Transcript Pittsburg Police Department

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41 Sworn Officer Positions

78% Patrol (6 commanders with 26 Frontline officers)

12% Investigations (1 commander, 3 Investigators and 1
evidence officer)
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8% Administration
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2% High Intensity Drug Trafficking Officer
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 Under
current policy, the minimum
acceptable patrol staffing level is 1-3-1
per shift.
 Anything
below 1-3-1 is considered an
officer safety matter and an officer will be
called into service to fill the void.
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2012 Staffing Levels
 2012 37% of the patrol shifts were at
minimum acceptable staffing level 1-3-1.
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 Extended
Illness and Injuries
 Flex and Comp Time
 Holiday and Vacation
 Academy and Field Training
 Court Time
 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
 Military Commitments
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2011
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2.
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Hutchinson
Topeka
Pittsburg
Coffeyville
Kansas City
Parsons
a. Hays, KS
2010
69.5
64.6
63.6
63.1
62.0
59.7
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6.
31.3
a. Hays, KS
b. Joplin, MO
c. Tulsa, OK
2009
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2.
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Pittsburg
Hutchinson
Wichita
Kansas City
Coffeyville
Topeka
a. Hays, KS
b. Joplin, MO
c. Tulsa, OK
Parsons
Hutchinson
Kansas City
Pittsburg
Great Bend
Merriam
76.9
75.9
69.2
61.8
61.1
60.1
35.3
73.3
65.2
2008
74.4
67.5
63.3
62.6
62.0
60.7
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2.
3.
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Pittsburg
Parsons
Topeka
Hutchinson
Wichita
Coffeyville
28.9
84.6
71.4
a. Hays, KS
b. Joplin, MO
c. Tulsa, OK
67.9
65.4
65.0
64.7
64.3
59.2
32.6
94.2
72.3
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I – 44 Corridor: Coffeyville, Parsons,
Pittsburg and Joplin.
State Attorney General Says 80% of Meth
Labs are in Southeast Kansas
Source: KOAM News May 07, 2013.
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Source: National Drug Threat Survey 2007
Demand is geographically skewed in the U.S. as
the West prefers Meth (red) and the East prefers
Cocaine (blue).
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Source: Department of Justice National Drug Threat Assessment 2011
The Supply Routes for
Meth Follow the Demand.
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Source: HIDTA Program, Office of National Drug Control Policy, 2011.
Since 1996, Crawford County has been a federally designated
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (Midwest HIDTA Region,
light blue).
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Source: FBI Top U.S. cities for Burglary with population of
250,000 or more:
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5.
Cleveland, OH
Toledo, OH
Columbus, OH
Cincinnati, OH
Memphis, TN
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Detroit, MI
St. Louis, MO (I-44)
Tulsa, OK (I-44)
Oklahoma City, OK (I-44)
Greensboro, NC
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Narcotics Staffing
 In 2012, the police department was unable to
assign an investigator to work narcotics due to
the minimum acceptable staffing levels in
patrol (37%).
 The police department currently has a single
patrol officer assigned to work narcotics within
the city.
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
Optimum Targeted
Staffing Level for
Patrol:
 1 Supervisor
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1 Supervisor
 3 Officers
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5 Officers
 1 Dispatcher
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2 Dispatchers
Current Minimum
Staffing Level for
Patrol:
Five additional officers will be
required to reach targeted staffing
levels, including two additional
dispatchers.
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
Current Staffing Level
For Investigations:
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1
Supervisor
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4
Investigators
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Optimum Targeted
Staffing Level For
Investigations:

1
Supervisor
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6
Investigators
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3
Narcotics
Five additional Investigator
positions.
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
14 Year old
antiquated
technology

Modern
technology
A Crime Analyst Position.
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Purpose
Police Staff and Equipment
Amount
$800,000
Fire Equipment and Training
200,000
Crime Solving Technology
300,000
Emergency Reserve
Total
500,000
$1,800,000
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