Kenmore Police Department

POLICE SERVICES REPORT- 2020

Chief Brandon Moen April 26, 2021

Our Department Currently

• 1 Police Chief

• 11 Patrol Officers (+1 mandated vacancy)

• 1 Detective

• Major Crimes/SAU/Fire Investigation/MARR Detective services provided by KCSO

• 24/7 coverage- minimum of 2 patrol officers on-duty

• 10 hour shifts, with an overlap between shifts in the evening

• Shared supervision agreement with Shoreline PD

Staffing Comparison

• Kenmore has the 2nd lowest number of officers per 1,000 residents of cities in King County

• Less than half the state average for police departments in Washington

0.64 officers/1,000 residents vs 1.45 average

1.43

0.64

1.21

1.51

0.87

1.29

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1.6

Bothell Kenmore Kirkland Lake ForestPark

Shoreline Woodinville

Commissioned Officers per 1,000 Residents (2019)

https://www.waspc.org/cjis-statistics---reports

State Average for Police Agencies:

1.45 Officers/1,000

Kenmore was ranked as the 9th

safest city in the State of Washington by Safewise

Based on a combination of violent crime and property crime stats, and population parameters

https://www.safewise.com/blog/safest-cities-washington/?fbclid=IwAR2budEC6_AjEKoJ01wfVbAMyLFqes6VURJ0xfDNSaMSO8aCcP3UAyvZO0c

Community EngagementChallenging in the pandemic

• Virtual Book Reading

• Socially distanced visits

• Social Media Emphasis

National Night Out 2021 • August 3rd – City Hall

• Dependent on COVID restrictions• 100% Outdoors

• Bike Rodeo• Pre-packaged Ice Cream• Emergency Vehicles• Emergency Preparedness Info

Emphasis Projects

Safe Place Project• Recently implemented

• Partnership with the community to encourage the reporting of hate crimes

• Establishes safe locations where people can call 911 and wait for police

Target Zero• Traffic Emphasis• DUI

• Distracted Driving

◦ High Visibility Vest Distribution

◦ Partnering with Kenmore’s Traffic Engineer

◦ National Night Out Bike Rodeo

North Sound RADARResponse Awareness De-escalation and Referral

• Partnership between Shoreline, Kenmore, Lake Forest Park,

Bothell, and Kirkland PDs

• Mental Health Professional “Navigator” Outreach in a co-responder model with a Kenmore Officer

• Response Plans available to Officers for volatile persons in the community

• Funded by King County MIDD and WASPC Grants

• Program Manager- Brook Buettner

Mayor’s PledgeReview- Engage- Report- Reform

• Community Listening Sessions and Special Council Meeting

• Report published summarizing process completed in fall 2020

• Recommendations for reform locally:• Augmenting existing training: In-process

• Proactively implementing I-940’s Community Representative involvement in independent investigations, with community members already identified and training occurring: In-process

• Increased Community-Oriented Policing Efforts: Ongoing

• Annual use of force reporting for Kenmore: Provided in tonight’s presentation

• Funding allocated for additional RADAR program outreach: Completed

• Recommendation for reform with KCSO and Washington

• The City has been advocating for reforms regionally and state-wide: Ongoing

How Do We Compare to Our Neighbors?

•Comparisons are based on 2019 crime statistics (a 2020 comparison will be available during the summer)

•Based on WASPC’s Crime in Washington Report

•Group “A” Offenses- Includes a wide-range of crimes (major- murder, rape; minor- theft, fraud)

https://www.waspc.org/assets/CJIS/crime%20in%20washington%202019-small.pdf

County-Wide Comparison (2019)

https://www.waspc.org/assets/CJIS/crime%20in%20washington%202019-small.pdf

• Kenmore had the 7th lowest 2019 crime rate per capita in King County

• 10 of the top 12 cities with the lowest crime rate are contract cities with KCSO

Notable Investigations• Residential Burglary Spree• Commercial Burglary Spree• Fraud Investigations• Major Crimes Investigations

Officers per 1,000 Residents

2020 Response Times

Source: Police Services Data

Calls for Police Assistance

Source: KCSO Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system

Dispatched Calls by District2020

Self-Initiated Police Activity (On-Views)

Source: KCSO Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system

Crimes Against Persons/Crimes Against Property

Assaults

Burglaries (Commercial and Residential)

2019 and 2020 based on NIBRS reporting classifications; 2014-18 based on UCR classifications

Motor Vehicle Thefts

Driving Under the Influence (DUI)

Traffic Collisions

2020 Collisions

• 116 Total Collisions

• 5 Bicyclist collisions

• 2 Pedestrian collisions

• Primarily minor injuries; 1 possible concussion

• No MARR call-outs (Major Accident Response & Reconstruction)

Bicycle/Pedestrian Collisions

12

5

8

2

8

5

2

6

7

12

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2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Pedestrian Collisions Bicyclist Collisions Source: KCSO SECTOR Collision Reports

2020 Use of Force Review3 use of force Incidents in 2020

• 6/25/20: DV Suspect- Takedown by Officers resulting in scrapes

• 7/16/20: Pointing of firearm- Officer pointed a firearm at a murder suspect (in Bothell)- no injuries

• 12/19/20: Pointing of firearm- Officer pointed a firearm at a warrant subject said to be armed with a handgun and knife- no injuries

•No complaints/allegations resulting from incidents

•All were investigated and found to be within policy

•Gender of force subjects: 3 males

•Race of force subjects: 2 white/1 black