General Plan - Moreno Valley

CHAPTER 6 – SAFETY6.1.2 Patrol DivisionThe patrol division provides first respondersto crimes in progress and a wide variety ofother calls for service. Patrol officers aredeployed in 10-hour shifts to providemaximum coverage during the busiest times.Table 6-4 illustrates the average dailydeployment of officers. The City is dividedinto thirteen beats, which are flexible to meetthe daily deployment needs.Table 6-4Deployment of Patrol OfficersWatch Hours Average #Units1 10 p.m. – 8 a.m. 82 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. 113 1 p.m. - 11 p.m. 94 5 p.m. – 3 a.m. 8Reserve officers volunteer their time toaugment patrol operations. They workflexible schedules that permit them to varythe shifts and days they work. The officerswork an average of two shifts per month.The Police Department had 16 reserveofficers who collectively volunteered anaverage of more than 250 hours per month.6.1.3 Administrative DivisionCrime Prevention: Crime Preventionprograms consisted of Anti-Graffiti,Neighborhood Watch, Business Watch,Volunteer Academy, Youth Court, andCitizen’s Patrol. One officer works directlywith builders and city planning staff topromote development that is less susceptibleto crime and easier to protect. Thecommunity service unit also works with morethan 100 volunteers.Volunteer programs augment stationoperations and relieve officers engaged induties that do not require a sworn officer.The volunteer programs fall under fivegeneral categories. Those areas are,Reserve Officers, Police Explorers, Anti-MORENO VALLEY GENERAL PLANGraffiti Patrol, Citizen's Patrol, and StationVolunteers.Explorer Scouts are young men and womenbetween the ages of 14-21 who areinterested in law enforcement careers. Theyassist with various community events thattake place in the city such as the 4 th of Julyfestivities, and the air show. They provideassistance in a variety of ways that rangefrom directing traffic to providing security forparking at events or crowd control at paradesetc. They also assist with crime preventionprograms at elementary schools andneighborhood clean up programs. Explorersaverage over 240 hours of activity per monthwith 25 active explorers in Moreno Valley.Anti-Graffiti Patrol (AGP) volunteers primarilyconduct covert observations assisted by auniformed officer to apprehend graffitivandals. AGP volunteers often aid withprograms to apprehend robbery suspects,burglary suspects, or assist with othersurveillance operations. They averagedseveral programs and over 50 hours permonth. An average of 15 membersparticipated.Citizen’s Patrol handles a variety ofassignments as well as emergency callouts.They conduct vacation checks, businesschecks, area checks, handicap parkingcitation programs, neighborhood patrols,traffic control, and perimeter control for crimescenes and traffic accidents. The programhas about 25 volunteers that contributedover 300 hours per month. Additionally, theystaff, stock, deploy, and maintain the MobileCommand Post.Station volunteers contribute over 300 hoursper month between an average of 10 activevolunteers. They perform a variety of clericaland logistical tasks at the station whichallowed officers to focus on patrol duties.Accounting/Finance Unit: TheAccounting/Finance Unit assists in thebudget preparation and budget tracking forPage 6-4 July 11, 2006