The Police Department currently has two openings for commissioned officers. We have been instructed by the City Manager to not fill one of these slots. No personnel actions occurred during this reporting period.
We anticipate more timely crime trend information being available in August that will allow us to provide some indication of our crime statistics for this year.
2002 YTD INDEX CRIME |
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Offenses |
May. 2001 |
May. 2002 |
Crime Trends |
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| Criminal Homicide | 1 | 1 | 0% | |
| Forcible Rape | 7 | 4 | -43% | |
| Robbery | 7 | 10 | +43% | |
| Aggravated Assault | 80 | 35 | -56% | |
Violent Crime Index |
95 |
50 |
- 47% |
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| Burglary | 80 | 99 | +24% | |
| Larceny-Theft | 631 | 517 | -18% | |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 46 | 41 | -11% | |
Property Crime Index |
757 |
657 |
-13% |
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Total Crime Index |
852 |
707 |
-17% |
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| Simple Assaults | 638 | 541 | -15% | |
Expenditures remain within prorated limits for all police budgets. Vehicle maintenance costs have been significantly decreased under costs that we experienced in 2000 and 2001 - largely as the result of being able to replace several vehicles from our aging fleet. The total vehicle maintenance expenditures for FY2001 were $78,643 - a 13.4 percent increase over FY2000 and a 30.1 percent increase over FY1999. Fuel costs are not reflected in these figures.
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AETN recently filmed an edition of “Election 2002 – Arkansas Speaks” in the Texarkana Police Training Facility located on the first floor of the CJC. Panelists included Texarkana RSVP Director Ermer Pondexter and Lt. Shawn Vaughn.
Expires 12/31/02. The THA’s share is $85,000.00 and there is no local match. Pays the full salary and fringe of two police officers whose primary responsibility is Housing Authority property.
Expires 03/31/03. The federal share is $205,210.00 and local match is $88,749.00.
Expires 09/30/02. Pays the full salary of one police officer whose primary responsibility is as a school resource officer. The state amount is $30,080.00 and the local match is $16,479.50.
Expires 09/30/02. Pays the full salary of a police officer to investigate all cases involving violent crime against women and a police liaison position through Domestic Violence Prevention, Inc. The state amount is $78,291.66, and the local in-kind match is $26,119.40.
Expires 2002. Pays one half of purchase cost for bulletproof vests for officers. The federal amount is $3,090 and the local match is $3,090.
Expires 09/30/02. Pays overtime for DWI and speed enforcement. Federal amount is $40,000 with no local match.
Expires 09/30/02. Provides law enforcement related equipment and technology. The federal amount is $56,891 and the local match is $6,321.
Expires 2003. Pays one half of purchase cost for bulletproof vests for officers. The federal amount is $3,069 and the local match is $3,069.
Expires 09/30/02. Provides law enforcement related equipment and technology. The federal amount is $55,570 and the local match is $6,174.
Call Priority |
Monthly Number of Calls |
YTD Number of Calls |
| 1 | 5 | 34 |
| 2 | 132 | 943 |
| 3 | 900 | 6,540 |
| 4 | 243 | 1,807 |
| 5 | 2,147 | 16,024 |
| 6 | 351 | 3,324 |
| Totals | 3,778 | 28,672 |
| Average Response Times | 4:17 | 4:07 |
Examples of calls associated with each priority level:
Drugs Seized |
Quantity |
Street Value |
| Marijuana | 1.6 ounces | $ 190.00 |
| Amphetamine | $ | |
| Methamphetamine | 2.1 grams | $ 420.00 |
| Cocaine | 12.5 grams | $ 2500.00 |
| Crack | 2.9 ounces | $ 16,500.00 |
Drug Arrests Made: |
Search Warrants: |
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Courses Taken |
Hours |
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K-9 Training - TAPD SWAT Training – TAPD Automated Fingerprint ID System – TX DPS Methamphetamine Lab Safety Course Managing Multiple Tasks/Priorities DWI Project Manager’s Training Conference |
38 96 40 24 16 24 |
August Monthly Total |
238 hrs |
Year to Date Total |
6,146 hrs |