Douglasville Police Department 2019 Report

DOUGLASVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT 2083

FAIRBURN RD DOUGLASVILLE, GA 30135 3010 PHN • (678) 293-1600 FAX www.douglasvillega.gov

(770) 920GARY SPARKS CHIEF OF POLICE

S.A. SHAW DEPUTY CHIEF

OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS End of the Year Report 01/01/19-12/31/19 The Office of Professional Standards is tasked with providing the chief of police with an annual report that contains statistical, demographic, and comparison data originating from multiple sources within the agency. The information contained in this report is for the sole purpose of outlining data which will aid the chief in decision making related to budgeting, tactical changes to workloads or assignments, or facilitate policy review and adjustment.

However, once the first end of the year report was completed he ordered that it be made public each year to show transparency regarding the inner workings of the agency.

As the report is completed by the Office of Professional Standards, it primarily outlines those categories which concern its mandate within the police department. These categories include internal affairs, hiring and background investigations, and training. However, other data points have been added to provide context and to highlight overall workload of other divisions.

INTERNAL AFFAIRS/PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS The Internal Affairs section of the Office of Professional Standards is tasked with conducting investigations into alleged misconduct on the part of our civilian and sworn personnel. These formal investigations are ordered directly by the chief of police, and any discipline issued as a result comes directly from his office. For more minor violations of our policy, the employee’s direct supervisor may investigate and dispense discipline. All disciplinary measures are recorded, become part of the employee’s personnel record, and are listed in this report.

The Office of Professional Standards also monitors policy compliance and professional practice within the agency. O.P.S., therefore, records and correlates all complaint reporting, fleet accident review, policy and procedure creation/review, pursuit review, and use of force review. The following data depicts work product in the areas described for 2019. It also shows a comparison with 2018.

Agency Data-

Sworn Officer Allotment:

101 (plus 4 part-time court officers)

Average Actual Employment: 92 (plus 4 part-time court officers) 2018 Totals

2019 Totals

Annual Calls/Citizen Contacts for Service:

64243

67885

Reports Written:

12419

12037

Accident Reports:

2996

2991

Arrests Made:

2590

2564

Traffic Stops:

14341

10511

Citations Issued:

10616

8014

2018

2019

Homicide:

0

1 (Justifiable)

Forcible Rape:

9

18

Robbery:

41

35

Agg. Assault:

143

95

Burglary:

138

137

Larceny:

1612

1845

Motor Vehicle Theft:

91

73

Arson:

6

6

UCR Part I Crime Totals-

(Note: UCR stats reflect reports of criminal activity. Further investigation may reveal no crime was committed, or a different crime was committed than was originally reported)

Population/Demographic Data for Douglasville- 2018

2019

Total Population:

33,675

34,190

African American:

65.2%

65%

Caucasian:

27.4%

29.5%

All Other:

7.4 %

10.5%

Total Population living in poverty:

15.2%

13.5%

Internal Investigations of Officers-

2018

2019

Total I.A. Investigations:

8

2

Reports with Sustained Violations:

5

2

Reports where no Violation was Found

2

0

Reports still Open/Active:

3 (two 2016 cases)

2 (2016)

Violations Sustained:

14

6

Sustained Violations by Type and Occurrence-

On/Off-Duty Conduct:

1

Use of Force

1

Body Worn Camera

1

Response to Calls

1

Outside Employment

1

Training Directives

1

Discipline Issued Resulting from Internal Affairs Investigations2018

2019

No Action Taken:

2

0

Written reprimand:

0

0

Suspension:

2

2

Termination/Resigned in Lieu:

3

0

Disciplinary Actions (Non-IA related)-

2018

2019

Total:

25

30

Results of Discipline-

2018

2019

Write-up only:

12

13

Suspension:

11

12

Loss of Use of Take-Home Car:

1

5

Termination/Resigned in Lieu:

6

2

Uses of Force-

2018

2019

Total Calls Where Force Used:

90

107

Total Calls Multiple Officers Used Force:

2

42

Total Uses of Force Not Within Policy:

1

4

Uses of Force Still Open/Active:

2 (two from 2016)

2 (2016)

Percentage of contacts force was used:

.14%

.16%

Types of Force Used-

2018

2019

Firearm:

0

1

Punches/Strikes:

3

2

K-9:

0

4

Soft Hand:

105

128

Other (ASP, PIT, Other force):

9

7

Taser:

16

21

Pursuits-

2018

2019

Total Number of Pursuits:

22

30

Total Officers Involved in Pursuits:

36

53

Total Number of Pursuits Not Within Policy: 6

8

Complaints-

2018

2019

Total Number of Complaints:

41

27

Total Number of Complaints with Merit:

9

5

Nature of Complaints with Merit-

2018

2019

Professionalism/Rudeness:

5

3

Officer Policy Violation/Driving:

4

2

Commendations Submitted by Citizens-

2018

2019

Total Commendations from Public:

14

11

Fleet Accidents-

2018

2019

Total Fleet Accidents:

36

32

Preventable Accidents:

16

20

Non-Preventable Accidents:

20

12

Discipline Issued from Preventable Accidents- 2018

2019

Written Reprimand Only:

4

1

Loss of Take-Home Car:

2

5

Suspension:

2

3

Professional Standards and Policy-

2018

2019

Standard Operating Procedure Updated:

25

7

New S.O.P. Created:

2

0

HIRING AND BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS The Hiring and Background section of the Office of Professional Standards conducts the background investigations, polygraphs (hiring and criminal), interviews, and schedules the psychological and medical evaluations for all persons hired at the police department. This division seeks to hire a diverse, well-qualified, and motivated workforce using a variety of recruiting tools and advertising.

Background Investigation Data-

2018

2019

Background Investigations Completed:

19(16 sworn/3 civilian)

18(17/1)

Investigations Resulting in Hiring:

18(15s/3c)

17(16/1)

Total Polygraphs Administered:

40

43

Demographics of Sworn Personnel Hired-

2018

2019

African American Males:

4

7

African American Females:

1

1

Hispanic Males:

2

0

Hispanic Females:

1

0

White Males:

7

7

White Females:

0

1

% Minority Hiring:

53%

50%

Demographics of Civilian Personnel Hired-

2018

2019

African American Males:

1

0

African American Females:

0

1

White Females:

2

0

% Minority Hiring:

33%

100%

Current Demographics of Total Agency-

2018

2019

94

99

African American:

21

27

Hispanic/Latino:

7

5

Other:

1

1

White:

65

66

Female:

13

13

Male:

81

86

African American Percentage:

22%

28%

Hispanic/Latino:

7%

5%

Other:

1%

1%

Minority Sworn Personnel:

31%

34%

% Female Sworn Personnel:

14%

13%

16

18

African American:

5

7

Hispanic:

0

0

Other:

0

0

White:

11

11

Female:

12

14

Male:

4

4

% Minority Civilian Personnel:

31%

39%

% Female Civilian Personnel:

75%

78%

% Minority Total Agency:

31%

34%

% Female Total Agency:

23%

23%

Sworn Personnel

Civilian Personnel-

Totals

Law Enforcement National Averages- Agencies Serving 25,000-49,000 Residents

(Bureau of Justice Statistics 2016) African American Sworn Personnel:

6%

Hispanic/Latino Sworn:

5.2%

Other Races Sworn:

1.3%

Female Sworn:

9.5%

Highest Education Level of Sworn Personnel-

2018

2019

High School Diploma only:

21

23

Some College, But No Degree:

15

21

Associates Degree:

12

13

Bachelor’s Degree

29

27

Master’s Degree

16

15

% Ofc w/some Level of College

77%

73%

Attrition Data-

2018

2019

Total Attrition:

22

12

Sworn Officers:

20

11

Civilian Staff:

2

1

Resigned in Lieu of Termination:

3

3

Terminated:

2

0

Resigned in Good Standing:

13

7

Retired:

4

2

TRAINING The Training section of the Office of Professional Standards is responsible for the training for our newly hired officers, as well as in-service training for the veteran officers. Also, this section conducts training and educational programs for the community. The list below is a breakdown of the training provided in this calendar year as well as a comparison to last year:

P.O.S.T. Classes Offered On-site:

2018

2019

107

96

Hours of Instruction to New Hires On-Site: 600

600

Total Training Hours for All Officers:

12,095

12,745

(On-Site and Off-Site)

In-Service Classes Listed by Type-

Large Scale Multi-Jurisdictional Active Shooter Training- Burnette Elementary Use of Force U.O.F./Pursuit/P.I.T. Cultural Awareness Leadership for New Supervisors Vehicle Stops Precision Driving Legal Update/Traffic Stops U.O.F./Handgun Drills/Qualification U.O.F./Rifle Drills/Shotguns Community Policing/De-escalation U.O.F./Taser Cert/O.C./Baton Crisis Intervention/De-escalation Critical Tasks (includes multiple classes on varying topics that allow us to meet State Certification standards) Assigned Roll-Call Training Search and Seizure Pursuit Policy

De-Escalation and the Mentally Ill Gangs Combating Violent Extremism-VCPI (outside speaker) Leadership- Guardian Leadership (outside speaker) Leadership-VCPI (outside speaker) Leadership- Dr. Cedric Alexander (outside paid speaker) Hostage Negotiations/Crisis Communications- Scott Tillema (outside paid speaker) Information Sharing Meetings with surrounding L.E. agencies

OTHER DIVISIONS OF INTEREST Community Outreach

2018

2019

Total Events Conducted/Attended:

121 (special unit created)

150

Detective Division-

2018

2019

Total Number of Cases Assigned:

1818

2266

Arrests Made/Warrant Taken:

166

251

Cases Closed:

1502

1896

Exceptionally Cleared:

57

44

Inactive:

47

22

Remain Active:

212

130

Unfounded:

81

77

Other:

3

3

-Captain B. Stafford