2018 Adopted Annual Operating & Capital Improvement Budget

PATROL SERVICES
Statement of Purpose
The purpose of the Patrol Services Program is to proactively prevent, respond to and resolve public safety concerns,
code/wildlife enforcement issues, and other community problems.
Description
Patrol Services, to include Special Operations, provides uniformed community patrol to neighborhood and business
areas in the Village and works to improve the partnership between the community and the department. Traffic Safety
Officers provide increased traffic safety and enforcement to high traffic and accident locations. School Resource Officers
provide a police presence to promote safe environments in all Village schools, both public and private. The Community
Liaison Officer provides connectivity with the community to all public safety services. The Code Enforcement Officers
mainly resolve domestic animal and wildlife issues. Within this program, we also maintain an Emergency Response
Team which is fully functional, trained and equipped to a very high readiness level for a variety of high liability and low
frequency situations. Emergency Management and Special Events are an important responsibility, due to the unique
composition of the Village, a large amphitheater and multiple popular public events throughout the year.
Accomplishments
In 2017, the Police Department’s focus was to provide directed patrol policing efforts in locations where a higher amount
of crime, calls for police service and higher levels of traffic accidents/incidents were identified. Our purpose was to
address/resolve those incidents and to prevent future incidents from occurring. An analysis of criminal activity and
accidents/incidents identified the I-25 corridor being responsible for a large percentage of the crime and traffic
accidents/incidents occurring in the Village. Consequently, the department committed more resources to the busy
corridor and is targeting the specific time frames when the crime and accidents/incidents are occurring, with the specific
intent to further reduce these numbers. These deployments are strategic in nature and designed to keep dedicated
patrols in their respective neighborhoods and provide more resources when and where they are needed most to prevent
crime and traffic related issues. By augmenting neighborhood patrols and focused enforcement efforts, the Impact
Team, Traffic Safety Unit, School Resource Unit and the Community Liaison Officer are continually seeking to improve
relationships. An example of this is our partnership with the hotel and department store managers in efforts to address
criminal issues revolving around narcotics and thefts. Many other serious crimes stem from these issues, and officers
have had a significant impact in addressing concerns by focusing on the root causes that lead to these crimes. Creating
partnerships with business managers and working together to suppress or eliminate crimes has increased our patrol
efforts along the Arapahoe Road and I-25 corridor.
Goals/Objectives
In 2018, Patrol Services will continue to focus resources along the I-25 corridor and residential areas throughout the
Village. The department will continue to analyze crime data patterns and focus prevention efforts on the root causes of
crime and traffic accidents. Areas impacted by crime will be identified and officers will work with victims, businesses,
and residents to reduce the opportunity for criminals to commit crime. Clear goals will be set to be able to measure our
progress in key statistical areas. Traffic Safety Officers will continue to work with the district officers to reduce accidents
through education and enforcement. We partner and work with Village traffic engineers to address problem locations
through re-engineering. The impact Officer will continue to work to identify pattern crimes and partner with patrol to
better deploy and direct resources in reducing or eliminating community concerns. School Resource and Community
Liaison Officers will work to develop programs aligned with community safety needs, enhance existing programs and
expand community partnerships to resolve safety concerns in and around Village schools.
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