SCMPD City Council Briefing

Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan
Police Department Update

Joseph H. Lumpkin, Sr., Chief of Police
June 25, 2015
To Serve, To Protect and To Build Public Trust
Public Safety A Shared Responsibility

City of Savannah / Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Dept./ Agency Update
Briefing Agenda
Recruiting & Retention
Crime Statistics Update
Crime Reduction Initiatives
Savannah Ceasefire
Violent Crime Reduction Initiatives
Police Technology & Investigative Tools
Savannah Impact Program
Command Staff
Chief Joseph H. Lumpkin, Sr.
Major Richard Zapal
Asst. Chief Julie Tolbert
Major Larry Branson
Major James Barnwell
Recruiting & Retention

Vacancy Stats
605 Sworn Officer Positions
530 Hired Sworn Officers or Recruits as of 6/22/15
o 40 of those are in recruit status

o 20 officers on extended leave
o 25 recruits hired on 6/22/15
75 officer vacancies as of 6/22/15
77 officer vacancies on 1/01/15
Recruiting & Retention: The Issues

Note: 447 officers/recruits
have separated from the
SCMPD from January 1,
2010 to May 31, 2015
120
100
18
80
25
60
40
20
7
15
32
14
Death
17
9
26
10
34
8
10
65
42
42
44
44
0
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Retirements
Terminations/Forced
Resignations
Resignations
Note: 3 total deaths
(2012, 2014, 2015)

In past 50 months:
Lost an average of 1 officer per month to Retirement
Lost an average of 4.2 officers per month to Resignation
During 2013 2014:
An average of 94 sworn officers separated from the SCMPD

(resignation, terminations, retirement, medical, etc.) - an average
of 7.8 per month
Our attrition rate prevents best practice policing per

available human resources

Recruiting/Training Process
From Application to Self-Sufficient Officer (Solo) = approx. 44 weeks
Hiring Process takes approximately 2 months
Employment Orientation (Driving/Firearms Training) = 2 weeks
Georgia Public Safety Training Center Academy = 11 weeks
SCMPD Patrol School = 7 weeks
Problem Based Learning (On the Job field training) = 16 weeks
Cost of Recruiting/Training
$71,300 + per recruit
Recruiting
Recruits and Recent Graduates:
Graduated so far in 2015: 23
In SCMPD Patrol School: 10 (2 recruits on military leave)
Ready for July 6th Academy: 25
Still pending July 6th Academy: 5-8
SCMPD may be required to utilize surrounding area training

academies to increase Georgia POST Mandate training (basic
certification) opportunities for hired recruits.
Recruiting & Retention: Solutions

What we ARE doing:
1. Marketing experts from
Chamber
2. Streamlined Recruiting
Application Process
3. TV, Print and Digital Ads
4. New full-length Recruiting Video

5. Targeting job fairs in attainable
areas
Recruiting & Retention: Outcomes

Data from
October 2014 to
May 2015
# of Applications
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
92
75
28
26
32
20
27
71
Digital and other

recruiting ads
begin in March
2015
MUST HAVE
70 applicants per
month to staff
SCMPDs 605
sworn positions
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Recruiting & Retention: The Outcomes

We must employ officers for the 21st centurys
complexities and difficulties
Typically only 12% of all applicants meet industry best
practice standards for sworn employment
SCMPD needs 833 applications to fill each 100
vacancies or an average of 70 applications per month
Only averaged 46 applications in the last six months
Only during Recruitment Initiatives of March Madness
TV ads and April-May Digital ads has applicant pool
been sufficient to staff a 600 sworn agency.
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Recruiting
Last four recruit classes= 69 (avg. 17 per class/must avg. 30)
Geographical breakdown of recruits employed

o
o
o
o
Metro-Savannah area = 32
Region = 15
National = 22
Recruitment problems within our MSA
Demographics
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
B/M 13
W/M 32
H/M 3
B/F 4
W/F 12
H/F 4
O/F 1
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Recruiting & Retention: The Causes

Challenges:
1. Losing officers to surrounding municipalities, counties and
other law enforcement opportunities
2. Compensation/Benefits (Pay, Education Incentives, Cars)

3. Must be competitive with jurisdictions of similar complexities
and difficulty of job functions
4. Recruiting locally has not worked
5. Exit Interviews
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Loss of Officers to Surrounding Municipalities & Counties
According to the Georgia Public Safety Training Center:
Garden City, Port Wentworth, Bloomingdale and Thunderbolt
have had NO academy attendees in 5+ years.
Pooler and Tybee have had a few in 5+ years
They are hiring pre-certified officers from other agencies

SCMPD serves as the training agency and supplier of certified
officers for other law enforcement agencies in our region at a
cost of $150,000 per 3-year trained officer.
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Compensation: Competitive Agencies
SCMPD
Recruit Salary $32,471

HS/GED $34,115
BA/BS $36,700
Eligible for take-home car after 2 years;
Currently 2.5 yrs/Up from 4 yrs BUT
77 vacancies and 60 others under 2 yrs
Jacksonville PD
Academy $36,200 to $38,200
Upon completion of academy $40,110
Take home car upon completion of PTO
phase (approx. 44 weeks - solo status)
Charleston PD
HS/GED $34,500 to $37,900

A.A. $36,800 to $39,400
BA/BS $39,400 to $43,300
MA/MS $42,100 to $46,300
Take home car upon PTO completion
(approx. 44 weeks -solo status)
Cobb County PD
After probation period $40,200
(approx. 44 weeks - solo status)
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Tallahassee PD
Upon PTO completion $44,400
Columbus PD (GA)
HS/GED $36,800
A.A. $37,600
BA/BS $38,900
MA/MS $40,100
(approx. 44 weeks -solo status)
Marietta PD (GA)
HS/GED $36,500
All others $38,400 to $40,200
New Orleans PD

After PTO completion $38,400
$1,000-$3,000 for educational degrees
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Cars
One fully equipped marked police vehicle = $38,800 (80%)
One investigative police vehicle = $22,000 (20%)
Number of vehicles needed for assignment to officers after
2 years = 72 cars = $2,250,400
3 years = 46 cars = $1,633,600
4 years = 33 cars = $1,279,200
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Recruiting & Retention: The Outcomes

Website
Recruiting ads doubled and tripled weekly visits to SCMPD
recruiting website scmpd.org/joinscmpd
Google analytics show less than of those website visitors
stayed on website after viewing pay and benefits page.
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Local Recruiting
Abnormal turnover rate and
loss of public trust has tainted
local applicant pool
447 officers have left SCMPD
in past 5 years, average of
89.4 per year.
Potential applicants living in

our media coverage area have
no first-hand experience of
SCMPD officers and their
views have been tainted by
events
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Retention
Career Ladder
Recently promoted 135 officers to the ranks of Advanced Police
Officer (APO) and Corporal.
5% pay increase
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Crime Statistics
Total Jurisdiction
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RECENT SHOOTING INCIDENTS (May 15 to June 15)

Recent Shooting
2015 Hot Spots
Cuyler-Brownsville
Live Oak
One address (1800 E 38th St) has two incidents 22
Crime Statistics
Shootings/common factors
Victim knew the suspect
15 out of 24 (9 could not be

determined/uncooperative on that point)
Emphatically Non-cooperative
4 out of 24
Drug related
4 out of 24 (typically confirmed by drug

evidence found on scene/but believed to be 50%)
Arrests
8 out of 24 (other arrests pending)
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U.N.I.T (Undercover Narcotics Investigation Team)
Targets street-level drugs
Began in January 2015
10 officers, 2 sergeants
assigned currently
Case locations shown on
map on following page.
Mission: Disrupt and Prevent Gun
Violence, Street Drug Sales and Gang
Crimes.
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U.N.I.T. Case Locations
Eastside
Cuyler-Brownsville
City of Savannah / Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Dept.
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Savannah Ceasefire Update

Identified Program Managers/Partners
National Network Program Manager (Israel Goodman)
SCMPD Program Manager (Capt. Charles Hall)
Next Step - Engage Community Stakeholders and Partners
Complete a Needs Assessment

Began weekly calls with NNPM
Establish a workgroup template
Assessment of Street Violence (GBI)
Identify locations for onsite visits/assessments
Design, Implement, and Sustain Community Strategy

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D.E.T.E.R Unit
(Downtown Engagement for Tourists, Entertainment and Residents)
UNIT STATS
May 15- June 15
Public contacts
5465
Business contacts
1428
Field interviews
39
Parking citations
13
Traffic citations
10
Felony arrests
Misdemeanor arrests
City ordinance violations
Calls for Service
78
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Operation Code Blue
Crime tends to rise in July and
August
During July and August,

typically, crime will increase
approximately 17.9% (approx.
1,554 Part I Crimes)
compared to any other 2
months of the year.
Average Part 1 crimes in July
and August are 1,832
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Approximately 50%
of Violent Crimes fall
within
Chronic Violent Hot
Spots

Operation Code Blue
High visibility, police omnipresence launched in specific
hot spots.
1,305 Code Blue foot patrols from May 15th June 15th
R.A.I.D (Robberies and Aggravated Assaults Interdiction Detail)

Goal: Reduce Agg. Assaults and Robberies in target areas
Issue-- perpetrators are committing crimes in these areas
because: Target rich environment and Comfort Zone
6 officers, foot and vehicle patrols/2 shifts, 7 days a week
June 17th, 606 W. 40th Street arrest
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ShotSpotter
A tool in the toolbox for identifying gun violence
Aided in investigations:
o 6-year-old girl
o 36th and Bull St.
o 15-year-old at 1800 E. 38th St.
528 gunfire hits through June 1, 2015 comparison period does

not exist
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NIBIN (National Integrated Ballistic Information Network)
Links shell casings to crime scenes and guns
PCCs National Average = 4%
Savannah Average = 12%
(Potential Cases for Comparison)
Creates link analysis charts

Used daily
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Community Policing Problem
Solving: Building Trust
Park, Walk & Talk in Every Precinct
o Foot, Bicycle, Segway Patrols
Tourism Oriented Policing (TOP Cops)

Youth Summer Camps
Roll Call in the Street events
Downtown Precinct Community Forum
Beat Officers Engaged w/ the Community
o Edgemere/Sackville Neighborhood
Community Survey/Task Force
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Savannah Pre-Apprentice Program
Provides academic, life skills and job skills training.
60 local youth 14 - 17 years old
7 weeks: June 8 July 22, 2015

Referrals primarily from Juvenile Court, DJJ and SCCPSS
24 youth placed with 13 local businesses Began work June 15th
Remaining 36 youth will work with the City of Savannah rehabilitating

houses and beautification projects downtown on June 22.
As of June 14, youth worked 1,018 hours and earned $9,978
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Savannah Pre-Apprentice Program
13 business partners
Coca Cola
Thunderbolt Marine
Thomas & Hutton
Savannah Lodging
(Holiday Inn Express Historic District &
Hampton Inn Historic District)
Colonial Oil
River Street Inn
Belfords
Savannah Chamber of Commerce
Visit Savannah
Chatham Personnel
The Wade Law Firm
City of Savannah Citizens Office
NorthPoint Hospitality
(Double Tree Historic District & Hilton
Garden Inn Historic District)
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Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan
Police Department Update
Questions, Responses and Answers
June 25, 2015
To Serve, To Protect and To Build Public Trust
Public Safety A Shared Responsibility

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Chart
illustrates
salary + takehome car
savings.
Using AAAs
cost for
owning/operat
ing a car, a
take-home car
is approx. a
$4,500
compensation
benefit

$50,000
$40,000
$30,000
SCMPD
Charleston PD
Jacksonville PD
Cobb Co PD
Tallahassee PD
Marietta PD
Columbus PD
New Orleans PD
Memphis PD
Recruit
$32,471
$36,200
$37,200
$38,400
$37,000
$36,500
$36,800
$36,500
$37,972
GED
$34,115
$40,700
$44,610
$44,700
$48,900
$41,000
$41,300
$42,900
$49,670
HS
$34,115
$40,700
$44,610
$44,700
$48,900
$41,000
$41,300
$42,900
$49,670
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Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan

Police Department Update

To Serve, To Protect and To Build Public Trust

Public Safety A Shared Responsibility

Chief Joseph H. Lumpkin, Sr.

Major Richard Zapal

Asst. Chief Julie Tolbert

Major Larry Branson

Major James Barnwell

City of Savannah / Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Dept./ Agency Update

Recruiting & Retention

o 40 of those are in recruit status

City of Savannah / Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Dept./ Agency Update

Recruiting & Retention: The Issues

City of Savannah / Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Dept./ Agency Update

Recruiting & Retention: The Issues

During 2013 2014:

An average of 94 sworn officers separated from the SCMPD

Our attrition rate prevents best practice policing per

City of Savannah / Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Dept./ Agency Update

Recruiting & Retention: The Issues

SCMPD may be required to utilize surrounding area training

City of Savannah / Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Dept./ Agency Update

Recruiting & Retention: Solutions

4. New full-length Recruiting Video

City of Savannah / Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Dept./ Agency Update

Recruiting & Retention: Outcomes

Digital and other

City of Savannah / Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Dept./ Agency Update

Recruiting & Retention: The Outcomes

Geographical breakdown of recruits employed

City of Savannah / Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Dept./ Agency Update

Recruiting & Retention: The Causes

2. Compensation/Benefits (Pay, Education Incentives, Cars)

City of Savannah / Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Dept./ Agency Update

Recruiting & Retention: The Causes

They are hiring pre-certified officers from other agencies

City of Savannah / Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Dept./ Agency Update

Recruiting & Retention: The Causes

Recruit Salary $32,471

HS/GED $34,500 to $37,900

City of Savannah / Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Dept./ Agency Update

Recruiting & Retention: The Causes

Recruit Salary $36,500

City of Savannah / Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Dept./ Agency Update

Recruiting & Retention: The Causes

City of Savannah / Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Dept./ Agency Update

Recruiting & Retention: The Outcomes

City of Savannah / Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Dept./ Agency Update

Recruiting & Retention: The Issues

Potential applicants living in

City of Savannah / Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Dept./ Agency Update

City of Savannah / Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Dept./ Agency Update

RECENT SHOOTING INCIDENTS (May 15 to June 15)

One address (1800 E 38th St) has two incidents 22

15 out of 24 (9 could not be

4 out of 24 (typically confirmed by drug

8 out of 24 (other arrests pending)

City of Savannah / Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Dept./ Agency Update

Crime Reduction Initiatives

U.N.I.T. Case Locations

City of Savannah / Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Dept.

Savannah Ceasefire Update

Complete a Needs Assessment