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City of Savannah / Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Dept./ Agency Update

Savannah-Chatham MetropolitanPolice Department Update

Joseph H. Lumpkin, Sr., Chief of PoliceJune 25, 2015

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“To Serve, To Protect and To Build Public Trust”

“Public Safety – A Shared Responsibility”




Briefing Agenda

Recruiting & Retention

Crime Statistics Update

Crime Reduction Initiatives

Savannah Ceasefire

Violent Crime Reduction Initiatives

Police Technology & Investigative Tools

Savannah Impact Program

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Command Staff

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Chief Joseph H. Lumpkin, Sr . Asst. Chief Julie Tolbert

Major Richard Zapal Major Larry Branson Major James Barnwell




Recruiting & Retention

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Vacancy Stats

• 605 Sworn Officer Positions

• 530 Hired Sworn Officers or “Recruits” as of 6/22/15

o 40 of those are in “recruit” status o 20 officers on extended leave

o 25 “recruits” hired on 6/22/15

• 75 officer vacancies as of 6/22/15

• 77 officer vacancies on 1/01/15




Recruiting & Retention: The Issues

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Terminations/ForcedResignations

Resignations

Note: 447 officers/recruitshave separated from theSCMPD from January 1,2010 to May 31, 2015

Note: 3 total deaths(2012, 2014, 2015)





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In past 50 months:

• Lost an average of 1 officer per month to Retirement

• Lost an average of 4.2 officers per month to Resignation

During 2013 – 2014:• An average of 94 sworn officers separated from the SCMPD

(resignation, terminations, retirement, medical, etc.) - an averageof 7.8 per month

Our attrition rate prevents “best practice policing” peravailable human resources





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Recruiting/Training Process

From Application to Self-Sufficient Officer (Solo) = approx. 44 weeks

• Hiring Process takes approximately 2 months

• Employment Orientation (Driving/Firearms Training) = 2 weeks

• Georgia Public Safety Training Center Academy = 11 weeks

• SCMPD Patrol School = 7 weeks

• Problem Based Learning (“On the Job” field training) = 16 weeks

Cost of Recruiting/Training

$71,300 + per recruit




Recruiting

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Recruits and Recent Graduates:

• Graduated so far in 2015: 23

• In SCMPD Patrol School: 10 (2 recruits on military leave)

• Ready for July 6th Academy: 25

• Still pending July 6th Academy: 5-8

• SCMPD may be required to utilize surrounding area training

academies to increase Georgia POST “Mandate” training (basiccertification) opportunities for hired recruits.




Recruiting & Retention: Solutions

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What we ARE doing:

1. Marketing experts fromChamber

2. Streamlined Recruiting Application Process

3. TV, Print and Digital Ads

4. New full-length Recruiting Video

5. Targeting job fairs in attainableareas




Recruiting & Retention: Outcomes

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# of Applications

• Data from

October 2014 to

May 2015

• Digital and other

recruiting ads

begin in March2015

• “MUST HAVE”

70 applicants per

month to staffSCMPD’s 605

sworn positions




Recruiting & Retention: The Outcomes

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We must employ officers for the 21st century’scomplexities and difficulties

Typically only 12% of all applicants meet industry “best

practice standards” for sworn employment

SCMPD needs 833 applications to fill each 100vacancies or an average of 70 applications per month

Only averaged 46 applications in the last six months

Only during Recruitment Initiatives of March MadnessTV ads and April-May Digital ads has applicant poolbeen sufficient to staff a 600 sworn agency.




Recruiting

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Last four recruit classes= 69 (avg. 17 per class/must avg. 30)

• Geographical breakdown of recruits employedo Metro-Savannah area = 32o Region = 15o National = 22o Recruitment problems within our MSA

• Demographicso B/M 13o W/M 32o H/M 3o B/F 4o W/F 12o H/F 4o O/F 1




Recruiting & Retention: The Causes

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Challenges:

1. Losing officers to surrounding municipalities, counties andother law enforcement opportunities

2. Compensation/Benefits (Pay, Education Incentives, Cars)3. Must be “competitive” with jurisdictions of similar complexities

and difficulty of job functions

4. Recruiting locally has not worked

5. Exit Interviews





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Loss of Officers to Surrounding Municipalities & Counties

According to the Georgia Public Safety Training Center:

• Garden City, Port Wentworth, Bloomingdale and Thunderbolthave had NO academy attendees in 5+ years.

• Pooler and Tybee have had “a few” in 5+ years

• They are hiring pre-certified officers from “other” agencies

• SCMPD serves as the “training agency” and supplier of certifiedofficers for other law enforcement agencies in our region at acost of $150,000 per 3-year trained officer.





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Compensation: Competitive Agencies

• SCMPD• Recruit Salary $32,471

• HS/GED $34,115

• BA/BS $36,700• Eligible for take-home car after 2 years;

Currently 2.5 yrs/Up from 4 yrs – BUT77 vacancies and 60 others under 2 yrs

• Jacksonville PD

• Academy $36,200 to $38,200• Upon completion of academy $40,110

• Take home car upon completion of PTOphase (approx. 44 weeks - “solo status”)

• Charleston PD• HS/GED $34,500 to $37,900

• A.A. $36,800 to $39,400

• BA/BS $39,400 to $43,300• MA/MS $42,100 to $46,300

• Take home car upon PTO completion(approx. 44 weeks -“solo status”)

• Cobb County PD

• Recruit Salary $38,400• After probation period $40,200

• Take home car upon PTO completion(approx. 44 weeks - “solo status”)





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• Tallahassee PD• Recruit Salary $37,000

• Upon PTO completion $44,400


• Columbus PD (GA)• HS/GED $36,800

• A.A. $37,600

• BA/BS $38,900• MA/MS $40,100

• Take home car upon PTO completion(approx. 44 weeks -“solo status”)

• Marietta PD (GA)• HS/GED $36,500

• All others $38,400 to $40,200


• New Orleans PD• Recruit Salary $36,500

• After PTO completion $38,400

• $1,000-$3,000 for educational degrees• Take home car upon PTO completion

(approx. 44 weeks - “solo status”)





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Cars

• One fully equipped marked police vehicle = $38,800 (80%)

• One investigative police vehicle = $22,000 (20%)

• Number of vehicles needed for assignment to officers after

• 2 years = 72 cars = $2,250,400

• 3 years = 46 cars = $1,633,600

• 4 years = 33 cars = $1,279,200




Recruiting & Retention: The Outcomes

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Website• Recruiting ads doubled and tripled weekly visits to SCMPD

recruiting website scmpd.org/joinscmpd

• Google analytics show less than ¼ of those website visitors

stayed on website after viewing “pay and benefits” page.





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Local Recruiting

• Abnormal turnover rate andloss of public trust has taintedlocal applicant pool

• 447 officers have left SCMPDin past 5 years, average of89.4 per year.

• Potential applicants living inour media coverage area haveno first-hand experience ofSCMPD officers and theirviews have been tainted byevents




Retention

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Career Ladder

• Recently promoted 135 officers to the ranks of Advanced PoliceOfficer (APO) and Corporal.

• 5% pay increase



21City of Savannah / Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Dept./ Agency Update

Crime StatisticsTotal Jurisdiction

RECENT SHOOTING INCIDENTS (M 15 t J 15)



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RECENT SHOOTING INCIDENTS (May 15 to June 15)

Recent Shooting

2015 Hot Spots

One address (1800 E 38th St) has two incidents

Cuyler-Brownsville

Live Oak



23City of Savannah / Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Dept./ Agency Update

Crime Statistics

Shootings/common factors

Victim knew the suspect 15 out of 24 (9 could not be

determined/uncooperative on that point)

Emphatically Non-cooperative 4 out of 24

Drug related 4 out of 24 (typically confirmed by drug

evidence found on scene/but believed to be 50%)

Arrests 8 out of 24 (other arrests pending)





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U.N.I.T (Undercover Narcotics Investigation Team)

• Targets street-level drugs

• Began in January 2015

• 10 officers, 2 sergeantsassigned currently

• Case locations shown onmap on following page.

Mission: Disrupt and Prevent Gun

Violence, Street Drug Sales and Gang

Crimes.

U N I T C L ti



City of Savannah / Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Dept. 25

U.N.I.T. Case Locations

Cuyler-Brownsville

Eastside



Savannah Ceasefire Update

Identified Program Managers/Partners

• National Network Program Manager (Israel Goodman)

• SCMPD Program Manager (Capt. Charles Hall)

• Next Step - Engage Community Stakeholders and Partners

Complete a Needs Assessment

• Began weekly calls with NNPM

• Establish a workgroup template

• Assessment of Street Violence (GBI)

Identify locations for onsite visits/assessments

Design, Implement, and Sustain Community Strategy

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D.E.T.E.R Unit(Downtown Engagement for Tourists, Entertainment and Residents)

UNIT STATS

May 15- June 15

Public contacts 5465

Business contacts 1428

Field interviews 39

Parking citations 13

Traffic citations 10

Felony arrests 1Misdemeanor arrests 9

City ordinance violations 0

Calls for Service 78





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Operation Code Blue

• Crime tends to rise in July and August

• During July and August,typically, crime will increaseapproximately 17.9% (approx.1,554 Part I Crimes)compared to any other 2months of the year.

• Average Part 1 crimes in Julyand August are 1,832



Approximately 50%

of Violent Crimes fall

within

“Chronic Violent Hot

Spots”





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Operation Code Blue

• High visibility, police omnipresence launched in specifichot spots.

• 1,305 Code Blue foot patrols from May 15th – June 15th

R.A.I.D (Robberies and Aggravated Assaults Interdiction Detail)

• Goal: Reduce Agg. Assaults and Robberies in target areas

• Issue-- perpetrators are committing crimes in these areas

because: Target rich environment and Comfort Zone• 6 officers, foot and vehicle patrols/2 shifts, 7 days a week

• June 17th, 606 W. 40th Street arrest





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ShotSpotter

• A tool in the toolbox for identifying gun violence

• Aided in investigations:

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6-year-old girlo 36th and Bull St.

o 15-year-old at 1800 E. 38th St.

• 528 gunfire hits through June 1, 2015 – comparison period does

not exist





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NIBIN (National Integrated Ballistic Information Network)• Links shell casings to crime scenes and guns

• PCCs National Average = 4% Savannah Average = 12%(Potential Cases for Comparison)

• Creates link analysis charts

• Used daily





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Community Policing ProblemSolving: Building Trust

• Park, Walk & Talk in Every Precinct

o Foot, Bicycle, Segway Patrols

• Tourism Oriented Policing (TOP Cops)• Youth Summer Camps

• Roll Call in the Street events

• Downtown Precinct Community Forum

• Beat Officers Engaged w/ the Community

o Edgemere/Sackville NeighborhoodCommunity Survey/Task Force





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Savannah Pre-Apprentice Program• Provides academic, life skills and job skills training.

• 60 local youth 14 - 17 years old

• 7 weeks: June 8 – July 22, 2015

• Referrals primarily from Juvenile Court, DJJ and SCCPSS

• 24 youth placed with 13 local businesses – Began work June 15th

• Remaining 36 youth will work with the City of Savannah rehabilitatinghouses and beautification projects downtown on June 22.

• As of June 14, youth worked 1,018 hours and earned $9,978





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• Coca Cola

• Thunderbolt Marine

• Thomas & Hutton

• Savannah Lodging(Holiday Inn Express Historic District &Hampton Inn Historic District)

• Colonial Oil

• River Street Inn

• Belford’s

• Savannah Chamber of Commerce

• Visit Savannah

• The Wade Law Firm

• NorthPoint Hospitality

(Double Tree Historic District & HiltonGarden Inn Historic District)

• Chatham Personnel

• City of Savannah Citizens Office

Savannah Pre-Apprentice Program13 business partners




Savannah-Chatham MetropolitanPolice Department Update

Questions, Responses and Answers

June 25, 2015

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“To Serve, To Protect and To Build Public Trust”

“Public Safety – A Shared Responsibility”



Cit f S h / S h Ch th m M tr p lit P li D pt / A Upd t 37

Recruit GED HS

SCMPD $32,471 $34,115 $34,115

Charleston PD $36,200 $40,700 $40,700

Jacksonville PD $37,200 $44,610 $44,610Cobb Co PD $38,400 $44,700 $44,700

Tallahassee PD $37,000 $48,900 $48,900

Marietta PD $36,500 $41,000 $41,000

Columbus PD $36,800 $41,300 $41,300

New Orleans PD $36,500 $42,900 $42,900

Memphis PD $37,972 $49,670 $49,670

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000 Chartillustratessalary + take-home carsavings.

Using AAA’s

“cost for

owning/operating a car”, a

take-home caris approx. a$4,500compensationbenefit



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