2011 Annual Report final - City of Pittsburgh

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Certification of Compliance8In accordance with Ordinance No. 21 (bill no. 2010-0234) signed by the Mayor on October 201, 2011, I herby certify thatthe Bureau of Police has maintained all requirements as they pertain to the consent decree between the United States ofAmerica and the City of Pittsburgh (civil no. 97-0354) and the stipulated order signed by United States District Court JudgeRobert J. CIndrich on September 30, 2002./s/Nathan E. HarperChief of PoliceA Summary of the 1997 Consent DecreebetweenThe United States of Americaand the City of PittsburghCivil # 97-0354(with citations)1. The City hereby reaffirms and acknowledges its obligation to discourage activity by City lawenforcement officers which deprives persons of rights, privileges, and immunities secured andprotected by the Constitution of the United States. (Consent Decree paragraph 8)2. Personnel Assessment and Review System (PARS): (referred to in the Consent Decree as theearly warning system). PARS shall:a. Collect and maintain the following (Consent Decree paragraph 12.a.):i. officer’s name and badge number,ii. citizen complaints,iii. hit and non-hit officer involved shootings,iv. commendations and other indicators of positive performance,v. discipline with related file numbers,vi. training reassignments,vii. transfers,viii. mandatory counseling,ix. status of administrative appeals and/or grievances,x. detailed description of all criminal investigations or possible officer misconduct,xi. detailed description of all civil or administrative claims filed against the Cityarising from PBP operations,xii. a description of all other civil claims or suits that the officer is a named party toinvolving allegations of untruthfulness, physical force, racial bias, or domesticviolence,xiii. a description of all lawsuits filed against the City, the PBP, or its officers arisingfrom PBP operations,xiv. all arrests with the location of each arrest, the race of each arrestee, and the codeviolation(s),xv. searches and seizures as documented in the search and seizure reports,xvi. use of force as documented in the use of force reports, andxvii. traffic stop information documented in the reports.b. Have the ability to maintain/retrieve (Consent Decree paragraphs 12.b. and 12.c.):
3. Policy:4. Reports:i. information in the following categories individual officer; squad, zone, shift, orspecial unit; arrests by officer(s) and types of arrests to determine the number oftimes a particular officer or groups of officers have filed discretionary charges ofresisting arrest, disorderly conduct, public intoxication, or interfering with theadministration of justice.ii. data regarding an officer shall be maintained in PARS during that officer'semployment with the PBP and for three (3) years after the officer leaves the PBP.Data regarding an officer that is removed from PARS shall be maintained in anarchive indefinitely.c. Have a protocol of use that specifies (Consent Decree paragraph 12.d.):i. the number and types of incidents per officer requiring review by seniorsupervisors, the frequency of those reviews, and the follow-up actions to be takenby PBP senior supervisors based on information in PARS (including meeting withthe officer and recommending appropriate remedial training, counseling, transferor re-assignment);ii. re-training and recertification requirements;iii. quality assurance checks of data input; andiv. confidentiality and security provisions (by protocols established under theauspices of the auditor of the Consent Decree (paragraph 70), data contained inPARS cannot be printed in written form nor can its data be extracted byelectronic means).a. Use of Force: The City shall develop and implement a use of force policy that is incompliance with applicable law and current professional standards (Consent Decreeparagraph 13).b. Strip Searches: PBP officers will conduct strip searches in compliance with applicablelaw and current professional standards. Specifically, PBP officers shall conduct stripsearches only when authorized by a supervisor or senior supervisor and then only ifspecially trained to conduct strip searches. Such strip searches shall be conducted inconformance with hygienic procedures and practices, in a room specially designated forstrip searches, by the fewest number of personnel necessary all of whom must be of thesame sex as the person searched, and under conditions that provide privacy from all butthose authorized to conduct the search. Field strip searches of persons in custody shall beconducted only in exigent circumstances where the life of officers or others may be atrisk, and only in privacy with the explicit approval of a supervisor or senior supervisor(Consent Decree paragraph 14).a. The City shall develop and require all officers to complete a written report each time aPBP officer (Consent Decree paragraph 15):i. Exercises a use of force,ii. Performs a warrantless search (excluding searches incident to arrests, frisks andpat-downs),iii. Performs a body cavity search or strip search,iv. Conducts any warrantless seizure of property (excluding towing vehicles),9
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Crime in the City of Pittsburgh, 20
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Crime by Neighborhood, 201160Crimes
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Homicides in the City of Pittsburgh
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3. Homicide - Weapon Used:80Homicid
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City of Pittsburgh Police Pursuits
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Pittsburgh Police Deaths, 2011114In
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Patrolman George J. SalladeOctober
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