT • • ~f ANNNER ! I# OUR PROFILE ..................................4 OUR COMMITMENT 38 Town of Vail Communiry Policing Vail Police Department Problem Solving ~ Wildlife Protection ~ : ~s REVIEW .........................................12 Safe Bar Campaign Our Performance Snapshot Communiry Service Survey Call for Service Call Handling ~ Crime Statistics . Road Safery Review Professional Standards LA ; MAJOR CASES ..............................29 Overview from Vail Detectives - , ° 2007 HIGHLIGHTS 30 ¦ - Emergency Preparedness Intelligence-Led Policing . ' Technology Environment Recruitment & Training ~ ~ X, • k;~ Service Awards & Honors ~V ~ . ~ ~ ¦ ? . . _ n ~ ¦ ~ , ~ ' ` ~ I . . , , • *'.--..~.er~~~ 'rr+ ;~~~yy~~~ ~ P . , I~I 1 ¦ - , ~ ~ ~ • 1 / ~ _ ~ ~ i'.. ' ~ ' ~A • ~ ~ . . _ . - ¦ l ~ s ¦ ¦ ~ ~ . . , . . . ¦ . _ , ¦ 'q tl"fi,'•'; Y - Cy ~(YJ'. 'r" ~ ~ y;~~i~~~~'~c•{`jt„A'i~,. 3 ~+'on ~ 4` ¦ V'~7~1 To be the best resort police department in the country. mission To provide a sense of safety and security through high qualiry police service. 4S ' values t` ~ . . ~ ~ . _ ~ , ; . I will never betray my office, character Vail Police Chief Henninger visits wlth Vail firefighters at a comrnuniry picnic. or the public trust. ~ ? TeaITIWoo ¦ I will actively collaborate with others ! to accomplish the task. The Vail Police Department works with its partners to make Vail a safer place for everyone antl, in so doing, improves the quality of life for all e ? those who live, visit and do business in our communiry. I will take responsibility for what needs ~ to be done and holtl myself and Our primary focus is on effective crime prevention, crime detection and others accountable. apprehension, and traffic safery, and our most effective toois are positive ~ community relations, education, problem solving and use of current ? ExtfeilenCe technology to analyze conditions, project trends and deploy resources. ~ I will strive to do the best job possible. . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ VAII POLICE DEPARTMENT . ~ ~ ~4,1 ~ MESSAGE FROM ¦ . . 2007 Most notably, 2007 will be remembered as an active and productive year . Annual Report is atime of spotlighting our for the Northwest Colorado Type 3 All Risk Incident Management Team. yearly achievements through a summary of Being one of the team coordinators, I have seen with each exercise and ¦ activities and useful statistics. It was truly incident, how the team has responded and improved their capabilities with ~ ~ an amazing year! Vail citizens reported an increased confidence. The working relationships, policies and overall skills improved sense of safery in our commu- have developed the team into an excellent resource for the northwest region niry survey and ranked our police services of Colorado. In the past year the team responded to a southeast Colorado ¦ ^ high. The actual figures are impressive - blizzard recovery assistance, several Type 3 wildland fires and numerous 91.5% of Vail residents consider the police drills. The drills included a school shooting and a wildland fire exercise con- . force very favorably. The respect gained by ducted in Vail. Having served as a police supervisor at Laguna Beach during this organization is clearly due to our fo- California's 1993 fires, I am frequently reminded of the need for local and . cused efforts on a number of prioriry areas regional teams to be fully prepared. The threat of a major wildland fire in aimed at improving securiry and stabiliry, our communiry is alarming, and Vail's participation in the team is helping . which is so essential ro communiry safery to develop our internal capaciry to respond to critical incidents. During D w i g ht H e n n i n g e r and economic growch. 2008, an emphasis will be placed on helping citizens prepare themselves ¦ and their properties for disasrer. Crimes such as assaults, drug offenses, vandalism and trespassing were . at the lowest they have been in the past five years. An area of special public As the newly elected President of the Colorado Association of Chiefs of interest was the significant decrease in Driving under the Influence arrests, Police, I plan to support all our strategic initiatives, including emergency ¦ thanks to a strong police presence and aggressive safe driving campaigns. preparedness, in my one-year role. In carrying out my responsibilities, I However, with the growth of our ski town, we have seen a significant in- will be able to direct attention to high profile issues facing law enforcement r crease in Fraud. This increase is primarily attributed to the number of of- throughout the stare. The value to our communiry and to our state will be fenders seeking opportunities to gain access to Vail Mountain through the il- evident with the removal of past barriers that impair successful collabora- . legal use of another individual's ski pass. Additionally, there was a significant tion between all agencies in achieving our common goals. Through my increase in Thefr cases reported by Vail citizens and visitors. The Vail Police committment to the process of promoting the professional development . continues to address and aggressively combat these crimes through increased of police executives and line level personnel, I pledge to provide strong patrols, education, investigation and enforcement. leadership towards solid planning for the future of public safery service in ¦ Colorado. The number of motor vehicle accidents continues to decline. Officers . have focused on unsafe driving behavior, noise violations and speed. Officers It has been an honor and pleasure to serve as the Acting Chief for the issued 617 citations and 573 warnings on Interstate 70, and on town streets, Vail Fire Department from August 2007 to January 2008, at which time the . they issued 408 citacions and 911 warnings. Strong road safery messages new Fire Chief, Mark Miller, joined the department This unique experi- have alerted and instructed drivers in averting what could be a potential ence has allowed the police and 6re departments to draw upon each other's ¦ incidenc or accidenc. expertise and integrate knowledge co better serve the communiry. The pub- lic and town officials can rest assured there is a highly reliable, highly ethical ~ 'Ihrough rigorous accountability and continued training, we are con- and efficient public safery sector committed to service. hdent of maintaining accurate and timely data through our counrywide ¦ computer-aided dispatch and records management system. Since operating The on-going success of the Vail Police Department would not be pos- on this system for the past three years, we have been able to expansively re- sible without our hard working, skilled and highly motivated people. Their . trieve and analyze critically impottant data. The value has been remarkable, commitment, loyalry and dedication are the backbone of communiry-based as seen in the improvement of police efficiency. In 2008, we intend to in- policing, and I am proud to lead and be part of this professional team. ¦ crease Public safery and leverage our resources by gaining access ro state-wide We stand ready to continually improve our service through a comprehen- data. Public safery leaders across the state are moving forward with a new sive program of education, investigation, evaluation and enforcement. We . paradigm on the exchange of information and crime data. Vail Police and could not do it without the strong support of our citizens, co-workers at the neighboring agencies in Eagle Counry are committed to a progressive data Town of Vail and the Vail Town Council. . sharing initiative using a program called Coplink that is intended to go on- line in the spring of 2008. It is a program that provides connectiviry between nwnerous Colorado agencies through a statewide infrastructute. ~ ~ ~ ¦ . VAIL POLICE DEPARTMENT ~ ~ ~ OUR _ . ~ .y. . ~ . i- A ~ ' ¦ } ¦ , ~ \ , ~~S ~ ~ 1 . . ~ + ~ ~ ~ , ' r ~ r ~ v~ • eR . TOWN COUNCIL ~ 1~ ~ Mayor Dick Clevelantl, Andy Daly, Mark Gordon, Kevin Foley, Farrow Hitt, Kim Newbury, Margaret Rogers ~ Outgoing members: Mayor Rod Slifer, Kent Logan, Greg Moffet -r "t.•'t TOWN ~ ~ ' . ` r ' ` ' Town Manager Stan Zemler r~ ' } • ~ ~ - ' Assistant Town Manager Pam Brandmeyer Established .............................................................1964 , " ¦ y ~ , . Town Budget $49.5 million . Year-Round Population ..............4,859 full-time residents ~ : r . . Average Dairy Population .........25,000 ' . . ~ Winter Visitors ...........................Over 1.5 million per year ~ ~ 1~? as measured by lift ticket sales ~ t r n •i r,.~ `r& ~ ¦ * tt~~, The Mountain r~f st~~ te )f I r' . ` Vail has a maximum elevation of 11,570', 5,289 skiable acres, 33 lifts, and 193 marked trails. Vail has three faces: the front side, the back bowls and Blue Sky Basin. The ~ seven back bowis are Sun Down Bowl, Sun Up Bowl, Tea- 1, ~ cup Bow l, C hina Bow l, Si beria Bow l, Inner Mongo lia Bow l ~ and Outer Mongolia Bowl. ~ ~ . ~fV ~ ¦ ~ POLICE ¦ Swom Personnel .........................................................29 ~ . . . . 1• r - ~ i Civilian Personnel .......................................................37 . K-9Team ......................................................................1 Marked Vehicles .........................................................12 ~ : 4 . ~ Unmarked Vehicles .......................................................4 Bicycles ........................................................................6 Calls for Service ...................................................46,322 . Established 1966 ¦ Police Department Budget ......................................15% of the Town Municipal Services Budget ° ¦ ~ • Public Safety Communications Center 6% ~ - of the Town Municipal Services Budget . . _ iw.• _ _ , - ~ " - - ¦ ¦ . s • ~ ~ r ORGANIZATIONAL r'~A',-'- i ~ Chief of Police Dwight Henninger ~ ~ ~ Special Events Operations Administrative Systems Communications Planning Commander Commander Engineer Center Director ~ ~ Day Shift Team Construction Detective Administrative 4 Dispatch ~ (Sun, Mon, Tues) Team Sergeant Sergeant Records Supervisors 1 Sergeant Citizen's Academy Manager . 3 Officers Professional 2 Code Standards ' ¦ Enforcement 3 Cotle Officers Enforcement 3 Detectives Hiring/Training 1 Executive Officers 16 Dispatchers ~ Night Shift Team ' Grants Assistant - (Sun, Mon, Tues) 4 Records 1 Ser eant Planning & ~ 9 1 Eagle County Research Techs 5 Officers Task Force = . Detective Auditing Day Shift Team (Grant funded) - (Thurs, Fri, Sat) Animal Control ~ 1 Sergeant 3 Officers Court Liaison ~ 4 Code Accreditation Enforcement . Officers Demand Reduction . Night Shift Team Reserve (Thurs, Fri, Sat) Planning 1 Sergeant ~ 5 Officers Building Maintenance ~ 2 Part-time Budgeting Officers ~ ~ ~ ¦ ~ The police department is comprised of five divisions operating cohesively. These include the Chief of Police, Operations, Administra- tion, Communication Center and Information Technology. ~ ~ ~ ~ - VAIL POLICE DEPAflTMENT ~ A-, ~ ~ The Office of the Chief of Police ~ ? • cultivates and maintains ~ regnlar contact with the Town Manager and Council members regarding ¦ external police issues and responds to questions from those policy makers. r~~_ \ "Ihe Chief regularly attends professional meetings and communiry even[s, ¦ and makes presentations at numerous professional and civic forums. The Chief develops and uses opportunities to share pertinent information on ~ communiry issues and solicits feedback. The role of the ChieFencompasses internal leadership and external rep- . resentation. The Chief articulates a vision of where the department should be going in a way that galvanizes [he department [owards that vision. Con- ' sequently, it is the Chief's responsibiliry for setting goals and objectives and ~ ~ seeing they are accomplished. He also coordinates communiry relations, ~ , , u~ 'problem solving approaches, fiscal management, strategic planning, cech- nological developments and organizational initiatives. To assist in carrying out these tasks, the Vail Police Depattment under the Chief of Police is ¦ ~ D w i g h t H e n n i n g e r composed of the Administrative Division, the Operations Division and the . Communications Division as described below. ~ ~ ~ ? Administrative Division ¦ ' oversees the Records ~ Section and is responsible for the following functions: Professional ~ Standards, Accreditation, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention, # Demand Reduction, Grants, Planning and Research, Auditing, Hiring, Training, Recruiting, Reserve Program, Citizens' Police ~ Academy, Communiry Emergency Response Team, Court Liaison, . - Budgeting, Building Maintenance and Administration. The divi- sion consists of Commander Steve Wright, one Records Manager, ¦ 's four Records Technicians, one Executive Assiscant and numerous volunteers. . A primary focus of the Administrative Commander is to pro- mote the police service as a worthwhile profession and boost the ¦ number of good candidates for police officer positions to ensure we have the strongest police force possible. ~ Steve Wright ¦ ~ ~ ~ ~ VAIL POLICE DEPARTMENT ~ ~ ~ . ¦ "V S. ~ Operations Division ¦ ~ oversees a Field Branch (Patrol, Investigations and Code ~ Enforcement) and a Construction Team under the leadership of Commander Susan Douglas who leads five patrol sergeancs, one detective sergeant, three detectives, one task force detective, r ~ 16 police officers, eight full-time code enforcement officers (CEO) and one seasonal CEO. "They perform a variery of duties including calls for service, routine reports, arrests, criminal ¦ investigations, trafFc accident investigation, traffic enforcement, proactive and preventive patrol and general communiry activities. As with all other divisions in the department, they are trained ¦ and empowered to make decisions and participate in activities which support the principles of ~a communiry policing. ~ Susan Douglas The uniformed civilian branch is comprised of eight full-time and one seasonal code en- forcement officer; four of which serve on two day-shift teams supervised by a patrol sergeant. ¦ They are responsible for the education and enforcement of non-criminal municipal codes, and assist with Vail Pass closures in instances of inclement weather or severe traffic accidents. CEOs ~I ¦ perform a legion of services to improve the quality of life in Vail. Detectives are investigators who gather facts and collect evidence for criminal cases. Some . are assigned to inreragency tasks to combat specific rypes of crime. Cases handled by detectives typically result from calls initially investigated by patrol officets. Depending upon the complex- . iry or nature of the call, a derective may be called to a crime scene to assist patrol officers. In some instances, the detectives will work with a patrol officer rather than assume the case directly. . "Ihe Investigations and Patrol Divisions work closely together, sharing informa- . tion and solving cases with great dili- gence. Crime Scene Technicians (CSTs) i I¦ are utilized as a support function for investigations. Currently, there are nvo ~ CSTs who are specially trained patrol officers in crime scene collection. Their a S"' v~" ~ ~l . ¦ primary responsibilities include the doc- ` a`~j s ~ umentation, collection and preservation + - ~ ~ of evidence at crime scenes where their assistance is requested. The technicians ~ received advance training in crime scene J'~.. investigation, evidence collection and I ¦ ~ A j , , . i ; photography. Their work allows detec- tives and primary responding officers to LiPARNiNG . focus their time on witness and suspea joeuveeits f1 idencification, interviews and important followup. So far their services have been • utilized on death investigations, fatal car ~ accidents and major crime scenes. A construction team was created in ¦ 2005 when the department assumed a new responsibiliry by ensuring our redevelopment proj- ects do not negatively impact our citizens and guests. The effort involves stepping outside tra- r ditional roles, strengthening relationships with builders, and focuses on vehicle and pedestrian traffic, loading and delivery of goods and services, proper signage and review of projects. With . a daily average of 150 different trades people working on just one construction site alone, the team has been very busy this year. The team is assigned to four zones which are patrolled seven . days a week. A sworn patrol sergeant and four code enforcement officers identify problems and keep lines of communication open. Their efforts send a clear message that, in spire of construc- ¦ tion, "We are open for business." ¦ VAIL POLICE DEPARTMENT ~ ~ ~ Communications Center ~ ~ i(VPSCC) is the primary answering point ¦ for 911 emergenry calls originating within Eagle Counry and provides dispatch services for all thirteen Public safetl' agencies serving Eagle Count3'• "Ihe state-of-the-art facilin' s suPPorted bY an advanced ~ '`*f •c-~. i ~ computer aided dispatch system, Enhanced and Phase 11911 phone service, and superior emergency ~ .w. = communiry notification systems. The VPSCC is staffed by the Director, Joe Ribeiro> four supervisors and 16 dispatchers. On aveo- ¦ age> dispatchers field 600 phone calls per day, ranging from noise complaints to medical emergencies. These professionals hold Certifications in Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) and are membets of ¦ the Association of Public Communications Officers - International, which is the standard for public Joe Ribiero safery communications centers in the nacion. . The VPSCC is extremely proud to have implemented Medical Prioriry Dispatch's "EMD° system in 2007. The EMD system helps improve communications with 911 callers by using scripted questions ¦ to obtain in-depth details needed for emergency medical responders who are en route to a location. These new call-taking procedures build upon an efficient system the Center currently uses and gives . dispatchers professionally accepted practices for providing life saving instructions to callers. The VPSCC is funded through a consortium of the Eagle Counry 911 Authoriry and user agencies. . The 911 Authoriry contributes the largest share of funds to support the Center. The remaining funds are allocated to the user agencies based upon the percentage of the total number of calls for service ¦ averaged over the past three years. In 2007 The Town of Vail's share was 35.54%. ~ ` ~ r~~ ¦ - - ~ ~ . ~ ¦ r- - r ~ . , _ - _ - ~E~' . • ~ 3J,; - ' 4 ¦ ~ 3 ~ ° . ; ' , . W AW, , (t( , ~ ~ ~ . _ _ , . .F , . : . , ~ 1:~ - Dispatch Supervlsor Anderson at a bank of computer screens in the Communications Center ~ VAIL POLICE DEPARTMENT : . ~ ¦ J 04, ~ ~ K-9 Unit ¦ j .a,~ x,. a North Carolina-based company, Highland Ca- - - . nine, donated a German Shephetd/Belgian Malinois cross named Star to the Vail Police Departmenc Star has been trained for narcotics detection, tracking, and ~ ¦ article search capabilities. She was an abused dog that had been rescued by the . . [redell (NC) Humane Sociery. ~A#:~~~.+ ¦ ` . Star and her handler, K9 Officer Ryan Millbern, have the abiliry to search for missing people, illegal narcotics and for evidence at crime scenes. Star has ¦ been trained in scent discrimination tracking/trailing. Tracking/trailing dogs are capable of following human odor for great distances. These dogs are trained to - ¦ track/trail on various terrains such as grass, gravel, concrete, asphalt, sand and - ~ wooded areas. Tracking/Trailing dogs are a valuable asset in locating missing ¦ children, Alzheimer's patients, intoxicated individuals who are unable to find their way home and other missing persons. Star will also be available to assist " - ¦ Vail Mountain Search and Rescue in finding lost hikers. She is able to search for narcotics in suspected drug courier vehicles as well as buildings where search ¦ warrants have been obtained. She is trained to detect marijuana, cocaine, heroin, ~ . methamphetamines and all derivatives. + . Highland Canine provided a comprehensive three-week handler course to ful- ¢ ly integrate Star and K9 Officer Millbern. The course included practical exercises ~ as well as lectures on record keeping and report writing, scent theory and basic detection, advanced detection and interdiction methods, Canine Case Law and - . many other topics. The complete donation is valued at approximately $8,000. ~ . ~ ~ - ' Star and her hantller. Officer Ryan Millbern ~ ~ ~ Records Unit Police Volunteer Unit ¦ perfomis administrative, budgetary and secre- concinues co enjoy a strong . tarial functions to maintain depaztment operacions. The Records Manager and partnership with the 20 members who participate in the police Technicians classify crime reports in a national repotting system, code statistical volunteer program. These dedicated people contributed more . information into the Colorado Crime Information Center, and prepare statisti- than 2,898 volunteer hours in 2007, a$52,308 savings for the cal reports for the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Town. They share their knowledge about the communiry, input . Investigation. Working seven days a week, they research information for criminal historical data into our records management system, help process justice agencies and the public, provide livescan fingerprincing services, perform some accounts payable, assist the Evidence Unit upload digical ¦ non-custodial alcohol breath tests and take non-criminal overthe-counter re- images, plan and implement the department's annual auction of ports. The Executive Assistant and Records Technicians also provide supportive unclaimed items, maintain the found properry room, participare ¦ services for police officers and take on many internal projects. in emergency preparedness training and assisted in writing a bear awareness presentation. They also assist patrol on special evencs ¦ such as the annual Colorado Peace Officers Ski Race, Emergency Services Tribute and the July 4th Parade. ~ ~ ~ P. VAIL POLICE DEPARTMENT ~ ~ 3~ ¦ ~ ¦ ~ ~ ~ # ==l , ~ ~ A ~ a~ ~ ~ _ ;,k, ¦ - - i - ¦ ~ ! ¦ ` ¦ M? . ~ V 7I. ..-r.... ¦ Special Operations Unit (SOU) M? _ , ¦ r participate in a countywide Special Operations Unit (SOU). The unit consists of 25 talented personnel which includes explosive en- ~ " ~cry technicians, snipers, tactical emergency medical personnel and negotiators. This well-equipped team of 25 are from the Vail Police, Eagle Counry Sheriffs Office, Avon Police and Eagle Counry ~ Ambulance District. The mission of the Special Operations Unit is to train and respond to any special threats using well prepared tactics and equipmenc ~ FBI and SOU flight mission The highlight of the year for this team came in February 2007 when the unit was invited to train ~ with the nation's number-one elite tactical unit, FBI's Hostage Rescue Team based out of Quan- tico, Virginia. The FBI team was conclucting its winter uaining within Eagle County. The SOU ¦ team was invited to train with the FBI for three days on a variery of tactical manuevers involving scenario-based winter operations, such as helicopter air assaults> terrain team movements using ~ snowmobiles, snowshoes and telemark skis. ~ Drug Task Force ¦ _ of which the Vail Police is a part, merged with the Trident Garfield Counry/DEA Team to accomplish more effeaive and efficient drug investiga- . tions. Their mandate is information gathering, development of intelligence on those involved in drug activiry and data sharing concerning people of interest to other police teams. . Well prepared and ready ~ VAIL POLICE DEPARTMENT ~ , O`"~~~~T IA~4ANM~E0.ge , ¦ ~ , ¦ ~ . , ~ . ¦ . ~ . v . U~fIi;G! U~'(TIdfESi dilll U~l ~l~i DC111J - f . ¦ - ~ Sergeant Clausen ~ ~ ~ ¦ _ ¦ ¦ ~ - - ~ X.~ ~ ~ . VAIL POLICE DEPARTMENT ~ ~ ~ OUR PERFORMANCE ~ ¦ in 2007 ut;- lized sevecal focros of prevention and intervention strate- gies, as well as links with a number of partner agencies. 'X These aPProaches included high visibiliLY, mtelligence-led ¦ i initiatives and communiry-based policing measures. Our commitment to road safety includes an aggressive edu- " f~'' cational campaign and widespread enforcement. We are ~;,~...~6-t~. ¦ proud of the results of our efforts and the outcome from our community service survey showing a high level of trust and confidence in our service. ~c- Reduction in Crime Categories ~ - - ~ are at their lowest rate in over five years. Of- Vail Officers at the West Vail Rountlabout ~ ficers continue to target low-level dealers in a proactive and committed manner through increased patrols. Our officers and . drug task force members combat hlgh level offenders by per- forming drug busts and seizures. ? ° - are also at their lowest rate since • 2003 and can be credited to two principal measures. Semi- nars given to bar merchants regarding the consequences of ~ over service of alcohol has been an effective tool. In addition, regular saturation patrols where officers search for and arrest Crimes in Vail by Category Type r impaired drivers have had a significant impact on reducing this top poiicing prioriry. ? Society Crimes ~ Properry Crimes Persons Crimes ~ ? . . been cut in half of what it was in 2002. Increased uniform presence is thought to be a deterent to this crime category, as well as crime prevention seminars. 70 ' ~ ? ° _ is also at its lowest in many years. Falling rates in ~ this category can also be attributed to increased patrol assign- 60 - 57% ments and effective crime prevention seminars. ~ 50 ~ 40 39%_ ~ Crimes Against Persons, Crimes Against Properry and ~ Crimes Against Sociery. Crimes Against Persons are those a _ ¦ where the victim is always an individual. The object of the 30 ' - Crimes Against Property offenses is to obtain money, prop- _ ¦ erry, or some other benefit by depriving the victim of the _ properry and/or benefit. Crimes Against Society represent 20 sociery's prohibition against engaging in certain rypes of activiry, such as drug and weapon violations. ¦ In 2007, Sociery crimes made up 57% of total crimes 10 reported in Vail, properry crimes made up 39% and person - q% crimes made up 4% of all crimes reported. _ } h • 0 ' ~ ~ VAIL POLICE DEPARTMENT . ! ¦ COMMUNITY SERVICE o ¦ and visitors to Vail is regulady solic- ~ ited through our communiry service survey. The results provide valuable thoughts on our service delivery and give us suggestions on the direction we ~ will take our service. The same set of questions have been asked in previous years, allowing for a camparison between responses. ~ In the past year, 1,040 surveys were mailed to individuals who had come into contact with employees of the Vail Police Departmenc These ~ contacts included arrestees, crime victims, wimesses and individuals in- volved in traf6c stops or an accident. Of the 220 surveys returned, which ~ represents a 2 1 % response rate, 9 1 % of the respondents said this was their first direct contact with the Vail PD. ~ ¦ Communkj, Survey Results 2006 2007 When you first contacted the Vail Police, either by phone or in person, how friendly was the staff? Very helpful & friendly/Helpful & friendly Very helpful & friendly/Helpful & friendly ¦ 96.75% 91.5% To what degree did the officer/employee receiving your initial inquiry try to help you? Tried very hard to helplTried hartl to help Tried very hard to help/Tried hard to help . 78.25% 71.5% Approximately how long did it take an officer to arrive at the Less than 6 minutes Less than 6 minutes ~ location of the incidenUyour location? (Less than six minutes) 54.5% 57% Did the officer/employee explain what was going to happen with this incident? Yes Yes ¦ 83.75% 87% How friendly was the officer/employee? Very friendly/Friendly Very friendly/Friendly ¦ 93.5% 92% To what degree did this incident contribute to your sense of safety and security in the Town of Vail? Very high influence/High influence Very high influence/High influence ~ 68.25% 70% ¦ ~ ' ~1 ~ ; ~ ~ ~ . , ' ~ k, - e 'g } °`s.'`~`~'~ ~ ! 1 ~ ¦ ¦ .~s~. ° ~ ,l.J~a '1 uV ~ ~ ~ r ¦ ~ ~ 17 , 14~~ ' I j ~ ~ ~ ¦ ~ ! . ' I ¦ - ~ ~ d ~ I, ' ; ` ~ - ~ Officer Appiegate assists a sklet in the Village ¦ VAIL POUCE DEPARTMENT ~ ~ 2007 VAIL CALLS ¦ ¦ are set for each call For service that will best derermine the needed response from a police of- ¦ ficec The levels derermine whether an officer should respond with lights and sirens immediately or the call can be held for ¦ an extended period of time. An example would be a Prioriry 1 requiring lights, sirens and immediate response, whereas a ¦ Prioriry 3 requires a normal response without having to re- spond ac a high rate of speed. ¦ The department's highest call volume occurs on weekdays, from 7:00 a.m. (0700 hrs) to 5:00 p.m. (1700 hrs). ~ ¦ The ren top calls for service in 2007 included traffic stops/ complaints, follow-up investigations, patrol/citizen assists, . 911 calls, suspicious occurrences, parking problems, prisoner processing, alarms, motor vehicle accidents and theEts. Other ¦ top calls for service included construction-related incidents, noise violations, municipal ordinance violations, animal . complaints, civil standbys, bear calls, disturbance and intoxi- cated persons. Dispatcher Kirkland answers an incoming call ¦ ~ Total Calls for Service and Response Time 2007 Vail Calls for Service by Call Priority , 2006 2007 25000 23901 ¦ Total Calls for Service 50,712 46,322 Average ResponseTime (Priority 1) 4.32 minutes 3.35 minutes ¦ ~ Average Response Time (Priority 2) 4.48 minutes 5.21 minutes 20000 ~ ¦ Average Response Time (Priority 3) 6.58 minutes 7.18 minutes Average Response Time (Priority 4) 7.13 minutes 5.10 minutes ; 16013 ~ Average Response Time (Priority 5) 6.58 minutes 10.11 mins j Average Response Time (Priority 6) 7.14 minutes 10.21 mins 15000 ! cc ; U O ~ - % ~ ~ ¦ ~ E z 10000 _ ¦ ~ 6211 ~ ~ - 5000 ° ¦ 'VAIL P ~ 43 100 43 1 2 3 4 5 6 ~ ~ Priority Levels ~ a Officer Neihart ` ~ VAIL POLICE DEPARTMENT ¦ ~ ~ WHEN EVERY SECOND , ~ 2007 Vail Calls for Service by Day of the Week ¦ The Vail Public Safety Communications 7200 7,046 Cellt@C handled a rotal of 179,562 incoming and out- 7000 6$72 . going calls in Eagle Counry during 2007. Incoming calls 6800 - 6,735 6,685 6,758 rotaled 126,734, of which 27J10 were 911 calls. Natioo- 6600 ~ ally, there is a carget answer time for 95% of all 911 calls w ' 6.339 ~ 6400 ~ ro be answered within 15 seconds. In 2007, 95.82% of all ° . 911 calls received were answered in less than 10 seconds. ~ 6200 Furthet, 99.38% of all 911 calls received were answered in Z 6000 5 887 ~ less than 20 seconds. 5800 ' ~ 5600 5400 Incoming Calls 5200 . Suntlay Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday ¦ - The Cenrer handled 13,261 incoming calls ,n 2007 Law Enforcement Calls for Service July 2007 making it the bu- siest month of the yeac The ¦ slowest month of the year V2il Police 46,322 : ¦ ~„"„f was November when the Eagle PoliCe - 9 008 f~ Center handled 9,029 inco- ~i~. Avon Police ~ ¦ ming calls. - 21 :1 b Eagle County Sheriff 60 710 ~ Minturn Police ~ 4 574 . 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 2007 Vail Calls for Service by Hour of the Day ¦ 3500 ~ ¦ 3000 ¦ 2500 i . ~ zooo U O N ¦ E 1500 z' . ¦ 1000 ~ 500 ~ ~ Time of Day 0.00 2:00 4:00 6:00 8:00 10:00 12:00 14:00 16:00 18 00 ?0:00 22 00 VAIL POLICE DEPARTMENT ~ ~ 2007 INCIDENTS ~ ¦ Vail 2003 2004 2005 s°°s 200' Total Calls for Service 52,923 62,433 44,304 50,712 46,322 ~ Incident Report Numbers Assigned 3,344 3,354 2,578 2,771 2,658 ¦ Accident Report Numbers Assigned 588 559 648 590 534 Total Calls for Service along with other categories, including Incident report numbers are assigned to calls for service when ~ self-initiated work by police officers, may be tlown in 2007 due an officer generates paperwork, does follow-up investigation on to the department being understaffed by 3.4 officers most of a case or when certain types of calls require an incident report ~ the year as a results of injuries, retirement and resignations, number by tlepartment policy. ~ 2007 Vail Incidents by Day of the Week 700 _ 683 ~ 600 = 574 531 564 500 494 - N 500 ~ 447 400 7 300 - E ~ Z 200 - ~ ~ 100 ~ - ¦ N . . . . O i_ . _ _ ¦ Detective Graves ConduCts follow-up inveStig3tion Sunday Monday Tuestlay Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 2007 Vail Incidents by Hour of the Day ~ 300 ~ 250 ¦ ~ i 200 ~ ~ = 150 `o `m ¦ E z 100 ~ 50 i ¦ ~ Time of Day 0:00 2:00 4:00 6:00 8:00 10:00 12:00 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00 22 00 ~ VAIL POLICE DEPARTMENT - ~ I¦ e PARTI&II ¦ 1D~* . . _ Sl00 . on the next rwo pages are snapshots of the num- ¦ ber of crimes that have taken place in Vail during 2006 and 2007. The statistics ate representative of the National Incident Based . Repotting System (NIBRS) progtam to which the Vail Police Department is a contributing agency. Our local criminal offense . statistics are submitted to the Colorado Bureau of Imestigation ((:BI) for compilation of state statistics. CBI in turn submits Col- ¦ orado statistics to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for inclusion in national crime statistics. ~ . All criminal offenses reported within Vail are categorized according to standardized definitions developed for the NIBRS . program. Part I crimes include the categories listed in the chart • ~ below. They were selected by FBI to serve as an index for evaluat- • ¦ ing crime nationwide because of their seriousness, frequency of oc- currence and likelihood of being reported to the police. Multiple Al.~~r~~' r ~ offenses can be counted separately for a single incident. y'X~ 4 ~ \ ~ ~ ~s < a , ~a~~ ek~`•,~~. National Part I Crime 2006 2007 Avera e per5,000 _ ~CVV I PuPulatfon Homicide 0 0 3 . Rape 2 0 1.5 Robbery 1 1 .2 ~l ~ ~ Aggravated Assault 9 8 14.3 Burglary 36 35 36.5 ~ ~ Larceny 384 402 110.3 VehicleTheft 16 16 20 ~r f)Tz~ z Total Part I Crime 448 462 ¦ ~ ~ •~r Y F ~ Top and below. Collection and preservation of aime scene by Vail Police Offlcers . 10, Overall Part I rates held steady during the past two years. _ -,y~ y . The number of motor vehicle thefts remained the same be- ~ tween 2006 and 2007. Of the 16 vehicles rePorted stoten last r ~ . year, all were recovered. According to the FBI's "Crime in the ~ United States, 2006, the clearance rate for motor vehicle theft is 13% of cases solved. Our motor vehicle theft clearance is ¦ 100%. _ s . ¦ 4} " ~ _ ~ ¦ t . ' ~ 3W~`-~: _ .ib~ ~ ~ , ¦ . , ' . . ..W~i'" ~ ¦ ¦ VAIL POLICE DEPARTMENT ~ ~ ~ Burglary - - . . ¦ : for Vail Police in 2007. There were 35 burglaries during the year, ` ' - ¦ 36 were reported in 2006. Of the 35 in 2007, 13 were burglaries ofcommercial locations, including five at hotels, )4 f' ~ . ~ ~ ~ ? ` four at retail establishments> three at construction sires and ~ G ~ one at a bank. A further breakdown shows that three of the commercial burglaries were forced entries and 10 were J~ non-forced entries. Of the 22 cases which occurred at a \ ~ ¦ residence, four were forced entries and 18 were non-forced entries. According to the FBI's "Crime in the United ~ / . States, 2006", the clearance rate for burglary is low> with only 12.6% of cases solved. Our burglary clearance rate is ~ , ¦ 18.2%. - The department offers vacation securiry checks, where a patrol officer will check residential and commercial prop- erties in an owner's absence. ~ , - - 41 ~ Arrest figures represent intlividuals ~ chargetl or summonsed to Court for the commission of a crime, irrespective of any subsequent acquittal at Court. Arrests inclutle Part II Crime zoos 2007 ~ Other Assaults (Non-Aggravate~ 44 42 summons issued for very high speed Forgery/Counterfeit ,s a ~ ~ traffic violations on Interstate 70, for Frautl 137 169 wiltllife protection ordinance Stolen Property z 3 ¦ violations and for Vandalism 181 154 Weapons 6 1 deceptive use of ski facilities. Prosc;tuc;on o o ¦ Other Sex Offenses 8 9 . Narcotics 163 128 Gambling 0 0 S prrests pppg 2007 Family/Children 38 41 Adults 1,207 1,219 DUI 144 103 ~ Jweniles 32 16 Liquor Laws 94 87 ¦ Tatal Arrests 1,239 1,235 Drunkeness 107 142 Disorderly Conduct 66 69 ¦ Vagrancy 0 0 Total Part II Crime 1,008 956 ~ ~ VAIL POLICE DEPARTMENT .