Fort Worth Police Department Strategic Plan
The FWPD strives to provide the highest level of service to the citizens of Fort Worth. The primary function of patrol officers is answering calls for service (calls to the 9-1-1 center) and the department determined the minimumnumber of staff required to answer these calls. Utilizing the PERF staffing model as a basis for this computation, a minimum staffing model was created. The results of this model allows the department to staff each shift and every day of week to ensure (at a minimum), the department addresses calls for service pursuant to the established criteria. The department updated the staffing/workload analysis in 2015, using 2014 and statistics from half of 2015 to quantify how much time officers spent answering citywide calls for service (CFS). This analysis confirmed previous findings made by PERF that the average Fort Worth patrol officer spent more than 50 percent of their time on calls for service. In order to reduce that average to the threshold of 50 percent, city officials and city council authorized the provision of additional staffing for a new sixth patrol division in FY15. Figure 3.2 displays the original plan for personnel increases for a three-year period as presented to city council to hire staff for the sixth patrol division, reach a 10 to 1 span of control, and to account for a shortage of patrol detectives (also identified in the PERF study). The addition of newdivision personnel accounted for predicted growth prior to the anticipated 2018 finalization of the project. However, the department requires annual reevaluations of overall staffing needs. Additional details regarding PERF recommendations can be found in Appendix D.
Figure 3.2. 2015 Patrol Division Staffing Plan
Total Needed 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
2015 Patrol Staffing Plan
Sworn Increase: Officers
34 27 17
15
16 11
3
Detectives Sergeants Lieutenant
6 3 1
10 11
3 1
4 1
2 1
Captain
Sub Total Sworn
83
25
31
27
0
0
Civilian Increase: Crime Analyst
1 1 1 3 7
1 1 1 3 7
Crime Prevention Specialist
Code Blue Coordinator
Admin Staff Dispatchers
Sub Total Civilian
13 96
13 40
TOTAL
25
31
0
0
The following information is an updated 2016 analysis of Patrol, Support, and Finance/Personnel Bureaus present staffing needs based upon several contemporary factors.
How Growth Affects the Fort Worth Police Department
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