Orange County Orange County Sheriff’s OfficeSheriff’s Office

Overview of Crime in Orange Overview of Crime in Orange CountyCounty Sheriff’s Office Response to Rising Sheriff’s Office Response to Rising CrimeCrime Challenges for the FutureChallenges for the Future

Overview of CrimeOverview of Crime

2004 2004 3.1% Rise in Violent Crime3.1% Rise in Violent Crime

Early 2005 Early 2005 Sharper IncreasesSharper Increases

National Trends National Trends More WeaponsMore Weapons More Random ViolenceMore Random Violence Juvenile CrimeJuvenile Crime

HomicideHomicide

2003 – 382003 – 38 2004 – 382004 – 38 2005 – 492005 – 49 2006 – 642006 – 64

Resulting in a 68% increase in 2 Resulting in a 68% increase in 2 yearsyears

HomicideHomicideCausal Effects for 2006Causal Effects for 2006

Drug Related – 20Drug Related – 20 Robbery Related – 20Robbery Related – 20 Fight/Retaliation – 14Fight/Retaliation – 14 Domestic Related – 6Domestic Related – 6 Other - 4Other - 4

OCSO Homicides for 2006

Robbery Robbery 20062006

2003 – 13392003 – 1339 2004 – 13022004 – 1302 2005 – 17902005 – 1790 2006 -- 24232006 -- 2423

Resulting in a 86% increase in 2 Resulting in a 86% increase in 2 yearsyears

2006 ORANGE COUNTY ROBBERIES Purple Circles = Armed Persons Robberies, Blue Squares = Strong Armed Persons Robberies, Red Circles with Horizontal Line = Commercial

Robberies, Brown Circle with #1 = Bank Robbery, Green Triangles = Home Invasions, Black Flags = Carjacking

UCR Violent Crime IndexUCR Violent Crime Index

2003 – 51432003 – 5143 2004 – 53052004 – 5305 (+3.1%)(+3.1%) 2005 – 63512005 – 6351 (+19.7%)(+19.7%) 2006 – 76412006 – 7641 (+15.5%) *preliminary(+15.5%) *preliminary

Resulting in a 38% increase in 2 Resulting in a 38% increase in 2 yearsyears

Deputies AssaultedDeputies Assaulted

2006 – 282 Assaults2006 – 282 Assaults 2005 – 247 Assaults2005 – 247 Assaults 2004 – 199 Assaults2004 – 199 Assaults

Resulting in a 42% increase in 2 Resulting in a 42% increase in 2 yearsyears

Source: UCR ReportsSource: UCR Reports

Robbery Comparison

2005 –VS- 2006

2005 % 2006 %County Wide 1790 2423Pine Hills Area 384 21% 506 21%OBT Area 519 29% 749 31%

Street Sweeper StrategiesStreet Sweeper Strategies Increase the seizure of firearms used or Increase the seizure of firearms used or

possessed illegally.possessed illegally. Increase arrests of drug offenders, specifically Increase arrests of drug offenders, specifically

dealers, through street level enforcement.dealers, through street level enforcement. Increase the service of felony warrants.Increase the service of felony warrants. Target specific violent criminals and disrupt Target specific violent criminals and disrupt

violent crime patterns through deployment of violent crime patterns through deployment of plainclothes tactical squads.plainclothes tactical squads.

Increase proactive patrol in high crime Increase proactive patrol in high crime neighborhoods by redirecting agency neighborhoods by redirecting agency resources.resources.

Prevent and reduce juvenile crime through Prevent and reduce juvenile crime through truancy sweeps and targeting known juvenile truancy sweeps and targeting known juvenile offenders.offenders.

Designated Violent Designated Violent Crime AreasCrime Areas

SOBT Corridor

Pine Hills Corridor

Positive Impacts of Street Positive Impacts of Street SweeperSweeper Robberies Robberies

CountywideCountywide -12%-12% SOBT Corridor SOBT Corridor -12% -12% Pine Hills CorridorPine Hills Corridor -45%-45%

Aggravated AssaultsAggravated Assaults CountywideCountywide -17%-17% SOBT CorridorSOBT Corridor -28% -28% Pine Hills CorridorPine Hills Corridor -26%-26%

Firearms SeizuresFirearms Seizures +12% over 2006 monthly average+12% over 2006 monthly average +26% over 2005 monthly average+26% over 2005 monthly average

Truancy Enforcement Truancy Enforcement +32% over 2006 monthly average+32% over 2006 monthly average

Negative Impacts of Street Negative Impacts of Street SweeperSweeper

Traffic EnforcementTraffic Enforcement Narcotics EnforcementNarcotics Enforcement Crime Prevention ActivitiesCrime Prevention Activities Civil ProcessCivil Process D.A.R.E.D.A.R.E. TrainingTraining

2006 Holiday Detail2006 Holiday DetailRobberiesRobberies

Florida Mall areaFlorida Mall area -50%-50% Waterford Lakes areaWaterford Lakes area -73%-73% International Drive areaInternational Drive area -50%-50% Lee Road areaLee Road area -66%-66% SOBT areaSOBT area -15%-15% Pine Hills areaPine Hills area -37%-37%

Overtime Spent - $90,000 in 14 Overtime Spent - $90,000 in 14 daysdays

Clearance RatesClearance Rates

Hillsborough S.O.Hillsborough S.O. 28.0%28.0% Orange S.O.Orange S.O. 25.8%25.8% Lake S.O.Lake S.O. 23.8%23.8% Seminole S.O.Seminole S.O. 23.2%23.2% Jacksonville S.O.Jacksonville S.O. 17.7%17.7% Miami-Dade P.D.Miami-Dade P.D. 16.8%16.8% Orlando P.D.Orlando P.D. 15.4%15.4%

Source: 2005 UCR ReportSource: 2005 UCR Report

Clearance Rates for Part 1 Offenses and Person and Property Crimes

(Matrix Consulting Group)

Offenses Orange County 2005

South Atlantic Region 2005

U.S. Part 1 Offenses for 2005

Part 1 Offenses 28.8% 20.1% 21.5% Person Crimes 50.7% 48.9% 44.9% Property Crimes 16.0% 17.9% 12.7%

Source: UCR Web Site & Orange County CID summary crime reports

ChallengesChallenges

Crime Analysis Crime Analysis

Pine Hills Corridor

Crime Migration to East Side

SOBT Corridor

Crime Analysis Migration of Crime Forecast

2007

Urbanization Urbanization

UrbanizationUrbanizationCrime Per Capita Crime Per Capita

(per 100,000)(per 100,000)

Seminole S.O.Seminole S.O. 2186.0 2186.0 Lake S.O.Lake S.O. 2951.1 2951.1 Hillsborough S.O.Hillsborough S.O. 4407.1 4407.1 Orange S.O.Orange S.O. 5137.5 5137.5 Miami Dade P.D.Miami Dade P.D. 5241.2 5241.2 Jacksonville S.O.Jacksonville S.O. 6136.9 6136.9 Orlando P.D.Orlando P.D. 10,124.210,124.2

Source: 2005 UCR ReportSource: 2005 UCR Report

ChallengesChallenges

Crime AnalysisCrime Analysis UrbanizationUrbanization Balancing Prevention and SuppressionBalancing Prevention and Suppression Juvenile Justice SystemJuvenile Justice System Multi-faceted InvolvementMulti-faceted Involvement

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