Jan 14, 2025 Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District

[ BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT NOTICE OF MEETING BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2025 4:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL 2401 MARKET STREET, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM ]

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ALL RIGHT.

IT IS 4:30 PM ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 14TH, 2025.

AND I WILL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER OF THE BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT.

AND WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT.

FIRST ITEM IS CITIZEN COMMENTS.

ANYONE SIGN UP TO SPEAK? NOPE.

THANK YOU.

[2. MINUTES]

EVERYONE'S HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THOSE.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

SO MOVED.

I'LL SECOND.

OKAY.

ANY DISCUSSION? UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THAT MOTION PASSES

[a. Presentation of the Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District Street Crime Unit, Traffic Management Team, and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) statistical reports. ]

GOOD AFTERNOON, CHIEF STRINGER BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT.

UH, THE REPORT BEFORE YOU, AS WE DISCUSSED SINCE WE ARE FUNDING DIFFERENT ITEMS NOW, WILL MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT, UH, UH, THE, THE EQUIPMENT AND THE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE BEING FUNDED, AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S CHANGED FOR THE NEXT AGENDA.

UH, JUST AN OVERVIEW.

AS YOU'RE AWARE, THE CCPD FUNDS ARE USED TO ENHANCE SERVICES AND CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION.

UH, SPECIFICALLY, UH, PATROL STREET CRIMES UNITS ARE ENHANCED PRIMARILY THROUGH THE PURCHASE OF CAPITAL ITEMS. FULLY, UH, FULLY EQUIPPED PATROL VEHICLES FOR 24 HOUR A DAY POLICE RESPONSE, AS WELL AS PREEMPTIVE CONTROL.

UH, ALSO THEY'RE EQUIPPED WITH BODY-WORN CAMERAS, TASER CONTROL DEVICES THROUGH AXON, OTHER ENHANCED DATA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM SHARING SYSTEM PROGRAMS SUCH AS ONLINE REPORTING, DIGITAL EVIDENCE, STORAGE AND SHARING ARE ALSO SUPPORTED BY THESE FUNDS.

IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 25, THE AXON EQUIPMENT WAS FULLY FUNDED.

THIS INCLUDES BODY-WORN CAMERAS FOR ALL PATROL AND STREET CRIMES.

UNIT PERSONNEL, UH, TASERS WERE ISSUED TO ALL UNIFORM PERSONNEL AND THE EVIDENCE.COM DIGITAL STORAGE AND SHARING SYSTEM WAS FUNDED THROUGH THIS AS PART OF THE AXON.

UH, IT'S A BUNDLE, UH, THAT FUNDS ALL OF THESE UNDER ONE, UH, ONE PROGRAM, UH, FLOCK SAFETY LPR CAMERAS.

THE EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND DATA STORAGE WAS FUNDED.

WE STILL REMAIN AT 72 CAMERAS, WHICH ARE IN SERVICE IN THE LAST 30 DAYS, WHICH IS THE, UH, UH, WHICH IS WHAT THE, UM, FLOCK TRANSPARENCY PORTAL ON OUR WEBSITE REPORTS.

IT ONLY GOES BACK 30 DAYS BECAUSE WE'RE ONLY ALLOWED TO KEEP THAT, UH, UH, FOR 30 DAYS ACCORDING TO POLICY.

IN OUR AGREEMENT, UH, WE HAD 487,142 UNIQUE PLATE READS, 757 SEARCHES.

THAT MEANS 757 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 30 DAYS.

UH, BAYTOWN POLICE PERSONNEL CONDUCTED A SEARCH, AND WE HAD 2,758 HOT LIST HITS, WHICH, UH, INCLUDED, UH, ASSISTING WITH MISSING PERSONS MURDER INVESTIGATIONS, OR OTHER FELONY CASES.

DURING THIS TIME, MARKED VEHICLES AND UNMARKED VEHICLES WERE ALSO PROCURED AS CAPITAL ITEMS 16 MARKED UNITS HAD BEEN ORDERED, AND OF COURSE, WERE AWAITING DELIVERY DATES.

AS YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THAT CAN BE AS, UH, DELAYED AS, AS 12 MONTHS TO 18 MONTHS, JUST DEPENDING ON, UH, THE MANUFACTURER.

WE HAVE SIX UNMARKED UNITS THAT HAVE BEEN ORDERED.

THOSE COME IN A LOT QUICKER, AND I'LL LET YOU GUYS KNOW WHEN THOSE COME IN.

UH, SOFTWARE FOR ENHANCED COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL INVESTIGATIONS THAT WAS FUNDED IN THE FIRST, UH, QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 25 INCLUDES, UH, THE FOLLOWING SOFTWARE AGREEMENTS.

WORCESTER, WHICH IS AN INVESTIGATIVE SOFTWARE FOR DIGITAL INVESTIGATIONS TO INCLUDE CELL PHONES.

AND I ALSO BELIEVE, UH, COMPUTER DEVICES AS WELL.

UM, MORPHO TRACK, AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM.

IT'S AN AFI SYSTEM, AND BASICALLY WHAT THAT IS, IS OUR FINGERPRINT SYSTEM THAT WE USE OVER IN THE JAIL.

AND IT ENTERS THOSE, UH, ENTERS THAT DATA INTO APHIS COP LOGIC, UH, WHICH IS OUR ONLINE REPORTING SYSTEM FOR CITIZENS.

SO IF YOU EVER HAVE A, UH, UM, A LOW LEVEL CRIME, OR YOU HAVE A CRIME THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO OFFICER TO COME OUT TO OR COME INTO THE POLICE STATION TO REPORT, WE CAN ACTUALLY GIVE YOU A LINK TO REPORT IT YOURSELF ONLINE.

AND THEN IT'S ASSIGNED OVER TO AN INVESTIGATOR.

UM, IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 25, UH, WE RECEIVED 219 ONLINE REPORTS.

SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT THAT, THE ONE OF THE BIG BENEFITS IS NOT JUST THE CONVENIENCE OF OUR CITIZENS BEING ABLE TO REPORT, BUT ALSO WE'RE KEEPING PATROL OFFICERS OUT ON THE STREET IN PROACTIVE PATROL SITUATIONS, UH, OR PRO PROACTIVE PATROL MODE, UH, WHEN THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY TAKING THOSE CASES.

UH, BELOW THAT WE HAVE THREE TABLES.

UH, TABLE ONE IS FOR, UH, THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, TABLE TWO, THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, AND TABLE THREE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, ENCOMPASSING THE FIRST QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 25.

AND YOU CAN LOOK THROUGH THOSE AND YOU CAN SEE THE

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UM, FOR INSTANCE, UM, IF YOU LOOK AT, UM, IF YOU LOOK AT THE MURDER RATE, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE REPORT FOR OCTOBER 24 AND COMPARE IT TO THE PREVIOUS, THE SAME TIME IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

UM, MM-HMM .

SAME THING WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT, ROBBERY, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT.

AND I WANNA INSULT YOUR INTELLIGENCE BY READING ALL THAT OUT TO YOU.

I KNOW THAT YOU CAN, UH, BUT I WOULD CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO IS THE, UH, GRAPH AND CHART ON THE LAST PAGE.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE 2024 TOTALS, WHICH ALSO REFLECTS, UH, INFORMATION IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 25, WHICH IS IN TABLE THREE, YOU WILL SEE THAT, UM, WE, UH, REDUCED OUR TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE BY 4%.

AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS THERE, HOPEFULLY THROUGH OUR PROACTIVE CRIMINAL PATROL AND DETERRENT MEASURES, WE ARE HAVING FEWER PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTUALLY HAVING CALLED THE POLICE FOR SERVICE.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE WANNA SEE, AND THAT IS A GOOD THING.

UH, 5% REDUCTION IN, UH, VIOLENT CRIME.

NOW, I CAN TELL YOU THAT UP UNTIL THE LAST THREE MONTHS OF, UH, OF THE CALENDAR YEAR, THE FIRST QUARTER OF, UH, FISCAL YEAR 25, WE WERE ACTUALLY TRACKING TO HAVE A 13% REDUCTION.

AND, UH, WE HAD A SPIKE DURING THAT TIME, WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S SURPRISING GIVEN THE FACT THAT IT'S DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASONS.

UM, SO WE DID HAVE A SPIKE IN VIOLENT CRIME, UM, BUT WE CONTINUE TO SHOW REDUCTIONS IN FIREARMS THAT WERE, UH, THAT WERE COLLECTED, UM, REDUCTION IN VEHICLE CRASHES, 24% REDUCTION IN VEHICLE CRASHES.

AND DATA THAT DOESN'T SHOW ON HERE, UH, IS THAT IF YOU DIVE DEEPER INTO THE, THE VEHICLE CRASH REDUCTION, YOU'LL ALSO SEE THAT WE HAD 23% REDUCTION, UH, OVER THE CALENDAR YEAR OF 24, UM, IN TRAFFIC RELATED FATALITIES.

AND IF YOU DO A DEEPER DIVE INTO THAT, IT'S, UH, I BELIEVE IT'S JUST A LITTLE OVER A 30% REDUCTION IN DWI RELATED FATALITIES.

SO WE'RE MAKING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT THERE.

UM, FURTHER DOWN, UM, BURGLARIES OF, UH, OF HABITATIONS, YOU CAN SEE THAT IS, UH, SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AS WELL.

AS WELL AS WE CONTINUE TO SEE A REDUCTION IN OUR, OUR CASINGS THAT ARE BEING SUBMITTED INDICATING FEWER SHOTS FIRED CALLS WERE BEING REPORTED.

SO THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER 'EM.

JUST WAIT, JUST WAIT.

TAKES A MINUTE.

IT DOESN'T LIKE ME.

CAN YOU HEAR ME ALL RIGHT? I CAN.

UH, IN LOOKING AT THE, THE CRIMES THAT HAVE CLEARED MM-HMM .

IN THIS QUARTER, THEY APPEAR TO BE DOWN SOMEWHAT MM-HMM .

OVERALL.

YES, SIR.

COULD YOU OFFER SOME EXPLANATION OF THAT? WELL, I CAN TELL YOU I TALKED TO THE, UH, THE OPERATIONS DIVISION COMMANDER.

WE HAD SEVERAL, UH, CASES THAT, I'M SORRY.

WE DID HAVE SEVERAL CASES THAT WERE KIND OF ALL HANDS ON DECK CASES, CRIMINAL CASES.

WE HAD A 16 MONTH, UH, MURDER INVESTIGATION THAT WAS FINALLY CONCLUDED FROM SHADY HILLS, WHICH DID TOP A LOT OF OUR INVESTIGATIVE RESOURCES.

UH, INVESTIGATIONS ALSO HAD A REDUCTION IN SOME PERSONNEL, UM, THROUGH, UH, THROUGH ATTRITION.

AND WE ARE CURRENTLY DOWN TO, UH, TO JUST ONE INVESTIGATOR WHO IS PRIMARILY SPECIALIZING IN, UM, OUR, OUR PROPERTY CRIMES.

SO THAT'S PART OF IT, BUT WE'RE LOOKING INTO THAT BECAUSE I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THOSE NUMBERS ARE CORRECT, THAT MAYBE WE DON'T HAVE CASES OUT THERE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CLEARED, THAT HAVEN'T BEEN DOCUMENTED YET.

AND THAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH END OF YOUR STUFF IS, UH, SOMETIMES THERE'S, UH, THERE THERE'S A GAP BETWEEN REPORTING.

AND WE MAY HAVE AN UPDATE FOR YOU ON THE NEXT ONE ON THAT, BUT, UM, I, I, I CAN TELL YOU THAT SOME OF THESE CASES THAT, UH, THAT ARE DOWN IN THE CLEARANCE, UH, LOOKING AT IT AND HAVING DISCUSSIONS WITH DIVISION COMMANDERS, WE BELIEVE THAT SOME OF THOSE ARE ATTRIBUTED TO SOME OF OUR, OUR HIGHER CASES TAKING PRIORITY, MAYBE USE DAVID.

YEAH, I GOT CHRISTIAN ABOUT THE, THE QUARTER STATS ON THE FIREARMS. WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE? WHAT'S THE ULTIMATE DISPOSITION ON THEM? WHAT HAPPENS TO THE FIREARMS? ARE THEY OKAY.

SOME, SOME FIREARMS ARE RETURNED TO THE OWNERS AND IN OTHER CASES, IF THEY'RE ADJUDICATED WITH A, UH, UM, WITH A CRIMINAL CASE, THEY CAN BE ORDERED TO BE DESTROYED.

OH, OKAY.

THANK YOU.

QUICK QUESTION.

UM, SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN GOING AROUND QUITE A BIT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS PEOPLE ARE SAYING THAT OUR CRIME RATE IS 87% HIGHER THAN

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IS THAT TRUE? I'LL HAVE TO LOOK.

THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, I CAN TELL YOU WE ARE IN THE UPPER 50TH PERCENTILE OF HARRIS COUNTY.

UH, WE HAD ONE MONTH IN 2023 WHERE WE WERE DOWN.

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UM, WE'RE NOT THE HIGHEST IN HARRIS COUNTY, BUT WE ARE WORKING ON THAT.

AND ONE OF THE GOALS THAT WE SET IN 2022 WAS TO BECOME THE SAFEST CITY IN HARRIS COUNTY.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE'RE TAKING THIS INFORMATION SO SERIOUSLY, THE INFORMATION THAT YOU SEE IS SENT OUT TO ALL SUPERVISORS AND THE, THE GRAPH AT THE BOTTOM OF, UH, THE LAST PAGE IS ACTUALLY SENT OUT TO ALL PERSONNEL SO THAT THEY SEE WHAT WE'RE TRACK, WHERE WE'RE TRACKING AND WHAT DIRECTION WE'RE MOVING IN.

UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT 87% IS CORRECT.

I SAW THAT AS WELL, BUT THERE WAS NO DATA TO SUPPORT IT.

AND I ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO LOOKS AT, UH, STATISTICS TO BE A GOOD CONSUMER OF STATISTICAL INFORMATION, WHEN SOMEBODY MAKES A CLAIM LIKE THAT AND THEY HAVE NO DATA OR THEY HAVE NO SOURCE TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT IT, UM, IT SHOULD RAISE AN EYEBROW.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT ALL OF THIS INFORMATION CAME THROUGH OFFICE STAFF WHO'S BEEN TRAINED, AND THE GRAPH WAS PUT TOGETHER BY OUR INTELLIGENCE ANALYST WHO HAS BEEN AN INTEL ANALYST WITH THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE HIM.

SO ANYONE ELSE? ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND I KNOW I TELL YOU THIS A LOT, BUT THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO COME IN HERE AND, AND DO WHAT YOU DO BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S A VOLUNTEER POSITION AND, UH, I KNOW YOU GUYS TOO TAKE SOME, UH, TAKE SOME FLACK EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, SO THE SACRIFICE THAT YOU MAKE IS ALSO APPRECIATED BY US.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[a. The next Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at 4:30 P.M., in the Council Chamber located at City Hall, 2401 Market Street, Baytown, Texas 77520. ]

ALRIGHT.

UH, YOUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON APRIL THE EIGHTH HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER AT FOUR 30.

ALRIGHT.

I HAVE NO OTHER COMMENTS HERE TODAY.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

YES.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

A.

ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.

MEETINGS ADJOURNED.

A 4 42.