THE BLOOMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT THE MISSION OF THE
THE BLOOMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
"THE MISSION OF THE BLOOMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT IS TO SAFEGUARD LIFE AND PROPERTY WHILE RESPECTING DIVERSITY, ENCOURAGING CIVILITY, SOLVING PROBLEMS, AND MAINTAINING A HIGH STANDARD OF INDIVIDUAL INTEGRITY AND PROFESSIONALISM. "
BLOOMINGTON POLICE PATROL BLOOMINGTON POLICEDISTRICTS
BLOOMINGTON POLICE ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTN PATROL DIVISION: 73 SWORN OFFICERS 64 MALE / 17 FEMALE DETECTIVE DIVISION: 19 SWORN OFFICERS 17 MALE / 1 FEMALE PARKING ENFORCEMENT: 11 OFFICERS 8 MALES / 3 CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES: 21 MALE FEMALES 47 FEMALE • ORG CHART
TRAINING • • THE TRAINING DIVISION CONDUCTED OVER 8396 HOURS OF IN-SERVICE TRAINING IN 2016 AN INCREASE OF OVER 22% FROM 2015 AND OVER 3 ½ TIMES WHAT IS REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF INDIANA CONDUCTED NUMEROUS TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERS INCLUDING BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. TOPICS OF INSTRUCTION INCLUDE: • EMERGENCY VEHICLE OPERATIONS • • • FIREARMS • • • FIELD TRAINING COURSES CULTURAL DIVERSITY COURSE INTERVIEW SCHOOLS PHYSICAL TACTICS COURSES SPECIALTY COURSES FOR INVESTIGATIONS COMMUNITY POLICING EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRAINING
CRIME TOTALS 2004 -2016 • TEN YEAR AVERAGES GRAPH
Bloomington has the lowest number of officers per 1000 citizens of all similar sized cities in Indiana. Bloomington has 1. 2 officers per 1000 citizens, well below the national standard of 2. 5 per 1000.
While having the lowest number of officers, Bloomington has managed to have the second lowest crime rate of similar cities.
Despite the increase in population, as well as the number of visitors, which is now over 1. 2 million people per year, the City of Bloomington continues to enjoy a low violent crime rate in comparison to other cities in Indiana and in comparison to other Big Ten cities BIG TEN CITIES
Year 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Population Per UCR IU Enrollment 53151 52277 52761 53901 55205 60633 61353 61921 62100 62524 63114 63527 63777 67300 65547 69291 69681 70186 70403 71120 69158 69474 68918 72337 71845 80405 80816 81636 82415 83075 32816 32417 33421 33776 34863 35453 35489 36076 35551 35594 35063 34700 34937 35600 36201 37076 37963 38903 38589 37821 37958 38247 38990 40354 42347 42464 42731 42133 46817 46416 As is well known for anyone who drives around the City of Bloomington, the population has been steadily increasing as have the enrollment figures for Indiana University POPULATION
Year TRAFFIC STOPS Traffic Stops 2004 12, 900 2005 15894 2006 18146 2007 19111 2008 13899 2009 16189 2010 15562 2011 15800 2012 16083 2013 12802 2014 11032 2015 9906 2016 7040
MONROE COUNTY CENTRAL EMERGENCY DISPATCH THE MONROE COUNTY CENTRAL EMERGENCY DISPATCH CENTER ANSWERS ALL 911 CALLS FROM CITY AND COUNTY ADDRESSES AND PROVIDES DISPATCH SERVICES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
2016 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
DOWNTOWN RESOURCE OFFICERS • SIX FULL TIME OFFICERS ARE ASSIGNED TO WORK SPECIFICALLY WITH THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR NEAR HOMELESSNESS TO ASSIST IN REDUCING THEIR INTERACTION WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS EACH YEAR. • OVER 3800 CALLS FOR SERVICE IN 2016 Referrals to: Social Services Medical Care Mental Health Services Housing Assistance Programs
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT • BPD HOSTS OR PARTICIPATES IN NUMEROUS EVENTS EACH YEAR ‘COFFEE WITH A COP’ EVENTS EACH MONTH, NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS, CITIZENS ACADEMY, TEEN ACADEMY AND INCLUDING OTHERS • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INCREASED BY OVER 180% FROM 2015 • SOCIAL MEDIA INCREASED DRAMATICALLY FROM 2015 WITH THE CREATION OF A SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM.
21 ST CENTURY POLICING REPORT • CONTAINS 64 RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH ARE WITHIN THE ABILITY OF THE BLOOMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT TO IMPLEMENT. BPD MEETS OR EXCEEDS 60 OF 64 APPLICABLE ITEMS. • MONTHLY UPDATES ARE PUBLISHED TO THEBOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY ON THE DEPARTMENT’S IMPLEMENTATION STATUS FOR THEIR REVIEW • • 21 ST CENTURY REPORT UNDERSCORES NEED FOR TRANSPARENCY; BPD JOINED THE WHITE HOUSE DATA PROJECT AND POSTS TWELVE DATA SETS, FAR MORE THAN MOST DEPARTMENTS, POSTS DATA TO B ‘ CLEAR’ PORTAL BPD OFFICER WELLNESS PROGRAM INCLUDES PSYCHIATRIC EXAMS AND SERVICES, HEART SCANS, ENHANCED PHYSICAL FITNESS AND THE PURCHASE OF IMPROVED BODY ARMOR
DATA PORTAL BPD CONTRIBUTES DATA ON: • IN 2016 BPD JOINED THEWHITE HOUSE DATA INITIATIVE, NOW ADMINISTERED BY THE POLICE FOUNDATION, BY CONTRIBUTING TWELVE DATA SETS FOR COMPARISON. • • HTTPS: //PUBLICSAFETYDATAPORTAL. ORG/ THIS INFORMATION AND MUCH MORE CAN BE ACCESSED AT THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON’S B CLEAR OPEN DATA PORTAL WWW. BLOOMINGTON. IN. GOV OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTINGS CITIZEN COMPLAINTS USE OF FORCE DEPARTMENT DEMOGRAPHICS CITATIONS HATE CRIMES OFFICER TRAINING NUISANCE COMPLAINTS CALLS FOR SERVICE REQUESTS FOR OFFICERS (PUBLIC RELATIONS) FIREARMS THEFTS OFFICERS ASSAULTED
2017 • IN 2017 THEBLOOMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT INTENDS TO WORK ON REDUCING THE CRIME RATE THROUGH DATA DRIVEN POLICING, EXPAND OUR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY, AND CONTINUE TO DISPLAY THE TRANSPARENCY WHICH SHOULD BE EXPECTED OF ALL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. CONTINUE THE COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY ACCREDITATION PROCESS (CALEA) CONTINUE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 21 ST CENTURY POLICING MODEL
DATA DRIVEN POLICING • USING DATA COLLECTED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES EACH WEEK A BLOOMINGTON POLICE CRIME ANALYST A REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT AS TO TYPE, METHOD, LOCATION AND OTHER FACTORS INVOLVED IN EACH MAJOR CRIME. USING THE WEEKLY REPORT THE DEPARTMENT’S DIVISIONS ARE ABLE TO PLAN DEPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL IN ORDER TO MEET EMERGING CHALLENGES. THE PUBLIC CAN VIEW CRIME INFORMATION THROUGH THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON’S B CLEAR OPEN DATA PORTAL AND THROUGH THE COMMUNITY CRIME MAP AT WWW. COMMUNITYCRIMEMAP. COM
COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES (CALEA) The Department continues to invest a great deal of time and effort in attaining the coveted CALEA Tier 1 Accreditation standard, a peer reviewed, best practice standard which only 5% of the law enforcement agencies in the United States ever achieve.
Implementation of ‘The Final Report of the President’s Task Force on 21 st Century Policing’ At the direction of Mayor John Hamilton, BPD has spent the year evaluating each of the recommendations and action items contained in ‘The Final Report of the President’s Task Force on 21 st Century Policing’. The complete report on the Department’s status in regard to implementation will be presented for public comment on February 20, March 1 and March 6 during public meetings held at BPD Headquarters. Each night will begin at 6: 30 pm
2017 Public Engagement The Department intends to continue an aggressive schedule of public engagement appearances and opportunities in 2017. All of these events are published on the Department’s Facebook and Twitter Accounts
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