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APPROACHES C0NSiD~ED (Continued) <br /> <br />regional basis, and relay that information, in a total on-line en- <br />vi~or~nent, across Jurisdictional boundaries in support of the <br />burglary prevention and apprehension function. <br /> <br />Anticipated benefits to be derived from the proposed up grade of the <br />Burglary Prevention Data ~ystem include (1) a reduction in excessive <br />time currently spent by law enforcement agencies in searching for, and <br />correlating burgl_~y related information; (2) a significant improvement <br />in the quality of burglary related information in terms of timeli- <br />ness, completeness and organization of available data; and (3) a <br />significant reduction in the in6idenc~ of burglsries throughout Orange <br />County and an increase in the rate of clearances of reported cases. <br /> <br />T~e City of S~nta Ana is a logical choice for the implementation of <br />this program for several reasons: (1) It is the county seat of govern- <br />ment and is centrally located, thus providing toE-free telephone ser- <br />vice to all but two Orange County cities; (2) It currently is conduct- <br />ing a local "crime specific" burglary program which consists of efforts <br />by the Santa Ana Police Department to enhance public awareness of the <br />burglary problem, including the need by the. public to implement more <br />adequate burglar~ preventive m~asures; (3) The Santa Aha Police Depart- <br />ment also is administrating the regional Orange County Narcotic Index <br />program; (4) The interaction between these programs and the exch~lge of <br />information will be b~ benefit not only to the individual programs, but <br />to county law enforcement as a whole; (5) The City of Santa Ana has the <br /> <br />- 16 - <br /> <br /> <br />