Safe Community

Safe Community Work System Summary

Community-based policing, connected neighbors, engaged local businesses, supportive community institutions, and a fair and impartial justice system, all working together, to ensure Arvada is a safe place to live, work, play, and stay.

PRINCIPLES AND SERVICES:

To support a safe community, the City of Arvada:

• Achieves and maintains the gold standard in public safety by meeting and exceeding standards set forth through the Commission of Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) to assist with the designation of one of the safest communities in Colorado . • Provides customized police services making the community feel safe and secure, including proper investigation, appropriate case filings, and crime scene investigation, resulting in an increased likelihood of identifying and prosecuting those responsible for committing crimes . • Ensures the Police Department has appropriate staffing levels; communication, information, financial management support; and leadership services to achieve strategic and operational results, including maintaining a well-informed community . • Applies inspection, enforcement, community support, and neighborhood engagement services to residents, businesses, and neighborhood partners in order to preserve safety, compliance, stability, and appearance of neighborhoods through collaborative partnerships and achievement of long-term neighborhood goals . • Provides administrative, business, communication, and investigative services to members of the community and the Police Department with a commitment to Respect, Dedication, and Responsibility . • Provides an independent, fair, and impartial justice system that efficiently processes the court docket, renders fair and just decisions, and holds all stakeholders accountable .

The gold standard in public safety by achieving and maintaining standards set forth through The Commission of Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) to assist with the designation of one of the safest communities in Colorado . Click here to learn more about the Arvada Police Department

Mission Statement:

Focusing on safety through community-based policing, connected neighbors, engaged local businesses, supportive community institutions, and a fair and impartial justice system working together will ensure that Arvada is a safe place to live, work, and play .

Budget Summary

Safe Community Work System Summary

REVENUES BY TYPE 2019 ACTUAL 2020 ACTUAL 2021 REVISED 2022 BUDGET

Taxes

Intergovernmental Fines and Forfeits

Miscellaneous

Total Revenues $10,533,657 $11,335,269 $12,155,397 $12,217,437 94,152 308,612 576,667 216,667 1,281,821 917,416 935,827 890,310 719,055 1,076,735 285,384 249,067 $12,628,686 $13,638,033 $13,953,275 $13,573,481

Revenue Highlights

• The primary sources of revenue are a .21 of sales tax increment and a .25 of sales tax increment generated from a voter-approved measure to fund expanded police services . Revenue trends closely follow those in the General Fund . • Miscellaneous revenue include court fines and fees. A decrease in court cases is reflected in the decrease from 2019 to 2020 . • Intergovernmental revenue increases between 2019 and 2020 from a West Metro Drug Task Force grant for the purchase of a command vehicle . Intergovernmental revenue remains elevated in 2021 and 2022 from a COPS grant for four additional police officers.

Safe Community Work System Summary

EXPENDITURES BY TYPE 2019 ACTUAL 2020 ACTUAL 2021 REVISED 2022 BUDGET Personnel $28,523,611 $29,206,053 $29,143,797 $32,876,904 Services and Charges 1,568,159 943,127 1,393,540 1,845,739 Supplies and Expenses 3,696,407 3,814,408 3,675,944 5,298,928 Contracts and Leases 3,190,296 2,534,186 2,377,074 2,393,708 Capital Maintenance 93,915 129,111 55,221 56,474 Capital Outlay 167,218 331,131 783,122 503,913 Transfers 1,416,164 215,255 231,270 237,268 Other 29,492 6,586 - - Total Expenditures $38,685,262 $37,179,857 $37,659,968 $43,212,934

Employees 243 .00 246 .00 246 .00 255 .00

Expenditure Highlights

• 70% of Supplies and Expenses are maintenance and replacement costs for vehicles and computers . • Contracts and Leases is comprised of support for the operation of the Jefferson County Communication Center and contributions to the regional crime lab and the Juvenile Assessment Center . • Services and Charges fluctuate from year to year due to the timing of Public Safety Department trainings . • The sharp decline in 2020 for Transfers is due to the completion in 2019 of the Whisper Creek police substation . • Capital Outlay and Capital Maintenance increase in 2020 due to the purchase of a command vehicle and for improvements to a police substation .

Challenges Advantages

National narrative on policing .

Tragic loss of an officer.

Recruitment and retention of officers. Supportive community . Strong leadership in the Police Department and Municipal Court . Maintaining national accreditation .

Implementation of body worn camera State mandate . Judicial focus on restorative justice .

Increase in homelessness .

Need for virtual court appearances during the pandemic . Expanding service area .

Safe Community Work System Summary

Strategic Result 1

By 12/20, Public Safety staffing levels will be at 95% filled

COMPLETED MILESTONES: a By 12/20, create performance measures documenting the amount of and reasons for officer attrition a By 12/20, implement a recruitment and retention plan a By 12/20, continue use of an over-hire strategy to leverage access to quality candidates

Performance Measures Target 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Sworn Officers earned a Bachelor's Degree 100% Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Police Officer / 1,000 Ratio --- --- --- Yes Yes **

A bachelor’s degree is a minimum educational requirement for all Arvada police officers. The Bureau of Justice Statistics state only 1% percent of U .S . police agencies require a four-year college degree . ** Performance measure is being revised

Strategic Result 2

By 12/20, Public Safety will implement a community engagement and education plan

COMPLETED MILESTONES: a By 12/20, formalize and integrate the CORE unit to work with those experiencing homelessness by providing resources, education, and criminal violation enforcement a By 12/20, implement a plan that outlines services and education provided to juveniles within Arvada a By 12/20, implement a plan that outlines strategies to enhance positive police and community interaction

Performance Measures Target 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Number of contacts officers have with high utilizers of mental health-related calls for service Percentage of calls for service in which a mental health co-responder is dispatched Percentage of time contributed by co-responders on mental health-related calls and services 39 40 42 37 54

30% 3% 18% 15% 29% 1%

Safe Community Work System Summary

Provides customized police services to the community to assist in making the community feel safe and secure, including proper investigation, crime scene investigation, and appropriate case filings, resulting in an increased likelihood of identifying and prosecuting those responsible for committing crimes . % of Calls for service in which a mental health co-responder is dispatched

Performance Measures Target 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

ANIMAL MANAGEMENT: By 2019, increase the strength of the relationship between dog licenses issued or renewed and dog license violations . 0 .5 --- 0 .6 0 .3 0 .4 -0 .1

Applies inspections, enforcement, community support, and neighborhood engagement services to residents, businesses and neighborhood partners in order to preserve compliance, stability, safety and appearance of neighborhoods through partnerships and achievement of long-term neighborhood goals .

Strategic Result 3

By 12/21, obtain the safest city designation according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)

MILESTONES: • By 12/21, implement a comprehensive Traffic Safety Strategy and Operational Plan with collaboration between the police department, traffic engineering, and streets maintenance programs to ensure high level traffic safety and operation standards • Annually, 80% of calls for service with a priority of “0” or “1” will have less than 5 minute response time

Safe Community Work System Summary

Performance Measures Target 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

LAB: # High Impact Crime Scene Reported --- 168 .3 175 .4 193 .9 165 .7 222 .6

LAB: # of CODIS and/or AFIS hits --- 32 .8 40 .0 58 .0 22 .3 40 .3

LAB: By 2022 32% of cases CSI responded to that result in a case filing 32% 19% 19% 19% 35% 29%

LAB: Annually, 20% of CSI investigations will result in a CODIS or AFIS hit 8% 12% 10% 16% 11% 17% LAB: Annually, 40% of high impact crimes will be processed by a crime scene investigator 40% 22% 24% 24% 23% 20%

** Performance measure is being revised Provides customized police services to the community to assist in making the community feel safe and secure, including proper investigation, crime scene investigation, and appropriate case filings, resulting in an increased likelihood of identifying and prosecuting those responsible for committing crimes . By 2018 8% of CSI Investigations will result in a CODIS or AFIS hit

Performance Measures Target 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

80% of calls with a priority of 0 or 1 will have less than five (5) minute response times . 90% / 80% 80% 84% 76% 73% 76%

Appropriate staffing levels, communication, information, and financial management support as well as leadership services to the Police Department to achieve strategic and operational results including maintaining a well-informed community .

80% of calls with a priority of 0 or 1 will have less than five (5) minute response times

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Safe Community Work System Summary

Performance Measures Target 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Arvada will have a crime rate lower than 80% of Colorado cities with 100,000 and over in populations, as bench marked by Uniformed Crime Reports (UCR) . 20% 29% 29% 32% ---

Advanced Law Enforcement Accreditation results in a highly performing organization with the capacity to address any operational or administrative challenges, and serve as an industry leader . CALEA has awarded Arvada with Flagship Agency Status .

Performance Measures Target 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

70% of multi-housing complexes that do not participate in crime-free multi-housing programs will be re-contacted by CRIT to reconsider participating in CFMH programs . 70% 50% 52% 52% 53% 53%

MILESTONES: • Annually, 90% of pre-sentence reports will be completed and provided to juvenile within 72 hours of sentence • Annually, 80% of pre-sentence reports contribute to evidenced based sentencing recommendations - Municipal Judge • Annually, 80% pre-sentence reports contribute to evidenced based sentencing recommendations - City prosecution team ** Performance measure is being revised

The gold standard in public safety by achieving and maintaining standards set forth through The Commission of Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) to assist with the designation of one of the safest communities in Colorado .

Strategic Result 4

By 12/22, 100% of juveniles charged with criminal offenses will receive measurable risk-based pre-sentence assessments

Safe Community Work System Summary

Strategic Result 5

By 12/24, 50% of juveniles sentenced to probation will not obtain additional charges within Arvada during the probation period

MILESTONES: • By 6/22, a comprehensive and agile tool kit of existing services and resources specifically for juveniles will be implemented • By 12/22, 75% of juvenile offenders rate Arvada Municipal Court employees and services as meeting or exceeding expectations • By 6/23, 30% of juveniles will express positive behavior changes after completing recommended sentencing requirements

Performance Measures Target 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

75% of Juvenile defendants who complete probation specific sentencing requirements 75% / 100% --- 65% 74% 100% **

** Performance measure is being revised Provides an independent, fair and impartial justice system that efficiently processes the court docket, renders fair and just decisions and holds all stakeholders accountable .

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