Title: Madison Police Department Neighborhood Response Session
1- Madison Police Department
- Neighborhood Response Session
- Mayor Dave Cieslewicz
- Chief Noble Wray
- Captain Jay Lengfeld
- Alderperson Thuy Pham-Remmele
2Long-Term MPD Response
- Adjust our citywide approach on how we focus on
problems - Prioritization with limited resources
- Displacement issues
- Three levels
- Serious crimes/emergencies
- Quality of life issues
- Expectation of service, but not a violation of law
3Long-Term MPD Response
- We must pay attention to quality of life issues
- Self reporting
- Thefts from autos
- Gang graffiti
- Alcohol/burglaries
- Loitering, drugs, prostitution
- Speeding, landlord/tenant issues, etc.
4Long-Term MPD Response
- Work towards a higher level of officer engagement
and problem solving - Build trust
- Foot patrol/bike patrol
- Citizen communication with district Community
Policing Team (CPT) - Ongoing relationship with district officers
5Impact Before 2009
- Accelerated academy in 2008
- Separate Community Policing Teams for North
East districts - Increase size of West Community Policing Team
- West District field lieutenant
- Six new detective positions in 2008
- Short term strategies (Capt. Lengfeld)
6MPD Staffing
- MPD staffing in 2009 and beyond (request for 30
additional officers) - Police staffing study
- What we need from you/expectations of us
- Improve response to quality of life issues
- Improve communication
- Positive impact on area of concern
7The West District
- 28 Square Miles of Land Mass
- Population of 80,000 (approximate)
- 370 Miles of Roadway
8West Police District
- Patrol Officers
- 1st Detail (7a-3p) 6 officers
- 2nd Detail (3p-11p) 9 officers
- 3rd Detail (11p-7a) 6 officers
- Neighborhood Officers
- Allied Drive
- Theresa/Hammersley/Bettys
- Tree/Wexford
- Community Policing Team
- 1 sergeant 5 officers
- Patrol Staffing (1st 3rd shifts)
- 1 officer per 5 square miles
- 1 officer per 63 miles of roadway
- 1 officer per 13,000 residents
- 6 officers are required to staff 1 patrol beat
24 hours a day/7 days a week
9West Police District Busy
- West District calls in 2007 include
- 2 homicides
- 6 arsons
- 59 sexual assaults
- 55 robberies
- 126 weapons offenses/gun calls
- 45 death investigations
- 143 stolen autos
- 273 drug incidents
- 299 batteries
- 888 domestic disputes
- 2,283 auto crashes
- 3,515 citations issued (through August 1)
- From January 1 September 11, 2007, WPD officers
responded to 25,727 calls for police service - Thats an average of more than 100 police calls
per day - West is the busiest police district in the City
(25 of total CFS)
10Safety Concerns from Listening Session
- Loitering (80)
- Drugs (57)
- Speeding/traffic (57)
- Thefts/burglaries (52)
- Deterioration of property (42)
- Noise (39)
- Damage to Property (38)
- Unsupervised children (35)
- Unsafe to walk through neighborhood (34)
- Graffiti (28)
- Crime in general (25)
- Absent/bad landlords (24)
- Gun shots (24)
- Gangs (23)
11How attendees characterized the level of criminal
activity in their neighborhood
- Very high 89
- Very high/high 12
- High 104
- High/moderate 14
- Moderate/low 78
- Low 8
12Calls for Police Service West District
- 2001 31,393
- 2002 34,145
- 2003 35,930
- 2004 34,743
- 2005 36,442
- 2006 36,975
- This reflects
- A 15 increase over the last six years
- A 6 increase over the last three years
13City Growth Displacement
- Increase in poverty/unemployment in area
- Families on public assistance
- Feb. 2000 Feb. 2007
- Balsam Road Area 46 99
- Hammersley Road Area 45 94
- Morraine View Area 35 124
- Schroeder Road Area 44 63
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14City Growth Displacement
- Housing Issues
- Higher level of Section 8 housing
- More absentee/problem landlords
- Increase in single parent families
15City Growth Displacement
- Cultural lifestyle expectations (urban/suburban)
- Noise level
- Bedtime hours
- Supervision of children
- Socializing
- Drug dealing usage
16Response to Community Concerns
- Short term (September December, 2007)
- Intermediate (2008)
- Long term (2009 and beyond)
17Short Term Response
- Expectations letter to area residents
- Expectations letter to property owners/landlords
18Short Term Response
- Officer overtime (600 hours)
- Traffic enforcement
- Foot patrol/bike patrol
- Drug enforcement
- High visibility patrol
- Quality of life offenses
- Property assessments
19Short Term Response
- Increase communication between MPD and
neighborhood watch groups - Report of monthly calls for police service mailed
to landlords - Increase building inspections in area
- Increase lighting by trimming trees and adding
street lights
20Short Term Response
- Focus on problem landlords
- Work with City Attorneys Office to fast track
any drug/nuisance abatement actions - Passing the nuisance ordinance
21Short Term Response
- Community needs to report crimes to MPD
- Community needs to be more inclusive
22Intermediate Response
- Increase West District Community Policing Team by
two officers - Explore re-aligning patrol beats
- Building a stronger district/neighborhood
23West District Community Policing Team
- Group of officers focused on problem solving
- One officer assigned part-time to the
Balsam/Russett area - One officer assigned part-time as the liaison
officer to neighborhood watch groups in the West
District
24Other Potential Tools
- Anti-graffiti ordinance
- User fees for overuse of police services
- Review and modify ordinances on landlord/tenant
relations - Limit number of subsidized housing units in a
neighborhood (by ordinance) - Drug loitering ordinance
- Licensing landlords
- Forming a tax district in area
25Community Support
- Continue with current programs (neighborhood
watch, after school programs, etc.) - More youth programs
- More community involvement in neighborhood
- More support programs for adults (drug/alcohol
issues job training etc.)
26Long Term Response
- Adding patrol beats to 1st and 3rd details
- Adding two additional officers to WPD Community
Policing Team - Continue to increase staff as needed
- Funds for neighborhood watch groups
- Use of cameras and other technology
- Federal Weed Seed grant
27SOUTHWEST MADISON PUBLIC SAFETY FOLLOW UP
MEETING
- Mayor Dave Cieslewicz
- September 13, 2007
28Response to Southwest Neighborhood Concerns Must
be Comprehensive
- Adding police resources
- Targeting bad landlords
- Strengthening neighborhoods
- Giving young people positive alternatives
- Lobbying other units of government to partner
with us - Responding on a citywide basis
29Adding Police Resources
- 30 more police officers in 2008 budget
- Accelerated police academy
- Changes to police self-reporting system so
callers always receive a call back
30Adding Police Resources
- New 50,000 West Side Safety Initiative for last
quarter of 2007 and 2008 - Additional police officer overtime
- Civilian overtime to send monthly calls for
service reports to property owners - Increased building inspections
- Improve lighting
- Work with problematic property owners
31Adding Police Resources
32Adding Police Resources
- We will track the results of these new resources
through Madison Measures benchmarks such as - Response time
- Value of property lost due to crime
- Crimes committed per 100,000 population
- Citizen satisfaction/sense of safety
- Fatalities and injuries resulting from crime
33Targeting Bad Landlords
- Pushing Council to approve nuisance abatement
ordinance on September 18th - Staff team (MPD, BI, CA, Mayor) to target bad
landlords, and adopt strategy for each - More landlord training
- Step up systematic building inspections
34Strengthening Neighborhoods
- Create West Side Planning Council in 2008
- Expand neighborhood watch programs and
neighborhood listserv/communication capacity
(e.g., e-Neighbors)
35Strengthening Neighborhoods
- SW Planning Process Quick Wins from the
neighborhood recommendations - Lighting
- Public MPD, Building Inspection and Forestry
coordination new/fixed lighting, tree trimming,
etc. - Private BI to recommend improvements in private
parking lots, etc. - Traffic Calming Traffic Engineering is
planning/studying traffic calming on Hammersley
Road
36Strengthening Neighborhoods
- SW Steering Committee recommendations from the
neighborhood - Promote home ownership in the Bettys
Lane/Theresa Terrace area - Provide assistance for home security improvements
- Improve safety in neighborhood parks
37Strengthening Neighborhoods
- Neighborhood indicators program (based on the
Charlotte Model) - Early warning system for neighborhoods
- Staff is developing pilot program
- Possible partnership with UW Population Lab to
support data collection and analysis
38Giving young people positive alternatives
- Additional 10,000 grant for Wisconsin Youth
Company (60,000 total) - 7,500 Urban League grant to link under and
unemployed youth with job opportunities - Review OCS/CDBG budgets for emphasis on programs
that target junior high to young adults - Maintain and seek to increase funding for after
school programs - Assess current community youth programs, and gaps
in services - Build more ties between positive mentoring
organizations and youth
39Giving young people positive alternatives
- Address gang issues recent gang task force
recommendations focus on 3 areas - Prevention Support and expand community gang
education programs - Intervention Provide alternatives (e.g., teen
court, after school activities, etc.) - Suppression Create joint coordination team
(city, county, school, etc.) for training,
intelligence sharing, etc.
40Lobbying Federal, State, and County governments
to partner with us
- Work to head off State aid cuts and levy limits
that would prohibit the City from spending what
it needs to address the problems - Ask the State for more assistant district
attorneys to pursue quality of life crimes - Work with our Federal delegation to reinstate the
COPS program to help us hire more officers
41Citywide Efforts
- Alcohol license density plan as a means of
stopping the flow of police resources to the
downtown - Continue to improve Allied Drive to stem flow of
police resources there - Designate Safe Neighborhoods position in Mayors
Office - Better coordination with school district
42Upcoming Events
- Sept. 18 Council Meeting Nuisance Abatement and
Downtown Alcohol Density Plans Considered - Oct. 2 Mayors 2008 Operating Budget
Introduced - Oct. 16 Common Councils Budget Hearing
- Nov. 14, 15, 16 Common Council Consideration of
Budget
43Charge to the community Expect and uphold high
standards of civility and behavior
44Keep the Conversation Going
- This is just the beginning, not the end of our
work - Please continue to provide your comments,
suggestions and ideas - Email mayor_at_cityofmadison.com
45Alder Thuy Pham-Remmeledistrict20_at_cityofmadison.
com
46- Thank you for attending
- Mayor Dave Cieslewicz Chief Noble Wray
- mayor_at_cityofmadison.com nwray_at_cityofmadison.com
- Alder Thuy Pham-Remmele Captain Jay Lengfeld
- district20_at_cityofmadison.com jlengfeld_at_cityofmadi
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