COMPSTAT

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COMPSTAT

• POLICING
• In
• Los Angeles

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Los Angeles Police Department

• Detective III Jeff Godown
• Officer-In-Charge
• COMPSTAT Section

[phone] Cell [phone] 23203_at_lapd.laci
ty.org
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Los Angeles Police Department

• 9,294 Sworn Personnel
• 4 Geographic Bureaus
• 19 Geographic Areas (Divisions)
• Pop. 3.9 Mil.
• 473.1 Square Miles
• Budget 1.5 Bil. (46 of fund 2005/06)
• 8,000 Calls each Day (Received)

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Los Angeles Police Department
2005 Part 1 Crimes
December 31, 2005

• 486 Homicides (1.3 per Day)
• 946 Rapes (2.6 per Day)
• 13,487 Robberies (36.9 per Day)
• 15,476 Assaults (42.4 per Day)
• 21,719 Burglaries (59.5 per Day)
• 26,691 Auto Thefts (73.1 per Day)
• 32,668 Burglary/Theft Vehicle (89.5 per Day)
• 30,087 Personal/Other Theft (82.4 per Day)
• 141,560 Total Crimes (387.8 per Day)

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• 159,905 Arrests
• 438 per day
• 528,013 Citations
• 1,446 per day
• 50,315 Traffic Collisions
• 137 per day

2005 /2004
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LAPD Faces Geographic Challenges
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Los Angeles Police Department
Sworn Staffing Levels

• 2002
• 2003
• 2004
• 2005
• 2006

• 9034
• 9298
• 9084
• 9302
• 9552

Projection
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Los Angeles Police Department
2005 Part 1 Crime per 1,000 persons
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Los Angeles Police Department
January through June 2005 Part 1 Crime per 10,000
persons Cities Greater than 1 Million
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Los Angeles Police Department
2006 Office Of Operations Goals

• 8 Overall reduction in Citywide Part 1 Crimes
• 5 reduction in all traffic collisions
• Continue to pursue full compliance with
  requirements of Federal Consent Decree through
  the exercise of ethical lawful policing
• Enhance our overall homeland security
  capabilities by increased training and
  information sharing
• Continued reengineering of work processes to
  improve service delivery

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COMPSTAT

• Effective communication is central to managing
• a police agency, both for clearly imparting the
• organizations goals throughout the department
• and for aiding in the information gathering and
• decision making process of management.

Managing of Police Organizations,
Whisenand/Ferguson
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COMPSTAT

• Goal attainment
• Achieved through Communication
• Systems Degree of success based on 5 Key
  Factors

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• Systems Key Factors (It must)
• Provide sufficient information to accomplish
  assigned tasks
• Clarify perceptions and expectations of
  responsibility
• Facilitate the coordination of people and
  materials to achieve specific objectives
  (present/ future)

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• Systems Key Factors (Contd)
• Facilitate organizational problem solving and
  conflict resolution
• Furnish general directions, not only on what to
  achieve, but also on how to achieve it

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• Successful police management is not simply a
  matter of dictating orders, but requires the
  genuine participation and invaluable knowledge of
  all members of the department, including the line
  officers.

Managing of Police Organizations,
Whisenand/Ferguson
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• Middle management and line officers need to feel
  included in the process and to have a sense of
  purpose regarding the directions given by upper
  management. One-way communication of vague or
  contradictory policies does not motivate the rank
  and file.

Managing of Police Organizations,
Whisenand/Ferguson
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COMPSTAT

• COMPSTAT is the Vehicle
• Goal attainment thru Communication
• Allows demonstration of understanding
• Department members
• Crime problems
• Enables discussion of future strategies

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• Results of implementation of COMPSTAT crime
  control model
• Significant reductions in violent crimes
• NY, Boston, Philly, Miami, New Orleans, and
  Newark
• Los Angeles has experienced ongoing crime
  reduction

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COMPSTAT

• COMPSTAT tailored to your needs
• Custom processes for each department
• Different community and department needs
• Not a fixed solution, can fit anywhere
• Core elements remain the same
• Proactively fighting crime rather then reacting
  to it!

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• COMPSTAT philosophy
• Vital component -- Hold managers accountable for
  combating crime
• Provide them the authority
• Deploy resources
• Achieve desired results in their area

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Think outside the Box
COMPSTAT

• YOU CANT ARREST YOURSELF OUT OF THE PROBLEM

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• Elements of COMPSTAT - FOUR distinct principles
• Accurate and Timely Intelligence
• Effective Tactics
• Rapid Deployment
• Relentless Follow-up and Assessment

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• Accurate and Timely Intelligence
• Todays policing techniques consist of vast
  amounts of information
• Need to provide vehicle to share essential
  information with all levels of organization
• Shrinking resources in todays environment
• Ability to apply resources to an identified
  problem area (Put Cops on the Dots)
• Critical in successfully reducing crime

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• Accurate and Timely Intelligence (Cont.)
• Marked police vehicles deployed
• Historically, deployed randomly to deter
  potential criminals who see the B/W on patrol
• This principle suggests Intelligence and
  Information be used as a radar screen for
  direction
• Place resources in exact problem areas

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Officer Safety is Critical
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• Be the Best you can be
• Experience knowledge
• But is that enough?
• Know what crimes are happening, who commits them,
  where and when
• Be prepared with the right resources
• Overcome lack of resources by targeting
• Training on necessary Tactics
• Officer Safety is Critical

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• Effective Tactics
• Traditional Policing Tactics
• Dictated problems be solved at superficial level
• Take care of Suspect, not social or environmental
  situation
• Actually adding to or creating the problem

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• Effective Tactics (Cont.)
• COMPSTAT Tactics
• Encourages Thinking outside the box
• Mandates all resources considered in responding
  to problems (external as well)
• Old attitudes of public entities responding at
  slow speed are no longer acceptable

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• Rapid Deployment
• For decades, PD have been driven by calls for
  service
• Respond with limited resources in a reactive
  manner
• With COMPSTAT
• PD are now armed with vital intelligence
• Crime trends and patterns
• Allows for strategic police response
• Uniformed, Plainclothes, Decoys, Stings

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COMPSTAT

• Rapid Deployment (Cont.)

• All Resources Utilized
• Parole/Probation
• Community Outreach
• Clergy
• DA/CA
• Dept Water/Power
• Dept of Trans.

• Additional Channels available
• Schools
• Media
• Other Police Agencies
• Building/Safety
• Auto Dealers

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• Relentless Follow-up and Assessment
• Essential elements in any crucial operation
• Critically assess past Tactics
• Lessons learned - Employed tactics
• What was successful - what just didnt work
• You cant Expect unless you Inspect

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• Relentless Follow-up and Assessment (Cont.)
• Need to be evaluated based on results
• Rare in the Public sector/Police dept
• Businesses can become Bankrupt ( Crime)
• Implement unsuccessful strategies
• Provide unacceptable level of customer service

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• Relentless Follow-up and Assessment (Cont.)
• Bottom line - COMPSTAT is results
• Administrative, Operational or Investigative
• All evaluated by the results achieved
• Static Operations that do not provide for
  successful results are assessed for their value
  and necessity to overall operation

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• Current Strategies
• Whats workingWhy?
• Whats NOT working..Why?
• How do we fix it?
• Implementation of New Strategies
• Which?

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High Risk People (Victims/Suspects)
10 of Victims Account for 40 of Crimes
10 of Suspects Account for 50 of Crimes
POLICE FOCUS
High Risk Places
High Risk Activities
10 of Locations Account for 60 of Crimes
Criminal/Initially Non-Criminal Behavior
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