2014 Police Department Annual ReportNORTH PALMI BEACH
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Average Response Time for all Emergency and
Non - Emergency calls:
2 minutes : 0 seconds
NORTH PALM BEACH CRIME STATIMCS
Jan 1 3 - Jan 14-
Dec 13 Dec 14
Murder
0
0
Sexual Assault
0
4
Robbery
6
5
Aggravated Assault
8
10
Stolen Vehicle
8
20
Burglary to Residence
38
59
Burglary Non
Residence
7
16
Burglary to Vehicle
33
58
Theft
105
135
TOTALS:
205
307
Arrests:
216
264
kctual
Cases
0
4
5
10
20
59
16
58
135
307
264
h Palm Beach Po /ice Department has seen an increase
ecified categories of crime demonstrated above.
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250
200
150
100
50
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Felonies
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Misdemeanor
Combined
f-r-,r%6 Dt+r+rr+sents Total Arrests
2013
- F 2014
50
40
30
20
10
0
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2014 Clearance Rate
Lake Park / North Palm Palm Beach Palm Beach Rivera Beach
PBSO Beach PD PD Gardens PD PD
North Palm Beach Police Department has a 26.1 % clearance
rate. Overall Palm Beach County has a 21.2% clearance rate.
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Crime Rate Per 100,000
Lake Park / North Palm Palm Beach Rivera Beach Palm Beach
PD PD Gardens PD
8,532
7.38
12,272
2.52
Lake Park / PBSO
North Palm Beach PD
Palm Beach PD
Riviera Beach PD
Palm Beach Gardens PD
National Average 2.7 Police Officer's per
1, 000 Residents.
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Bicycle Registration
Accident Reports & LID
Court Fines
$12.50 Revenue
False Alarm Fines
Alarm Users Permit Fees
Outside Services
Impound Vehicles
Parking Fines
Seized Tag Payment
Law Enforcement Trust Fund
Surplus Vehicles
TOTAL:
$2.00
$727.00
$31,047.86
$10,702.32
$6,800.00
$23,425.00
$ 54,467.02
$250.00
$200.00
$250.00
$3,364.91
$14,650.00
$145,886.11
�OMuNuTY POIJUNG
Transitional Neighborhood Team (TNT)
3 vehicles have been seized, adding $2,000 to
forfeiture fund. (1 Case Pending)
Visibility in residential areas has increased as
units have been redeployed through computer
directed patrol.
Continued emphasis upon community policing
and increased positive resident contact in our
community.
Traffic is a reduced priority except for motor
units.
The neighborhoods in decline (Southwind, Inlet &
Robalo) are being addressed by our Transitional
Neighborhood Team (TNT).
NORTH PAL 'My! BEACH POLICE DEPARKTMj ENT)
VOLL.UNTE.E.RKS
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NON -SWORN VOLUNTEERS
Total number of Volunteers = 6
Number of Volunteer hours
$20.91 per hr. X 6 X 32 = 4014.72
4014.72 X 6 = $24,088.32 in Savings
SWORN RESERVE POLICE OFFICERS
Total number of Reserves = 23
Number of Reserve hours
$23.50 per hr. X 15 X 24 = 8460.00
8460 x 6 = $50,760.00 in Savings
Total Savin4s: $74.848.32
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During fiscal year 2014, there was one complaint that alleged bias based profiling.
Incident involved a uniformed officer who had just gone off -duty who got into a dispute with a
black female within their neighborhood and out of the Village jurisdiction. She alleges that he was
rude and unprofessional during an off -duty encounter with him (while in uniform) that might have
also violated her civil rights. After a thorough investigation, it was determined that all of the
allegations were unfounded and that there was no bias based profiling on the part of the officer.
Field contacts were reviewed.
Increase of residential burglaries within the village.
Officers paid particular attention to individuals who were observed loitering in and around our
neighborhoods in burglary suppression tactics.
A total of 227 field interviews were completed on individuals who were stopped in the Village for
the year and there were no complaints of bias profiling.
There were no issues that were raised as a result of our officers making traffic stops, conducting
searches, or during investigative interviews.
During our homeowners, condominium associations, and business contact meetings,
there were no community concerns or issues raised by our residents concerning bias
issues.
Our policies and procedures, officer and individual interaction, communication
throughout the Village and neighboring communities all signify best practices within our
law enforcement profession.
Professional Standards will continue to monitor our policies to insure that we continue
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Operating:
MOSA Cellphone trackers & Intelligence
Programs = $17,200
PBSO donated training time and safety
equipment = $15,500
Personnel:
$74,848.32. We currently have (6) non -sworn
Volunteers and (23) sworn Reserve Police
Officers.
Total Savings of $107,548.32
NORKTH PALM BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT
"SOT ANALYSIS
STRENGTHS:
The Police Department continues to receive strong resident support and wide latitude in goal
accomplishments (providing a safe community environment).
WEAKNESSES:
Training in high liability areas was woefully inadequate (multi -year improvement underway).
North Palm Beach is surrounded by communities with more intense criminal populations.
OPPORTUNITIES:
Continued focus on crime prevention, community policing and engagement on quality of life
and code enforcement concerns.
Pursuit of a COPS grant for 8 additional officers to open a fourth zone South of Lighthouse is
under consideration and open to discussion.
Examination of the benefit of license plate reader deployment in The Village as an investigative
and intelligence aid is underway. Grant sources will be sought during this discussion as well.
Consideration of merging our Communications, Records and radio infrastructure with Palm
Beach Gardens /North Com is underway to both experience, better service delivery, reduced
costs and more effective communications with partnering communities. All current Records,
Communications, CADS and radio infrastructure is reaching end of life with significant costs on
the immediate horizon.
During fiscal year 2014/2015 the Police Department has requested conversion of one Police
Service Aide /Park Ranger to Criminal Intelligence Analyst to enhance deployment
strategies /times to better provide predictive staffing deployment to crime hotspots.
NORTH PALM BEACH PO LUCE DEPART M-ENT
S ! ` OT N L _ISIS (CONITLNf UEDD )
THREATS:
As the economy improves, Reserve Officer deployment historically drops. The
challenge will be adequate staffing without as many reserve hours worked.
Continued crime increases plague The Village after a 22% decrease in crime during
2013.
Insufficient sworn staffing increases overtime significantly, contributes to work
place injuries, fatigue and lower productivity.
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Continue highly visible neighborhood interaction /accessibility.
Establish a business closing program to deter closing time robberies - (completed)
Continue predictive/ preventative directed patrol assignments.
Examination of the benefit of license plate reader deployment in The Village as an
investigative and intelligence aid is underway. Grant sources will be sought during
this discussion as well - (underway)
Consideration of merging our Communications, Records and radio infrastructure
with Palm Beach Gardens /North Com is underway to both experience, better
service delivery, reduced costs and more effective communications with
partnering communities. All current Records, Communications, CADS and radio
infrastructure is reaching end of life with significant costs on the immediate
horizon - (completed)
During fiscal year 2014/2015 the Police Department has requested conversion of
one Police Service Aide /Park Ranger to Crime Analyst to enhance deployment
strategies /times to better provide predictive staffing deployment to crime
hotspots - (completed)
Continued analysis of upward crime trends
Rising crime statistics and implications
icers from 23 officers
Pursuit of 8 additional officers to open a fourth zone South of Lighthouse is
under consideration and open to discussion - (completed without additional
staffing)
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NEW ZONES
STAFFING
Staffing with (8) > Staffing with
full -time officers reserve officers &
$80,026.21 x 8 =
$640,209.68
(salary with benefits)
limited overtime
deployment
800 hrs. x 52 =
$41,600.00
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- - FIN Fril -
According to a 2015 article published on Movoto.com (Movoto Real
Estate The Village of North Palm Beach has been rank to
), g ranked as the 4
safest place to live in Florida. These are the 10 safest places to live
in Florida:
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City
of
Marco Island
2.
City
of
Parkland
3.
City
of
Niceville
4.
Village
of North Palm Beach
5.
City
of
Winter Springs
6.
Town
of Key Biscayne
7.
City
of
Punta Gorda
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City
of
Oviedo
9.
City
of
Lake Mary
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Cooper
City
ten /safest- pl aces -in - fIorida/