HomeMy WebLinkAboutInfo Rprt - Crime Statistics 5yr AnalysisSTAFF REPORT
CITY OF PALM DESERT
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT
MEETING DATE: October 25, 2018
PREPARED BY: Stephen Y. Aryan, Risk Manager
REQUEST: Crime Statistics Five Year Analysis
Recommendation
By Minute Motion, receive and file.
Commission Recommendation
The Public Safety Commission reviewed this informational item at their October 10,
2018, meeting.
Strategic Plan
Although not directly related to a specific item in the strategic plan, the Public Safety and
Emergency Services section of the Palm Desert Strategic Plan, specifically under Priority
1: Enhance the Delivery of Public Safety Services concerns addressing future growth and
safety concerns. By analyzing crime data in conjunction with staffing patterns, one can
discern if the Police Department is adequately staffed and any problematic trends can be
identified and addressed.
Background
Staff prepared a five year analysis of violent and property crime for all Coachella Valley
cities, based on the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) data. This information is
beneficial in identifying any significant trends in the City that may need to be addressed
by the Police Department. The Council will recall that, beginning in 2016, the City kept
certain Police Department positions vacant. Since that time, the following modifications
have been enacted:
• Keeping the following positions vacant: (a) two Motor Team officers, (b) one
Special Enforcement Team officer, and one Community Service Officer
(CSO);
• Vacating one sergeant position by combining supervision of the Special
Enforcement Team (SET) and Business District Team (BDT); and
• Including the K9 Team as part of Patrol functions to provide greater cost
efficiency.
Staff Report: Crime Statistics Five Year Analysis
October 25, 2018
Page 2 of 2
The UCR data indicates that since 2016, the City has experienced a slight increase in
violent crime and a decrease in property crime. The increase in violent crime is primarily
due to more aggravated assaults (i.e. an unlawful attack by one person upon another for
the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury) and a very small increase in
robberies (i.e. the taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody,
or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting
the victim in fear).
Based on this data, it appears that these modifications did not have a negative effect on
our overall crime rates. This outcome is also attributable to the increased proactive
approach to policing the Police Department enacted through the use of special teams and
community outreach efforts. Staff will continue to monitor the crime rates annually to
ascertain if further action is warranted.
Fiscal Analysis
There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.
LEGAL REVIEW
N/A
Robert W.
Hargreaves
City Attorney
ATTACHMENT:
DEPT. REVIEW
FINANCIAL REVIEW
N/A
CITY MANAGER
Lori Carney
Director of Administrative Janet Moore Lauri Aylaian
Services Director of Finance City Manager
FBI Unifomi Crime Reporting Data (2013-2017)
Five Year FBI UCR Crime Statistics
Coachella Valley
2013 - 2017
VIOLENT CRIME STATISTICS
2013 Violent 2014 Violent 2015 Violent 2016 Violent 2017 Violent
Crime Crime Crime. If Crime
Cathedral City 149 128 117 152 137
Coachella 118 166 153 161 128
Desert Hot Spring 277 168 232 225 292
Indian Wells 7 6 5 8 1
Indio 468 466 585 437 639
La Quinta 68 87 80 86 67
Palm Desert 110 140 117 77 91
Palm Springs 255 295 279 275 290
Rancho Mirage 26 29 41 23 28
ity
Cathedral City
Coachella
Desert Hot Spring
Indian Wells
Indio
La Quinta
Palm Desert
Palm Springs
Rancho Mirage
PROPERTY CRIME STATISTICS
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Property Property Property Property Property
Crime Crim - Cr' ,, e Crime Crim -.
1,118 1,194 1,152 1,097 769
1,372 1,152 1,238 1,302 1,141
1,103 1,160 1,110 926 784
172 120 150 110 159
2,699 2,210 2,112 1,944 2,287
1,494 1,324 1,220 1,085 1,197
2,215 2,178 2,299 2,144 2,076
2,350 2,722 3,029 2,754 1,963
636 677 769 701 572
2013-2017 FBI UCR Data 10/16/2018
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Five Year FBI UCR Crime Statistics
Coachella Valley
2013 - 2017
Violent Crime (2013-2017)
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City Springs Wells Desert Springs Mirage
■ 2013 Violent Crime ■ 2014 Violent Crime ■ 2015 Violent Crime 2016 Violent Crime ■ 2017 Violent Crime
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Property Crime (2013-2017)
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Cathedral Coachella Desert Hot Indian Indio La Quinta Palm Palm Rancho
City Springs Wells Desert Springs Mirage
■ 2013 Property Crime ■ 2014 Property Crime a 2015 Property Crime 2016 Property Crime IN 2017 Property Crime
2013-2017 FBI UCR Data 10/16/2018