Geographic Policing - West
2019 FOCUS:
• Treepoint Partnership with Apartment Complexes in Beat 320
• Tracking Prolific Property and Violent Crime Offenders
• Identifying Neighborhood Decay and Improving Quality of Life Issues
In 2019, crime drivers included
simple assault, coin-operated machine
thefts, and vehicle thefts.
The West Patrol District is
comprised of patrol officers,
geographic policing detectives, and
an auxiliary Lake Patrol Unit. In 2019,
the district assigned two officers to
Foot Patrol who attend community
events and participate in enforcement
activities in hot spot areas.
Last year, the district experienced
an overall decrease in violent and
property crime. Overall crime was
down approximately 8%, with violent
crime down 1%, and property crime
down 12%. Even with the reduction
40
| 2019 Annual Report
in crime, officers continue to focus
on known offenders, illicit drugs and
illegal guns.
The district partnered with the
Trinity Sports Foundation, a nonprofit,
which focuses on bringing sports and
other social activities to children. Each
month, kids are bused to their facility
at Trinity Methodist Church where
lunch and games are provided. The
district also provides a list of locations
for their “Partnered Mobile Play Days”
where the foundation
brings food and games
to a designated area in
the district.