April 2020 Monthly Performance Report The City of Rock Hill has developed a service strategy with three main initiatives. Serving embodies our commitment to the community. Engaging represents our responsibility to actively communicate and connect with our residents. Growing encompasses our pledge to work together to encourage balanced growth in our community. This report provides monthly performance data on the City’s ongoing key metrics. This is intended to give a monthly overview of progress that has been made on the City’s strategic goals. For more detailed information on the Strategic Plan and other performance information, please see reports and dashboards at www.cityofrockhill.com/transparency. March 13—Initial declaration of State of Emergency Beginning in mid-March 2020, the City of Rock Hill began to see the effects of the Federal and State response to COVID-19. While voluntary actions began earlier, the State response milestones took place on the following dates.
Serving
March 15 — Closure of public schools
March 17—Closure of bars and restaurants for dine-in customers
March 20—Governor’s second declaration of State of Emergency
April 3—Closure of non-essential businesses
April 7—Home or Work Order
Public Safety Response Time minutes) Police
Fire
2.7
6.5
Target for public safety response time is under 5.4 minutes (average).
Response times are measured so that the data is comparable to other jurisdictions.
Violent and Property Crimes April 2018 to April 2020
Rock Hill began to see some initial changes in the types of crimes encountered by law enforcement with early COVID19 community response actions, most notably a decrease in property crime.
RHPD continues monitoring changes after the South Carolina Governor’s official closing on non-essential business takes effect April 1 and Work Home Order on April 7.