2016 Annual Report

Department Initiatives—Technology

Patrol All Call Channel The Patrol All Call broadcast was imple- mented in 2016. The All Call Channel pro- vides patrol officers in all patrol divisions with pertinent radio broad- casts regarding serious events that have the potential to expand beyond their geograph- ic point of origin. The All Call streamlines broadcast information without the need for duplication and in- creases officer safety. Previously officers in different divisions, but only streets apart, would not receive relevant crime in progress or suspect based information via radio, but only over their mobile data computer in their vehicles. Oftentimes, this deficiency meant a low likelihood of trans- mission of critical information if an officer was away from the vehicle, or a dispatcher failed to notify adjacent divisions of the crime.

Omega Dashboard View

CrimeView Dashboard The CrimeView Dashboard, a web based analytical software, establishes a common operating picture for all sworn staff, through use of interactive and configurable maps, charts, and reports. It provides command staff and front-line personnel with the tools needed to make data driven and evidence based deployment decisions. The application provides information regarding offenses, calls for service, accidents, arrests, recovered vehicles, and parolees. It also allows officers to obtain updated crime data even from mobile terminals in patrol vehicles to plan and adjust their patrol patterns to the dynamic nature of crimes in their individual beats. In addition to providing traditional pin maps, CrimeView Dashboard also identifies repeat call locations, offense locations, hot spots, and time/space relationships between data, such as the time and location of a stolen vehicle and its specific recovery location.

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