ANNUAL BUDGET REPORT

LAREDO POLICE DEPARTMENT

FY 2018-2019

MISSION STATEMENT

It is the mission of the Laredo Police Department to enhance the quality of life in Laredo by establishing a partnership with the community in an effort to preserve life, protect property, and enforce the law.

CORE VALUES

• Integrity • Service • Reverence for the Law • Commitment to Leadership • Excellence

The core values of the Laredo Police Department are intended to guide and inspire us in all we say and do.

FY18-19 PROPOSED BUDGET SUMMARY Funding FY 16-17 Actual

FY17-18

Total Estimate FY 18-19

Proposed Budget

General Fund $66,099,287 $70,363,002 $72,146,409

64,933,982.00

1,812,383.00 4,982,559.00 417,485.00

Personnel

Materials & Supplies

Contractual Obligations

Debt Service

6.91%

2.51%

90.00%

0.58%

FY18-19 LPD REQUESTS

Personnel Positions Est. Cost with Benefits

Police Cadet

• Funding Positions is contingent upon award of COPS Grant. 8 $668,989

Equipment Amount 25 Fully Equipped Marked Units @ approx. $60,000 each-Will replace part of the 55 units that have been sidelined and disposed of due to total loss, maintenance issues, or end of service life.

$1,500,000

Equipment and Improvements completed in 2018

• 47 Fully Equipped Patrol Units • 2 Kawasaki Motorcycles for Parks • 480 Rifle Resistant Vests (Grant Funded)

• Fully equipped Bomb Unit (Grant Funded)

• Repaving North Side of PD Parking Lot • Painted LPD Headquarters Building

2018 EQUIPMENT AND BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS

PROJECTS IN PROGRESS

• Real Time Crime Center (RTCC)

• 3D Imaging System for Crime Scene Investigations

• Refurbished Ambulance to serve as Special Response Unit for Command Post

Currently in Planning and Design Phase of Police Annex Building. This building will accommodate the overflow of Sworn and Civilian Personnel.

FY18-19 INCLUDED IN PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

PORT POLICE

Funded by Bridge Department Positions Est. Cost with

Benefits

Officers 3 $363,707.00

Laredo Police Department Port Police Statistics

From 11/1/2017 to 08/3/2018 # of Accident

Reports # of Case

Report # of

Arrests

# of Citations

Issued

Directing Traffic

Port Police Stats 15 28 6 1,735 1,418

Laredo Police Department Grants

State Grants: $ 989,943 $ 1,254,910 Federal Grants: $ 2,077,663 $ 3,952,270 Total Grants (16 Grants): $ 3,067,606 $ 5,207,180

Grants Pending: 2018 Operation Stone Garden $ 1,381,010 2019 Justice Assistance Grant $ 72,748 (Award Split with Webb) 2019 COPS Grant $ 1,000,000 2019 JAG Anti-Gang Task Force $ 39,669 2019 Auto Theft Grant $ 637,768 2019 TXDOT CMV $ 89,971 2019 TXDOT STEP Comprehensive $ 109,972 2019 TXDOT Impaired Driving Mobilization Grant $ 50,000 2019 Victim Service Program $ 102,100 2019 Local Border Security $ 140,500 Total Grants Applied for in FY 2019 Pending: $ 3,623,738

2017 2018

498 TOTAL POLICE STRENGTH

29 New Probationary Patrol Officers/Cadets will be pinned August 2018

New Academy of 7 for Fall 2018

TRAINING The mission of the Laredo Police Department is to provide the best possible training for new officers, in-service

officers, and police personnel from other agencies who avail themselves of our services. The Laredo Police Department training unit delivers training courses for all levels of the department ranging from entry-level

training to Executive Development training. FTO CLASSES

GRADUATION

In FY 2018 the LPD Training Unit offered 674 training hours and provided 8,970 contact hours of training.

UNIFORM CRIME REPORT (UCR) STATISTICS AND INCIDENCE CHANGE

Crime Type 2009 2016 2017 Change+/- %

Homicide 19 12 12 0% -36%

Agg. Sexual Offense 77 148 114 -23% +48%

Robbery 291 160 154 -4% -47%

Agg Assault 803 620 561 -10% -30%

Simple Assault 4,731 2,888 2,450 -15% -48%

Totals 5,921 3,828 3,291 -14% -44%

Crime Type 2009 2016 2017 Change+/- %

Burglary (w/force) 1,532 605 558 -8% -63%

Burglary (no/force) 483 364 285 -22% -40%

Theft 10,088 6,646 5,430 -18% -46%

Motor-Vehicle Theft 1,482 229 170 -26% -88%

Vandalism 2,647 1,554 1,271 -18% -52%

Totals 16,232 9,398 7,714 -18% -52%

Crimes Against Persons (CAPERS) Crimes Against Property (CAPROS)

16-17 09-17 16-17 09-17

REACHING OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY • All Stars Kids Day (All Local

Elementary Schools) • 8th Grader of the Month • Blue Santa Program • Bike Rodeo & Summer Safety Fair • Career on Wheels • McGruff School Presentations • Police Explorer Program • Coffee with a Cop • Movies at the Park • Neighborhood Watch Program • National Night Out • TX DOT Child Safety Events • Launch of Interactive Application

(Citizen Observer) for communication between Police and Citizens

• Crime Stoppers (An officer is assigned to act as the spoke person for LPD & Crime Stoppers at Public Events and Media)

ON BEHALF OF THE LAREDO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE

THANK YOU!

PROTECT AND SERVE