20A - AA - JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT

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ATTACHMENT A 2012-DJ-BX-0057 County/OCSD: The County of Orange proposes to use the 2012 Justice Assistance Grant funding as follows: Unincorporated Communities: Las Flores, Coto de Caza, Ladera Ranch and Trabuco Canyon Purpose Areas: Law Enforcement, Crime Prevention and education Program Narrative: The unincorporated communities of Coto de Caza, Ladera Ranch, Las Flores, and Trabuco Canyon have a population of over 42,000. These communities continue to experience population growth and expansion in both residential and commercial development. In addition, accessibility to this eastern part of south Orange County has been somewhat limited due to the urban landscape and roadway infrastructure. To alleviate the limited accessibility to these communities, the County of Orange is in the planning phase of a major thoroughfare extension. This will lead to significant increase in traffic volume and visitors. The roadway will enhance mobility for the residents and will serve commuters traveling to the inland empire. With the increase of commercial and residential development and population, demands on law enforcement continue to increase. Calls for service have increased over 9% the past two (2) years and most importantly, part one property crime rates have increased 8%. To meet the demands for law enforcement, the Orange County Sheriff's Department has engaged in a community based multi-layered approach to reduce incidents of property crimes. This has been based on targeted enforcement, intelligence-based policing, education and crime prevention through environmental design. Targeted Enforcement The Unincorporated Special Enforcement Team (SET) and Directed Enforcement Team (DET) will be utilized for crime suppression. Over the past year, the unincorporated areas have experience a 50% increase in residential burglaries and continued increases in property crimes. This special enforcement team will provide the necessary law enforcement surge and patrol saturation to prevent, detect and apprehend individuals committing property crimes in these communities. The SET team will also continue to conduct both probation and parole compliance checks of those individuals residing in the unincorporated areas of southeast Orange County. Intelligence Based Policing The Special Enforcement Team (SET) will partner with our Statistical Tracking and Reporting unit (STAR) to identify crime trends and specific problem areas. Information received from the Statistical Tracking and Reporting unit (STAR) will be one of the driving mechanisms to pinpoint targeted enforcement surges in the communities. These deployment surges will be strategic and based on crime analysis. Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design The Special Enforcement Team (SET) will conduct community urban development assessments with a specific focus on crime prevention. They will partner with the community housing and business associations to seek ways to safeguard their communities from property based crimes. 2012-DJ-BX-2532 20A-1 1 Page 4 of 30