Knoxville Police Department 2010 Annual Report - City of Knoxville

Halloween in the City
Halloween in
the City provides
children
with a safe, family
friendly atmosphere
for
trick-or-treating.
After years of
holding the event
at Safety City,
the KPD sought
a larger location
due to the overwhelming
attendance
numbers that were experienced previously. In
2010, the event was held on the Mary Costa Plaza
adjacent to the Coliseum. Along with a more open
venue, attendees got all of the usual attractions,
candy, and festivities included in the event over past
years as well as safer access and more parking.
Shoney’s Kid Care Program
The Shoney’s Kid Care Program allows Safety
City to participate with other organizations to promote
traffic safety to school age children and their
families. During these events, officers fingerprint
children for parents to keep on file in case of an
emergency. The events were held at area shopping
malls where access was convenient to the public.
• Over 2,100 children were
fingerprinted at 3 different
Shoney’s Kid Care Programs
• There were an estimated
7,000 attendees at the 2010
Halloween in the City
School Resource Officers
The KPD School Resource Officer Program is
designed to put a police officer in the school setting.
The presence of the School Resource Officer (SRO)
on campus provides for a faster police response to
incidents requiring police involvement, such as
emergencies, criminal investigations and, when necessary,
arrests.
Incidents on
School Campus
Change
from 2009
to 2010
General Disturbances Down 34%
Fights Down 20%
Drugs Down 25%
Weapons Down 66%
Reports of Crime
(Theft, Assault, etc)
Truancy
Down 28%
No Change
SROs also provide students, faculty and staff the
opportunity to meet and interact with a police officer
in a non-confrontational setting. This program provides
the opportunity for the officer to serve as a role
model as well as a resource and a mentor to students
who have questions or needs that the officer can assist
with.
Youth Internship Program
The Youth Internship Program has been established
with the main goal of enhancing student understanding
of the “real” work environment of a
criminal justice agency and community/public service.
There are many complexities, nuances, and
subtleties to the work of criminal justice professionals.
This Internship enables students to understand
what it is like to work in the criminal justice or public
service field. The current internship program has
included students from the Hardin Valley Academy,
with plans to expand the current program to include
several other high schools in the Knoxville area next
year.
Page 39
2010 Annual Report