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:P47:cn�`� ..4 4 SANTA ANA POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION 5°' ;- 2: 1607 NORTH SYCAMORE SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 92701-3513 ;till` i [714] 836-1211 FAX [714] 836-6108 u� (+k • tit'I;Rti N's ��♦ � CITY '17 `=` ui MEMORANDUM Date: September 20,2016 To: Mayor and City Council From: SAPOA Board of Directors Re: Follow-up to City Manager Memorandum At the September 6, 2016, city council meeting, City Manager Cavazos presented a memorandum regarding public safety statistics for the police department, utilizing data from both the Santa Ana Police Department's (SAPD) official records as reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) by the SAPD and data from the FBI, UCR Data Tool. After the presentation, the Mayor requested that staff provide current, relevant data. Specifically, asked for was: • Data reference Violent Crime from 2013 to present, • Number of Shootings for 2014, 2015 and year to date, and • Number of Homicides year to date As illustrated in the city manager's now new memorandum, the Mayor did not ask for the FBI Crime Index which represents a percentage of Part 1 Violent Crimes, Property Crimes and Thefts. Factoring and averaging in Thefts and Property Crimes distorts the true Violent Crime Picture because now Thefts and Property Crimes are utilized in averaging down Violent Crime Data thus skewing the true violent crime picture in our community. If the city manager is going to provide this information, FBI Index, then it should be properly disclosed, accurate and complete. His graph is neither. Utilizing the "Exhibit 1 - Attachment A" he provided, the number illustrated for 2010 is different on the Attachment A from his graph (2378 vs. 2493). Also, the Exhibit 1 has data for 2015 but why is it not included in the graph? From the data provided in his memorandum the FBI Crime Index is up 26.74%from 2014 to 2015 (see graph below). CCM 9/20/2016 1 of 4 Item 19G