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COMMUNITY POLICING:
IS IT WORKING IN
SAGINAW?
February 22. 2011
Department Head CitiStat Meeting
CITISTAT OVERVIEW
Today’s Meeting
CITISTAT
PERFORMANCE
Problem Solving
Analyzing and
Reporting
Issue Focused
Mission Focused
Immediate Action
Steps
Long-term
Planning
Interdepartmental
Intradepartmental
DATA
TERMS TO KNOW
Part 1 Crimes:
 Aggravated assault, forcible rape, murder, arson, burglary,
larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft
CPO District:
 A designated section of the city that has a specified, assigned
community police officer
CIT Y OF SAGINAW’S CPO INITIATIVE
 CPOs are:
 Police officers that utilize a more proactive approach to mitigating
crime (e.g. school visits, consistent community engagement)
 The CPO program origins:
 Prior to 2005 CPO Districts
 Houghton-Jones
 Cathedral
 Merrill Park
 2008 – Covenant District was added
 2009 – City received the COPs Hiring Grant
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Adams Blvd.
Northmoor
Northeast
Old Town
Saginaw HS
GIS MAPPING
DEMONSTRATION
PART I CRIMES IN CPO DISTRICTS
2007 VS 2011
600
500
Axis Title
400
300
200
100
0
2007
Adams
Blvd.
136
2011
110
14
Houghton
Jones
318
Merrill
Park
521
13
162
328
Cathedral
Covenant
Downtown
323
306
208
186
Northeast
133
74
Northmoor
Old Town
NW
145
69
101
Saginaw
HS
296
72
There was an - 38.61% decrease in crimes 2007 to 2011
134
PART 1 CRIMES:
CPO VS NON-CPO DISTRICTS
2007
2011
2261
1917
1388
1193
CPO Areas
Non-CPO Areas
The CPO districts saw a greater decrease in violence by 149 crimes
PART I CRIMES YEAR TO YEAR COMPARISON:
CPO VS NON-CPO DISTRICTS
CPO
Non-CPO
2261
2109
1884
1917
1903
1726
1552
1542
2007
2008
2009
2010
1388
1193
2011
WHAT MAKES THE CPO PROGRAM EFFECTIVE
Close
communication
w/neighborhood
Associations
Involvement in
preventive
measures
Coordination of
anti-bullying and
community
events
CPO
Designated Cell
phones for
citizen contact
COLLABORATIONS THAT
ENHANCE CPO EFFECTIVENESS
MI
Fugitive
Team
Gang
Task
Force
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DEA
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CPO
MI Police
City
Team
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AFT
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SCENIC
FBI
Drug Enforcement Administration
(DEA)
o 3 Officers
Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms
(ATF)
o 1 Officer
Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI)
o 5 Officers
Michigan State Police Fugitive
Team
o 1 Officer
SCENIC
o Inspections, Police and Fire
collaborations on
environmental
improvement issues
RECOMMENDED NEXT STEPS
 Develop an alternative strategy address crime in
neighborhoods with large transient populations
 Implement a “targeted” PIO Strategy
 Educated the public about the importance of citizen associations
 Promote the message of the CPO program success
 Pursue Funding non-city funding to enhance current CPO
initiative
 Possible presentation for the Governor’s Office
 Additional federal grants for CPO specific activities
QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION/SUGGESTIONS