Orange County Orange County Sheriff’s OfficeSheriff’s Office

Update on Crime StatisticsUpdate on Crime Statistics Response to CrimeResponse to Crime Challenges for the FutureChallenges for the Future

HomicideHomicide

2003 – 382003 – 38 2004 – 382004 – 38 2005 – 492005 – 49 2006 – 642006 – 64 2007 – 54 YTD2007 – 54 YTD

HomicideHomicideCausal Effects Causal Effects

20062006 2007 YTD2007 YTD

Drug RelatedDrug Related 2020 1212

Robbery RelatedRobbery Related 2020 2222

Fight/RetaliationFight/Retaliation 1414 1010

Domestic RelatedDomestic Related 66 88

OtherOther 44 22

HOMICIDEHOMICIDEMETHODS USEDMETHODS USED

Method UsedMethod Used 20062006 2007 YTD2007 YTD

FirearmFirearm 4949 4141

Blunt Force TraumaBlunt Force Trauma 44 1111

KnifeKnife 1111 22

2007 Homicide Involved 2007 Homicide Involved Persons AnalysisPersons Analysis

 Arrestees

(40)Victims

(54)

D/S Involved Shootings

(14)

Without Prior Crime History 4 15 0

Juvenile Record 20 14 11

Single Offenders 5 7 2

Multiple Time Offenders 28 32 20

Violent Offenders 32 27 20

Multi-state Offenders 2 9 6

Repeat Offenders 27 30 20

Misdemeanor Arrest 33 35 21

Felony Arrest 34 31 21       

30 Unknown Suspects 23 Suspects

OCSO Homicide Cases OCSO Homicide Cases 20072007

Robbery Robbery 20062006

2003 – 13392003 – 1339 2004 – 13022004 – 1302 2005 – 17902005 – 1790 (+37.5%)(+37.5%) 2006 – 24232006 – 2423 (+35.4%)(+35.4%) 2007 – 1632 (through August)2007 – 1632 (through August)

+8.4%+8.4%

2007 ORANGE COUNTY 2007 ORANGE COUNTY ROBBERIES ROBBERIES

Deputies AssaultedDeputies Assaulted

2004 – 199 Assaults2004 – 199 Assaults 2005 – 247 Assaults2005 – 247 Assaults 2006 – 282 Assaults2006 – 282 Assaults 2007 - 179 Assaults (through 2007 - 179 Assaults (through

August)August)

Strategy: Increase the Seizure Strategy: Increase the Seizure of Firearms Used or Possessed of Firearms Used or Possessed

Illegally.Illegally.

2005 – 8992005 – 899 2006 – 1,1662006 – 1,166 2007 – 890 (through September)2007 – 890 (through September)

159 guns turned in during two (2) 159 guns turned in during two (2) gun buy-back operations.gun buy-back operations.

Strategy: Increase Arrests of Strategy: Increase Arrests of Drug Offenders Drug Offenders

2005 - 4,6872005 - 4,687 2006 - 5,0592006 - 5,059 2007 - 3,924 (through August)2007 - 3,924 (through August)

Strategy: Increase the Service Strategy: Increase the Service of Warrantsof Warrants

2005 - 14,243 warrants served2005 - 14,243 warrants served 2006 - 13,562 warrants served2006 - 13,562 warrants served 2007 - 8,561 warrants served 2007 - 8,561 warrants served

(through August)(through August)

Strategy: Target Violent Criminals Strategy: Target Violent Criminals and Disrupt Crime Patterns and Disrupt Crime Patterns

through Deployment of Plainclothes through Deployment of Plainclothes Tactical SquadsTactical Squads

Creation of night time Robbery Creation of night time Robbery SquadSquad

Vice EnforcementVice Enforcement Use of plainclothes directed Use of plainclothes directed

patrol squadspatrol squads

Strategy: Increase Proactive Strategy: Increase Proactive Patrol in High Crime Patrol in High Crime

Neighborhoods by Redirecting Neighborhoods by Redirecting Agency ResourcesAgency Resources

Reassignment of deputies within Reassignment of deputies within the agencythe agency

Mandatory overtimeMandatory overtime Targeted patrol through Crime Targeted patrol through Crime

AnalysisAnalysis Safe Neighborhood ProgramSafe Neighborhood Program

Strategy: Prevent and Reduce Strategy: Prevent and Reduce Juvenile Crime through Juvenile Crime through

Truancy Sweeps and Targeting Truancy Sweeps and Targeting Known Juvenile OffendersKnown Juvenile Offenders

Truancy EnforcementTruancy Enforcement

2005-2006 2005-2006 886 truants 886 truants 2006-2007 2006-2007 1,079 truants1,079 truants

UCR Violent Crime IndexUCR Violent Crime Index

2004 – 5,3052004 – 5,305 (+ 3.1%)(+ 3.1%) 2005 – 6,3512005 – 6,351 (+19.7%)(+19.7%) 2006 – 7,6412006 – 7,641 (+15.6%)(+15.6%) 2007 – 3,5752007 – 3,575 ( - 0.5% semi-annual)( - 0.5% semi-annual)

- 4,776 - 4,776 ( - 1.0% through ( - 1.0% through August)August)

PartnershipsPartnerships

State Attorney’s OfficeState Attorney’s Office ATF/VCITATF/VCIT CrimeLineCrimeLine Other Law Enforcement Other Law Enforcement

AgenciesAgencies

ChallengesChallenges

Migration of CrimeMigration of Crime

ChallengesChallenges

Migration of CrimeMigration of Crime Balancing Prevention and SuppressionBalancing Prevention and Suppression Juvenile Justice SystemJuvenile Justice System Multi-faceted InvolvementMulti-faceted Involvement

Community Community LegislatureLegislature Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Judicial SystemJudicial System

SummarySummary