FY 2023-24 Adopted Budget Book

ACTIVITY SUMMARY

DEPARTMENT POLICE DEPARTMENT

PROGRAM/ACTIVITY POLICE ADMINISTRATION

MISSION/PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Police Administration has a mission to enhance the quality of life in the community by providing high quality police services through professionalism, innovation, and partnerships. Police Administration is responsible for the general supervision of police operations. Tasks include supervision of all planning activities; development of long range planning capabilities; analysis of all department subsystems, policies and procedures; analysis of crime and accident patterns, service needs and personnel development; liaison with police departments in contiguous areas to coordinate regional planning; development of fiscal planning capabilities; analysis of demographic characteristics of community in order to provide future service needs; periodic review of department policies and procedures. Police Administration is also responsible for working with other city departments and the community to foster a positive image and perception of the City of DeSoto.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

* Keep the community safe and secure by lowering burglaries. * Educate the public through means of crime prevention. * Maintain a trained Police force. * Enforce traffic laws by increasing traffic contacts. * Clearing cases and making arrests (Part 1 Crimes, only). * Reduce average response time to calls for service.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES/SERVICE LEVELS

Actuals FY 2021

Actuals FY 2022

Actuals FY 2023

FY 2024 Target

Quantifiable Factor(s)

Activity Demand/Workload Number of calls for service

45,072 54,141

64,356

46,000

2089

1911

1904

2100

Number of offenses assigned to investigators Number of personnel assigned cases

12

12

16

12

8547

10,416

15,297

10,000

Number of traffic contact

Efficiency/Effectiveness Measures M&O budget per capita M&O Budget % of General Fund Budget Average travel time (in minutes) for calls for service Average case clearance percentage

$178.22 $186.10 $226.90 $194.98 20.57% 18.26% 22.61% 20.23%

3.50 87% 1875 0:15

21:05:52 21:05:52 0:01:30 87% 601% 95%

1852

1672

3894

Average number of cases cleared Average time per traffic stop

13:01:30 13:01:30 0:19:18

ToC

159

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