KNOXVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT - City of Knoxville

The Central Business Districtanswered approximately2,000 calls for servicein 2009. The District’score mission is to enhancedowntown public safety byreducing crime and publicdisorder, to manage trafficand parking, and to keepdowntown a nice place tolive and visit. The District isworking on problem orientedpolicing projectssuch as anti-car burglaryand theft, homeless campcleanup, graffiti abatement,tactical building plans, andparking and traffic serviceprojects.The East District, which is headquartered at Knoxville Center Mall, provides police services to citizenswithin an approximately 51 square mile area in Knoxville. The District boundaries can roughlybe described as Midway Road to the east, Gov. John Sevier Highway to the south, I-75/I-275 to thewest, and Emory Road to the north.Within the East District, there are many historic communities such as; Burlington, Fountain City, HolstonHills, Old North Knox, 4 th and Gill, Parkridge and Island Home just to name a few. Over thepast year, the District has worked closely with many neighborhood groups to identify problems andbuild better lines of communication. The District encompasses the Knoxville Police Department’scommunity policing philosophy through partnerships with a total of 24 schools and 44 neighborhoodwatch groups and community organizations. East District officers attended over 184 communitymeetings that were held during 2009. They also participated in the 2009 National Night Out programwhere neighbors and their beat officers teamed together to improve the quality of life in ourneighborhoods.In collaboration with the Tennessee State Probation and Parole Office, the East District conductedthe annual ―Youth Boot Camp‖ for ―at-risk‖ children from the Phillip Moore Outreach Center in EastKnoxville. This program provided officers an opportunity to lead and teach the youth in the communityon how to deal with common problems that are plaguing our society. The officers were able toutilize this program to continue to break down the barriers that exist between police and the youth,who are the future of our community.The Repeat Offender Squad’s (ROS) primary directive is to focus on repeat violent offenders,violent street gangs, street level illegal drug sales, repeat property crimes violators, and street levelprostitution.The Squad uses a ―Top Ten‖ list of property crimes offenders to identify the worst property offenders.Forty people on this list have been arrested on 62 felony charges.2009 Annual Report 20