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CITY OF MORGAN HILL
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FY 15-16
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Police Administration
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each of the 4 goals listed below.
GOAL 1 – REDUCE incidents of crime and traffic collisions
Responded to 37,349 calls for service and self-initiated contacts during 2013 calendar year resulting in 1,413 ar-
rests; this reflects a 8% increase in calls for service and self-initiated contacts from calendar 2013
The Department responded to a total of 209 traffic collisions in 2014 which tracks evenly with our three year his-
torical average
Experienced an 8% decrease in Part 1 property crimes from calendar year 2013 and a 12% decrease from 2012
Successfully deployed VIPs at larger events in an effort to deter crime and provide support to Field Operations
during events
Continued to utilize Predictive Policing software for intelligent-led policing
Traffic division prepared and distributed quarterly newsletters internally documenting the top 5 collision locations
and the primary collision factors (PCFs) at each location
Traffic division communicated top collision locations and PCFs to community on quarterly basis along with tips
and information on driving safety, including distracted driving
GOAL 2 – INCREASE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
Recovered two prototype Specialized bicycles that were stolen from the corporate office valued over $22,000
each
Continued Volunteers in Policing Program and expanded program to 24 trained volunteers
Proactively enhanced community engagement through regular posts and tweets via Facebook and Twitter re-
garding department activities and public safety
Expanded number of subscribers to e-newsletter to nearly 2,000
Developed and implemented automated email system to provide personalized email to crime victims from re-
sponding officer with links to crime prevention and victim assistance information
Since the implementation of the Strategic Plan in 2012, citizen complaints have decreased from a 3 year average of
11 to 5
GOAL 3 – INCREASE FEELING OF SAFETY
Expanded Adopt-A-School program to all Morgan Hill schools; Officers volunteer to serve as primary contact at
each elementary and middle school and serve as a resource for students, faculty and parents