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AnnualReport onCrime&CrimeControl2014Report

ReportPreparedbytheMetropolitanWashingtonCouncilofGovernmentsPoliceChiefsCommittee CompiledBy:

AmyPhillips,MetroTransitPoliceDepartment MelissaSchulze,MontgomeryCountyPoliceDepartment AshleySavage,ArlingtonCountyPoliceDepartment Dr.ChernohWurie,PhD,PrinceWilliamCountyPoliceDepartment ElliotHarkavy,CouncilofGovernments

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1 AnnualReportonCrime&CrimeControl: 2014

MetropolitanWashingtonRegionTotalPartIOffenses 20102014

2010 2011 2012

Year2013 2014

OVERVIEW:2014AtaGlanceTheMetropolitanWashingtonCouncilofGovernments(MWCOG)2014AnnualReportonCrimeandCrimeControlisbasedoncrimeincidentsreportedbymemberagenciesinthemetropolitanregion. The annual report focuses on Part I offenses as defined by the FederalBureauofInvestigation.Thisincludesthecrimesagainstpersons:homicide,rape,robbery,andaggravatedassault,andthecrimesagainstproperty:burglary,larceny,andmotorvehicletheft.

Crime statistics should be viewed in contextwith environmental influences. Factors such aschangesinlegislation,reportingrequirements,demographics,theeconomy,and/orchanges inpolicepoliciesandresourcesmayinfluencethenumberofcrimesreportedinanyjurisdiction.Itisalsoimportanttoconsidercrimetrendsovermultipleyears.

PartIcrimehasdeclined8.02%since2010.

TotalPa

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PartICrimeOffenses:2014

Footnotes

* TheDCMetropolitanPoliceDepartmentprovidesofficialcrimestatisticsthroughtheDCCrimeIndex,withtheexceptionofrape,aggravatedassault,andlarceny,whichareprovidedthroughUCR.

** DataprovidedbyGaithersburgandRockvilleisreportedtothestatebyMontgomeryCounty.

*** This includesfiguresfromtheCollegePark,Frederick,Forestville,LaPlate,&RockvilleBarracks.This isthefirstyearthattheFrederickandLaPlataBarrackshavebeen included.

COGDEPARTMENTS REPORTINGMETHOD

HOMICIDE RAPE ROBBERY AGGASSAULT

BURGLARY LARCENY M/VTHEFTS

TOTALOFFENSES

CRIMESPER1000 POPULATION

MetropolitanPoliceDepartment UCR/OTHER* 105 470 3,368 4,004 3,187 25,881 3,141 40,156 60.945 658,893

BladensburgPoliceDepartment UCR 1 3 34 50 57 222 82 449 51.058 8,794BowiePoliceDepartment UCR 1 1 34 30 135 643 67 911 16.646 54,727Charles CountySheriff's Office UCR 3 22 140 333 483 2,086 148 3,215 21.349 150,592FrederickCountySheriff's Office UCR 1 18 21 165 331 1,462 33 2,031 8.350 243,241FrederickPoliceDepartment UCR 1 18 82 187 203 1,312 38 1,841 18.624 98,850GreenbeltPoliceDepartment UCR 1 10 55 26 130 577 84 883 37.174 23,753MontgomeryCountyDepartmentofPolice UCR 19 116 620 892 2,299 12,949 705 17,600 17.080 1,030,447GaithersburgPoliceDepartment** UCR 2 6 38 151 123 1,251 56 1,627 24.768 65,690RockvilleCityPoliceDepartment** UCR 0 10 47 40 139 943 55 1,234 19.281 64,000

PrinceGeorge's CountyPoliceDepartment UCR 39 171 1,461 1,490 3,809 12,599 3,553 23,122 25.565 904,430TakomaParkPoliceDepartment UCR 1 3 35 17 125 430 53 664 38.830 17,100

Alexandria PoliceDepartment NIBRS 4 15 139 104 257 2,546 253 3,318 22.978 144,400ArlingtonCountyPoliceDepartment NIBRS 1 27 110 141 206 3,233 145 3,863 17.967 215,000CityofFairfaxPoliceDepartment NIBRS 0 2 8 9 27 416 18 480 19.410 24,730FairfaxCountyPoliceDepartment NIBRS 10 76 399 405 912 13,168 733 15,703 14.068 1,116,200Falls ChurchCityPoliceDepartment NIBRS 0 3 8 8 4 218 11 252 20.435 12,332LoudounCountySheriff's Office NIBRS 3 42 48 115 181 2,425 107 2,921 8.307 351,611CityofManassasPoliceDepartment NIBRS 1 15 44 60 99 633 30 882 21.085 41,830Manassas ParkPoliceDepartment NIBRS 0 4 9 15 25 133 8 194 12.785 15,174PrinceWilliamCountyPoliceDepartment NIBRS 6 58 204 476 641 4,911 285 6,581 15.568 422,727SUBTOTAL 197 1,074 6,819 8,527 13,111 85,844 9,494 125,066 22.596 5,534,831

ASSOCIATEDEPARTMENTS REPORTINGMETHOD



TOTALOFFENSES

FauquierCountySheriff's Office NIBRS 1 5 1 14 54 347 14 436FBIPolice OTHER 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 8Federal ProtectiveService OTHER 3 2 17 48 52 978 18 1,118MNCPPCPolice(MontgomeryCounty) UCR 0 2 9 13 13 145 0 182MNCPPCPolice(PrinceGeorge'sCounty) UCR 3 3 34 46 15 218 4 323MarylandStatePolice*** UCR 2 1 6 85 62 178 33 367MetroTransitPolice NIBRS 0 2 282 108 4 1,055 106 1,557Metro.Wash.Airports AuthorityPolice NIBRS 0 0 0 3 1 461 102 567National Institutes ofHealthPolice UCR 0 0 0 3 0 77 0 80Naval Criminal InvestigativeService OTHER 2 14 0 26 4 11 0 57PentagonForceProtectionAgency OTHER 0 0 0 0 0 53 1 54U.S.Capitol Police OTHER 0 0 1 1 3 147 6 158U.S.ParkPolice UCR 4 7 55 76 24 544 19 729Virginia Dept.ofAlcoholicBeverageControl OTHER 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3Virginia StatePolice(Div.7) NIBRS 2 3 0 18 11 21 7 62SUBTOTAL 17 39 406 442 243 4,244 310 5,701GRANDTOTAL 214 1,113 7,225 8,969 13,354 90,088 9,804 130,767


PartIArrests:2014

COGDEPARTMENTS REPORTINGMETHOD



TOTALARRESTS

MetropolitanPoliceDepartment UCR 72 89 907 339 321 2,217 55 4,000

BladensburgPoliceDepartment UCR 1 0 12 12 13 24 1 63BowiePoliceDepartment UCR 1 0 15 16 24 142 0 198Charles CountySheriff's Office UCR 4 14 66 92 114 98 8 396FrederickCountySheriff's Office UCR 1 4 11 65 115 413 5 614FrederickPoliceDepartment UCR 0 5 51 95 74 284 3 512GreenbeltPoliceDepartment UCR 0 1 12 14 30 84 8 149MontgomeryCountyDepartmentofPolice UCR 15 29 329 432 560 2,766 130 4,261GaithersburgPoliceDepartment* UCR 1 4 28 56 27 465 7 588RockvilleCityPoliceDepartment* UCR 0 0 29 15 51 92 13 200

PrinceGeorge's CountyPoliceDepartment UCR 43 41 413 671 333 1,577 156 3,234TakomaParkPoliceDepartment UCR 0 1 5 10 5 10 3 34

AlexandriaPoliceDepartment NIBRS 4 10 49 54 50 411 25 603ArlingtonCountyPoliceDepartment NIBRS 1 7 44 85 36 629 22 824CityofFairfaxPoliceDepartment NIBRS 0 1 3 8 4 109 3 128FairfaxCountyPoliceDepartment NIBRS 14 17 229 392 328 4,800 170 5,950Falls ChurchCityPoliceDepartment NIBRS 0 0 2 31 3 37 1 74LoudounCountySheriff's Office NIBRS 2 13 35 92 55 631 19 847CityofManassas PoliceDepartment NIBRS 6 2 19 69 31 124 3 254Manassas ParkPoliceDepartment NIBRS 0 2 15 13 13 31 9 83PrinceWilliamCountyPoliceDepartment NIBRS 8 33 120 234 150 1,115 63 1,723SUBTOTAL 172 269 2,337 2,724 2,259 15,502 684 23,947

ASSOCIATEDEPARTMENTS REPORTINGMETHOD



TOTALARRESTS

FauquierCountySheriff's Office NIBRS 1 1 0 9 10 59 0 80FBIPolice OTHER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Federal ProtectiveService OTHER 2 0 3 20 7 28 2 62MNCPPCPolice(MontgomeryCounty) UCR 0 0 5 1 4 18 0 28MNCPPCPolice(PrinceGeorge's County) UCR 0 1 11 12 0 16 1 41MarylandStatePolice** UCR 3 0 0 56 7 51 19 136MetroTransitPolice NIBRS 0 1 55 49 1 120 11 237Metro.Wash.Airports AuthorityPolice NIBRS 0 0 0 3 0 47 30 80National Institutes ofHealthPolice UCR 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2Naval Criminal InvestigativeService OTHER 2 10 0 19 1 3 0 35PentagonForceProtectionAgency OTHER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0U.S.Capitol Police OTHER 0 0 1 1 2 9 7 20U.S.ParkPolice UCR 2 4 25 26 9 45 9 120VirginiaDept.ofAlcoholicBeverageControl OTHER 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3VirginiaStatePolice(Div.7) NIBRS 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 7SUBTOTAL 10 17 100 200 41 401 82 851GRANDTOTAL 182 286 2,437 2,924 2,300 15,903 766 24,798


In 2014, the metropolitanWashington region recorded125,064totalPartIoffenses,a1%reductionfrom2013levels (126,323) and 8.02%less than 2010 levels(135,974).From2013 to2014,theregion experiencedincreasesinthefollowing:

Rapes(+86or8.7%) Aggravated assaults

(+321or3.9%) Larcenies(+1,109or

1.3%) Motorvehiclethefts

(+69or.73%)Althoughthisisthesmallestreductiontheregionhasseeninthelastseveralyears,itshouldbenotedthatthemetropolitanregion iscurrentlyata5yearlowinthePartIoffensecategoriesofrobbery(21.82%)andburglary(29.04%).

Forthefirsttimesince20112012,themetropolitanregionexperiencedaslightrisein numberofpropertycrimes,drivenbyincreasesinlarcenyandmotorvehiclethefts.However,thenumberof property crimes that occurred in 2014 is still 8.4% less than five years ago, a significantaccomplishmentgiventhenumberofpeoplewholiveinandvisittheregion.


The crime rate per capita is a commonlyacceptedmeasureofcrimeandmayserveasabasicindicatorofoverallcrimetrends.Overthelast five years, the population in themetropolitanWashingtonregionhas increased9.2%, yet the crime rateper capita continuestodecline.Since2010,thecrimeratepercapitahas dropped from 26.97 crimes per 1,000people to 22.72 crimes per 1,000. This is apositive signbut it is important to rememberthatthecrimerateisbasedonlyonPart Icrimesanddoesnotserveasacomprehensivetrackingofallcrime.Furthermore,departmentsinthisregionreportoffensesunderdifferentprograms,whichalsocausesdiscrepanciesindatacomparison and analysis. Consistently, however, over the last decade, property crime hasaccounted for 87%of reported crime in the greaterWashington region,while violent crimeconstitutedonly13%.


CALLSFORSERVICEANDAUTHORIZEDSTRENGTHCOGDEPARTMENT CALLS SWORN CIVILIAN

MetropolitanPoliceDepartment 668,029 3,984 429BladensburgPoliceDepartment 8,794 20 8BowiePoliceDepartment 24,090 58 6CharlesCountySheriff'sOffice 249,439 301 182FrederickCountySheriff'sOffice 96,649 182 88FrederickPoliceDepartment 98,850 142 48GreenbeltPoliceDepartment 25,654 53 17MontgomeryCountyDept.ofPolice 216,435 1,267 535GaithersburgPoliceDepartment 32,915 56 11.5RockvilleCityPoliceDepartment 31,240 59 34

PrinceGeorge'sCountyPoliceDept. 349,158 1,686 234TakomaParkPoliceDepartment 7,839 42 18AlexandriaPoliceDepartment 77,546 304 106ArlingtonCountyPoliceDepartment 89,426 361 99.5CityofFairfaxPoliceDepartment 14,186 65 19FairfaxCountyPoliceDepartment 447,818 1,368 346FallsChurchCityPoliceDepartment 23,840 32 12.4LoudounCountySheriff'sOffice 169,836 359 113CityofManassasPoliceDepartment 51,143 96 31.25ManassasParkPoliceDepartment 21,958 32 12PrinceWilliamCountyPoliceDept. 214,050 635 222SUBTOTAL 2,918,895 11,102 2,571.65

ASSOCIATEDEPARTMENTS FauquierCountySheriff'sOffice 68,496 129 43FBIPolice 1,911 141 0FederalProtectiveService 262,613 unk unkMNCPPCPolice(MontgomeryCounty) 89,510 92 21MNCPPCPolice(PrinceGeorge'sCounty) 71,597 111 27MetroTransitPolice 72,360 490 255Metro.Wash.AirportsAuthorityPolice 79,855 225 46NationalInstitutesofHealthPolice 17,040 88 26PentagonForceProtectionAgency 23,795 790 75U.S.ParkPolice 52,221 588 87VirginiaDept.ofAlcoholicBeverageControl 295 21 2.5VirginiaStatePolice(Div.7) 193,622 267 49SUBTOTAL 933,315 2,942 632GRANDTOTAL 3,852,210 14,044 3,203.15

CallsforService&Staffing


Thereareanumberofactionsyoucantaketoincreasethesafetyofyouandyourlovedones.Reduceyourriskofbecomingavictimofcrimebyreviewingthebelowsafetytips.Alwaystrustyour judgmentand ifsomethingdoesntseemright, itmightnotbe.Please,reportsuspiciousactivityorpersonsbycallingyourlocalpolicedepartmentusing911.

PersonalSafety

Alwaysbeawareofyoursurroundingsandthepeoplearoundyou. Walkwithafriend,wheneverpossible. Whenwalking,limityouruseofmobiledevicesthatmaydistractyou. Ifyouaregoing tobeaway foraperiodof time, let friendsand familyknowofyour

whereabouts.HomeSafety

Installanduselocksonyourdoorsandwindows. Keepdoorslocked,whetheryouarehomeornot. Before opening the door, check to see who it is before

opening. If you do not know the individual, ask foridentification.

Maintaingoodlightingaroundentrances. Leavealight,radio,orTVon,orusetimers,ifyouare going

tobegoneforanextendedperiodoftime. Donot leave spare keys in areaseasilyaccessible. Instead,

considerprovidingsparekeystotrustedfriendsorneighbors. Makesureyourmailistakencareofifyouareaway. Callthepoliceimmediatelywhenyouseesuspiciouspersons

oractivities.VehicleSafety

Lockyourdoorswhendriving. Haveyourkeysinyourhandasyouapproachyour

vehicle. Checktheinsideofyourvehiclepriortoentering. Parkinwelllit,heavilytraveledareas. Removevaluablesfromyourvehicle. Ifyoumust

keepitemsinyourcar,keepthemoutofsightbyplacingtheminyourtrunkorglovecompartment.

Afterparking,ensuredoorsarelockedandwindowsareclosed. Dont leaveyourkeys inyourcarwhileit isrunning.Whenyouparkyourcar,takethe

keys. According to the Washington Area Vehicle Enforcement Task Force, the vastmajorityofvehicletheftsintheareainvolvecarsleftrunningwiththekeysinside.

Keepemergencykitscontainingaflashlight,flares,andotheressentialsinyourvehicle.

BacktoBasicsCrimeTips


ATMSafetyTips

Makesureyouhavememorizedyourpersonalidentificationnumber(PIN).NeverwriteitdownonyourATMcardorkeepitwiththecard.Nevertellanyoneyourcodeorletthementeryourcodeforyou.

DonotgiveoutinformationaboutyourPINoverthetelephonebankswillneverrequestsuchinformation.

Trytousemachinesyouarefamiliarwith,anduseterminalslocatedinbanksratherthanindependentterminals.

Beawareofyoursurroundings.Lookaroundbeforeconductingatransaction.Ifyouseeanyoneoranythingsuspicious,cancelyourtransactionandgotoanotherATM.

IfyoumustuseanATMafterhours,makesureit'swelllighted. UseyourbodyasashieldwhenmakingatransactionattheATM. NeverwalkawayfromanATMwithcashstillinhand.Ifyouaregoingtocountyour

money,dosoattheATM.Thentakethetimetoputyourmoneyawaybeforeleaving. WhenmakinganATMtransactionfromyourcar,beawareofyoursurroundings.Keep

youreyesandearsopen,andkeepcardoorslocked. Reportanylostorstolencardsassoonasyoudiscoverthey'remissing. CheckyourreceiptsagainstyourmonthlystatementstoguardagainstATMfraud. ShredyourATMreceiptswhenyounolongerneedthem.

Never

Carrylargeamountsofmoneywithyou. Leaveyourpurseorwalletunattendedinpublic. Ifsomeoneattemptstostealyourproperty,neverfight. Ifyouarerobbedorassaulted,reportthecrimetothepolice.Trytodescribetheattacker

accurately.Youractionscanhelppreventsomeoneelsefrombecomingavictim.

BacktoBasicsCrimeTips


Inthewakeofseveralhighprofilepolicerelateddeathsinvolvingminoritymen,demonstrationsand protests over police use of force erupted throughout the country,exposing rifts in therelationships between local police and the communities they serve. These protestssparkednationwidediscussionson lawenforcementproceduresand race relations.To address theseissues, President Barack Obama formed the Task Force on 21st Century Policing, whichunderscoredtheneed for lawenforcementtostrengthencommunitypolicingandtrust withthose theyare sworn toprotect. The finalreportof thePresidentstask forcewaspublishedrecentlyandofferedrecommendationsandaseriesofactionitemsorganizedaroundsixtopicalpillars: building trust and legitimacy, policy and oversight, technology and social media,communitypolicingandcrimereduction,officertrainingandeducation,andofficersafety andwellness.

Trust between law enforcement and the people they protect and serve is essential to thestability of our communities and the safe and effective delivery of policing services. Lawenforcement agencies in the metropolitan Washington region serve a large and diversepopulation,andhavealreadybuiltmanygoodrelationshipsaroundthesepillarsandexperiencedsuccessesonmanyfronts,asdemonstrated insomeoftheannualachievementsbelow:

LawenforcementagenciesinthemetropolitanWashingtonregionrecognizethat tobest

servetheircommunities,theyneedtoinvolveresidentsand communitystakeholdersina collaborativemanner.Whilecommunitypolicinghasbeen a fundamental philosophy andstrategyinlawenforcement,therecentprotestshavehighlighted theneedtobreak down traditional barriersbetweenlawenforcementandcitizens,especially in minority neighborhoods.The Arlington County PoliceDepartment conducted a series ofcommunityforumsthatfocusedonthedevelopingtrustandconfidence inthecriminaljusticesystem.

The FairfaxCountyPoliceDepartment recognized theexistingdiversitygapsbetween

thepoliceandthecommunitytheyserve,and inanefforttoimproverecruitment,theChief of Police instituted the Council on Diversity Recruitment. The Chiefs Councilconsistsofprominentcitizensandbusinessleaderswhobringnetworking opportunitiestotheDepartment,andprovidevaluableinsightintothemanyculturesthroughout theCounty. In2014, theCouncildeveloped a strategicplan to support theDepartmentseffortsindiversityrecruitmentandtoholdtheagencyaccountableformeetingits goalofhavingadepartmentthatisrepresentativeofthecommunityitserves.

Policinginthe21stCentury


Police departments in themetropolitan region have been effective at responding totrendsandaddressingoffensesthathavetraditionallybeenveryhigh in thisarea, likerobbery andmotor vehicle theft. In theDistrictofColumbia, theMetropolitanPoliceDepartment (MPD)hasbeensuccessful indrivingseriousviolentcrimedownoverthelast several years, due in part to the speciallytrained Nightlife Unit, which had asubstantial impacton robberies inallofMPDsdistricts. Despiteanoveralldecline ingunviolence,theDistrict,andmanyotherjurisdictionsexperienceda significantincreasein family violence, including intimate partner violence, child abuse, andneglect. Thisproblem is often beyond the reach of the police department to prevent, rootedindoors, in families that sometimes have histories of violence. Last year, the MPDlaunchedtheYouthCreatingChangeprogram,whichhelpsyoungadultsdevelopskillsandabilities in theareasof leadership, teamwork,and communitydevelopment.Thisprogramproactively engages youth known to facepersistent violence in an effort topreventfutureviolence.

In 2014, the Metro Transit Police Department implemented the Respect Your Ride

campaign,aneducationandoutreachprogramthatengagedyouth inopendiscussionaboutappropriatebehavioronpublictransportationandhowtostaysafe.The programwas designed specifically to improve the safety and security of student riders andminimizeyouthdisorderintheMetrosystem.Transitofficershaveattendednearly100schoolpresentations,backtoschoolnights, youth councilmeetings,and the MayorsYouthTownHallintheDistrictofColumbia.

In 2014, after three consecutive years of increasing heroin overdoses, the Frederick

CountySheriffsOfficemet thishealthepidemicheadonandbecameoneof the firstlocal lawenforcementagencies toprovidenaloxone (Narcan) training to itsdeputies.Heroinandotherdrugaddictionscandriveup thenumberofcrimessuchasburglaryandtheft.Toaddresstheincreasingcrimeratesandoverdoses,andincoordinationwiththeFrederickCountyHealthDepartment,theSheriffsOfficetrained130deputiesintheadministrationofnaloxone,anopiateantidote,tooverdosevictimstheymaycome intocontactwithduring the tour ofduty. Thiswas an effective crimereduction strategy;PartIoffensesdeclinedinFrederickCountyin2014,andanumberofotherdepartmentshavealsoimplementedsimilaroverdosepreventionprograms.

InPrinceWilliamCounty,afterconductingseverallargeheroinbustsinashortperiodof

time,thepolicedepartmentbegantakinganewapproachtowardstheheroinepidemic.After arrest, the suspects were given the opportunity to meet with a chaplain whoimmediatelytakesthemtoadrugtreatmentcounselorratherthangoingdirectlyto jail.Thissmartpolicing initiative isapartnershipwiththeCommunityServicesBoard thathelpsbreakthecycleofarrest,release,addiction,andarrest,bytreatingsuspectsat thesametimetheyare facingprosecution.Thispracticewillbeappliedwheneverfeasiblewhendealingwithhighlyaddictiveillegaldrugs.



Crisis InterventionTraining(CIT)programsare local initiativesdesignedto improvethewaylawenforcementandthecommunityrespondstopeopleexperiencingmentalhealthcrises.Theyarebuilton strongpartnershipsbetween lawenforcement,mentalhealthprovideragenciesandindividualsandfamiliesaffectedbymentalillness.Itrecruits,trainsandsupportslawenforcementtorespondeffectivelyto incidentsinvolving individualsexperiencing a mental health crisis. As a result, those individuals will not beunnecessarilyjailedbecauseofbehaviorresultingfromtheirillnessbutwillinsteadgainaccesstoemergency,inpatient,andcommunitybasedmentalhealthtreatmentservices.TheMontgomeryCountyPoliceDepartmentsCrisisInterventionTeam (CIT)offers40hoursoftrainingonmentalillness,includingroleplaying,deescalationtechniques,andlearningfirsthandfromexperiencesofpeoplewith mentalillness. To date, MCPD hastrained over 600 of its officers. Several other jurisdictionshaveimplementedsimilarCITprograms,andhavesetspecificgoalsinordertohaveapproximately2530%oftheirswornstaffcertifiedinCIT.

In Maryland, the State Police and Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center, in

partnership with several other agencies, implemented a videosharing situationalawarenesstooltoenhancetheregionalresponsetocrisesandplannedspecialevents.In2014,MViewincreasedaccessformorethan100federal,state,county,andmunicipalorganizationsthroughouttheregiontoover3,000livestreaming videocameras.

Thereareseveraldepartmentsintheregionthathaveimplementedbodyworncamera

programs,orareinvolvedinpilotprogramstoevaluatetheintegrationofcameras intotheirdailyoperations.Basedontheexperienceofotherlawenforcementagenciesacrossthe country thathave implementedbodyworn cameraprograms, the initial findingsindicate a reduction in citizen complaints, resolving officerinvolved incidentsmoreexpeditiously,increasedaccountabilityandtransparency,andidentifyingandcorrectinginternalagencyproblems,suchasofficertrainingandpolicyissues.Byprovidingavideorecord of police activity, bodyworn cameras have made police operations moretransparent to the public and have helped resolve questions following encountersbetweenofficersandmembersofthepublic.Bodyworncameras arehelpingtopreventproblems from arising in the firstplaceby increasing officerprofessionalism,helpingagenciesevaluateandimproveofficerperformance,andallowingagenciestoidentifyandcorrectorganizationalproblemswithinthedepartment.Usingbodyworncamerascanhelpimprovelawenforcementoperationsinseveralimportantways,including:

Documentingencountersbetweenpoliceandthepublic; Investigatingandresolvingcomplaintsandofficerinvolvedincidents; Reducingviolentinteractionsbetweenofficersandthepublic; Documentingevidence; Preventingandresolvingcomplaintsbroughtbymembersofthepublic;and Strengtheningpolicetransparency,performanceandaccountability.



Movingforward,itisincumbentonalllawenforcementagenciestoassesstheircurrentpolicies,procedures, and practices in light of the recommendations made in the task forces finalreport. Many of the recommendations are focused around accountability, building trust,communityengagement,andbeing sensitive tocommunityconcerns so thatagencypolicies,procedures, programs, and training, and to the extent practicable, reflect the communitysinputandvalues.Themetropolitanregionhasastrongfoundation,builtonmanyofthepillarsthatnationalleadershaveannouncedandsupport.

Policing in the future requires a renewed commitment to forming and nurturing strategicrelationshipswithvariouscommunitystakeholders.Lawenforcementagenciescontinuetolearntheimportanceofcommunitypartnersindevelopingandimplementingeffectivecrimecontrolstrategies.Effectivepartnershipscontributetopolicecommunitycooperation,includingtheflowof information about crimes and suspects; facilitatemutual respect among officersand thecommunitiestheyprotectandserve;andcanbeaforcemultiplierthatallowslawenforcementtotapintovaluablecommunityresourcesineffortstopreventanddetercrime.

Agenciesareencouraged toput inplaceprogramsdesigned topromotepositive interactionsbetweenpoliceandcommunities;toadoptandusenewtechnologiestoenhancepublictrustandpublicsafety;toprovideopportunitiesforadditionaltrainingonarangeoftopics,includingleadership,forpoliceatalllevels.


14 Annual Report on Crime & Crime Control: 2014

Part I Offenses by

Department

District of Columbia

DC METROPOLITAN P.D.

2014 2013 INC/DEC % HOMICIDE 105 104 1 1%

RAPE 470 393 77 20%

ROBBERY 3,368 4,093 -725 -18%

AGG ASSAULT 4,004 3,725 279 7%

BURGLARY 3,187 3,350 -163 -5%

LARCENY 25,881 22,987 2,894 13%

M/V THEFTS 3,141 2,653 488 18%

Total Part I 40,156 37,305 2,851 8%

Maryland

BLADENSBURG P.D.

2014 2013 INC/DEC % HOMICIDE 1 1 0 0%

RAPE 3 2 1 50%

ROBBERY 34 43 -9 -21%

AGG ASSAULT 50 51 -1 -2%

BURGLARY 57 106 -49 -46%

LARCENY 222 213 9 4%

M/V THEFTS 82 72 10 14%

Total Part I 449 488 -39 -8%

BOWIE P.D.

2014 2013 INC/DEC % HOMICIDE 1 0 1 0%

RAPE 1 6 -5 -83%

ROBBERY 34 28 6 21%

AGG ASSAULT 30 27 3 11%

BURGLARY 135 155 -20 -13%

LARCENY 643 661 -18 -3%

M/V THEFTS 67 69 -2 -3%

Total Part I 911 946 -35 -4%

CHARLES COUNTY SHERIFF

2014 2013 INC/DEC % HOMICIDE 3 2 1 50%

RAPE 22 24 -2 -8%

ROBBERY 140 141 -1 -1%

AGG ASSAULT 333 374 -41 -11%

BURGLARY 483 657 -174 -26%

LARCENY 2,086 2,401 -315 -13%

M/V THEFTS 148 187 -39 -21%

Total Part I 3,215 3,786 -571 -15%

MONTGOMERY COUNTY P.D.

2014 2013 INC/DEC % HOMICIDE 18 8 10 125%

RAPE 116 130 -14 -11%

ROBBERY 620 747 -127 -17%

AGG ASSAULT 892 780 112 14%

BURGLARY 2,299 2,587 -288 -11%

LARCENY 12,949 12,085 864 7%

M/V THEFTS 705 861 -156 -18%

Total Part I 17,599 17,198 401 2%

FREDERICK COUNTY SHERIFF

2014 2013 INC/DEC % HOMICIDE 1 4 -3 -75%

RAPE 18 10 8 80%

ROBBERY 21 30 -9 -30%

AGG ASSAULT 165 171 -6 -4%

BURGLARY 331 375 -44 -12%

LARCENY 1,462 1,343 119 9%

M/V THEFTS 33 79 -46 -58%

Total Part I 2,031 2,012 19 1%

FREDERICK P.D.

2014 2013 INC/DEC % HOMICIDE 1 1 0 0%

RAPE 18 7 11 157%

ROBBERY 82 98 -16 -16%

AGG ASSAULT 187 222 -35 -16%

BURGLARY 203 227 -24 -11%

LARCENY 1,312 1,504 -192 -13%

M/V THEFTS 38 61 -23 -38%

Total Part I 1,841 2,120 -279 -13%

GAITHERSBURG P.D.

2014 2013 INC/DEC % HOMICIDE 2 1 1 100%

RAPE 6 12 -6 -50%

ROBBERY 38 58 -20 -34%


BURGLARY 123 192 -69 -36%

LARCENY 1,251 1,192 59 5%

M/V THEFTS 56 73 -17 -23%

Total Part I 1,627 1,622 5 0%

Maryland, continued Virginia

ALEXANDRIA P.D.

2014 2013 INC/DEC % HOMICIDE 4 5 -1 -20%

RAPE 15 14 1 7%

ROBBERY 139 115 24 21%

AGG ASSAULT 104 114 -10 -9%

BURGLARY 257 251 6 2%

LARCENY 2,546 2,546 0 0%

M/V THEFTS 253 277 -24 -9%

Total Part I 3,318 3,322 -4 0%

ARLINGTON COUNTY P.D.

2014 2013 INC/DEC % HOMICIDE 1 0 1 100%

RAPE 27 26 1 4%

ROBBERY 110 126 -16 -13%

AGG ASSAULT 141 175 -34 -19%

BURGLARY 206 240 -34 -14%

LARCENY 3,233 3,486 -253 -7%

M/V THEFTS 145 156 -11 -7%

Total Part I 3,863 4,209 -346 -8%

CITY OF FAIRFAX P.D.

2014 2013 INC/DEC % HOMICIDE 0 0 0 0%

RAPE 2 2 0 0%

ROBBERY 8 10 -2 -20%


BURGLARY 27 29 -2 -7%

LARCENY 416 387 29 7%

M/V THEFTS 18 23 -5 -22%

Total Part I 480 462 18 4%

FAIRFAX COUNTY P.D.

2014 2013 INC/DEC % HOMICIDE 10 8 2 25%

RAPE 76 88 -12 -14%

ROBBERY 399 411 -12 -3%

AGG ASSAULT 405 414 -9 -2%

BURGLARY 912 1,070 -158 -15%

LARCENY 13,168 13,676 -508 -4%

M/V THEFTS 733 757 -24 -3%

Total Part I 15,703 16,424 -721 -4%

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY P.D.

2014 2013 INC/DEC % HOMICIDE 39 51 -12 -24%

RAPE 171 146 25 17%

ROBBERY 1,461 1,583 -122 -8%

AGG ASSAULT 1,490 1,722 -232 -13%

BURGLARY 3,809 4,543 -734 -16%

LARCENY 12,599 13,764 -1,165 -8%

M/V THEFTS 3,553 3,601 -48 -1%

Total Part I 23,122 25,410 -2,288 -9%

ROCKVILLE CITY P.D.

2014 2013 INC/DEC % HOMICIDE 0 0 0 0%

RAPE 10 6 4 67%

ROBBERY 47 57 -10 -18%


BURGLARY 139 199 -60 -30%

LARCENY 943 959 -16 -2%

M/V THEFTS 55 61 -6 -10%

Total Part I 1,234 1,328 -94 -7%

TAKOMA PARK P.D.

2014 2013 INC/DEC % HOMICIDE 1 1 0 0%

RAPE 3 2 1 50%

ROBBERY 35 36 -1 -3%


BURGLARY 125 125 0 0%

LARCENY 430 302 128 42%

M/V THEFTS 53 42 11 26%

Total Part I 664 528 136 26%


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FALLS CHURCH CITY P.D.

2014 2013 INC/DEC % HOMICIDE 0 1 -1 -100%

RAPE 3 4 -1 -25%

ROBBERY 8 9 -1 -11%


BURGLARY 4 5 -1 -20%

LARCENY 218 206 12 6%

M/V THEFTS 11 7 4 57%

Total Part I 252 241 11 5%

LOUDOUN COUNTY SHERIFF

2014 2013 INC/DEC % HOMICIDE 3 5 -2 -40%

RAPE 42 50 -8 -16%

ROBBERY 48 40 8 20%


BURGLARY 181 227 -46 -20%

LARCENY 2,425 2,416 9 0%

M/V THEFTS 107 100 7 7%

Total Part I 2,921 2,944 -23 -1%

CITY OF MANASSAS P.D.

2014 2013 INC/DEC % HOMICIDE 1 0 1 100%

RAPE 15 17 -2 -12%

ROBBERY 44 39 5 13%


BURGLARY 99 99 0 0%

LARCENY 633 729 -96 -13%

M/V THEFTS 30 61 -31 -51%

Total Part I 882 1,000 -118 -12%


2014 2013 INC/DEC %

HOMICIDE 0 1 -1 0%

RAPE 4 2 2 100%

ROBBERY 9 3 6 200%


BURGLARY 25 26 -1 -4%

LARCENY 133 175 -42 -24%M/V THEFTS 8 12 -4 -33%

Total Part I 194 226 -32 -14%

2014 2013 INC/DEC %

HOMICIDE 6 6 0 0%

RAPE 58 58 0 0%

ROBBERY 204 228 -24 -11%

AGG ASSAULT 476 188 288 153%

BURGLARY 641 664 -23 -3%

LARCENY 4,911 5,310 -399 -8%M/V THEFTS 285 300 -15 -5%

Total Part I 6,581 6,754 -173 -3%

MANASSAS PARK P.D.

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY P.D.

COGPOLICECHIEFSCOMMITTEE AIRFORCEDISTRICTOF WASHINGTON MarkAllen,Director,AFDW SecurityForces BUREAUOFALCOHOL,TOBACCO,FIREARMSANDEXPLOSIVES(ATF),WASHINGTONFIELDDIVISION CharlesSmith, SpecialAgentinCharge CITYofALEXANDRIA POLICEDEPARTMENT ChiefEarlL.Cook AMTRAKPOLICE DEPARTMENT ChiefPollyHanson ARLINGTON COUNTYPOLICEDEPARTMENTChiefM.JayFarr BLADENSBURGPOLICEDEPARTMENT ChiefCharlesL.Owens CIASECURITYPROTECTIVESERVICEChiefGregoryJohnson CHARLESCOUNTYOFFICEOFTHESHERIFF SheriffTroyBerry CITYofBOWIEPOLICE DEPARTMENT ChiefJohnNesky CITYofFAIRFAXPOLICE DEPARTMENT ChiefCarlPardiny DISTRICTofCOLUMBIA PROTECTIVESERVICES DIVISION ChiefAnthonyFortune DEFENSEINTELLIGENCEAGENCYPOLICE ChiefDrewStathis FAIRFAXCOUNTYPOLICEDEPARTMENT ChiefEdwinC.Roessler,Jr. FALLSCHURCHCITYPOLICEDEPARTMENTChiefMaryGavin

FAUQUIERCOUNTY SHERIFF'SOFFICESheriffCharlieRayFox,Jr. FEDERALBUREAUOFINVESTIGATIONS,WASHINGTONFIELDOFFICE AndrewMcCabe,AssistantDirectorinCharge FEDERALBUREAUOFINVESTIGATIONS,POLICEUNIT ChiefJ.PeterOrchard FEDERALPROTECTIVESERVICE.NATIONALCAPITALREGIONMarioMorales,RegionalDirector FREDERICKPOLICEDEPARTMENT ChiefPatrickGrossman FREDERICKCOUNTY SHERIFFSOFFICE SheriffCharlesA.Jenkins GAITHERSBURGPOLICEDEPARTMENT ChiefMarkP.Sroka GREENBELTPOLICEDEPARTMENTChiefJamesR.Craze HOMELANDSECURITYINVESTIGATIONS,BALTIMOREFIELDOFFICEWilliamWinter,SpecialAgentinCharge HOMELANDSECURITYINVESTIGATIONS,WASHINGTONFIELDOFFICE ClarkSettles,SpecialAgentinCharge LOUDOUNCOUNTY SHERIFF'SOFFICE SheriffMichaelL.Chapman CITYofMANASSASPOLICE DEPARTMENT ChiefDouglasW.Keen MANASSASPARKPOLICEDEPARTMENT ChiefJohnC.Evans

MARYLANDDEPARTMENTOF NATURAL RESOURCESPOLICE ColonelGeorgeF.JohnsonIV,Superintendent MARYLANDNATIONAL CAPITALPARKPOLICE MontgomeryCounty Division ChiefAntonioDeVaul MARYLANDNATIONAL CAPITALPARKPOLICE PrinceGeorgesCounty Division ChiefLarryBrownlee MARYLANDSTATEPOLICE DEPARTMENT ColonelMarcusL.Brown, Superintendent METROTRANSITPOLICEDEPARTMENT ChiefRonaldPavlik METROPOLITAPOLICEDEPARTMENT ChiefCathyLanier METROPOLITANWASHINGTONAIRPORTSAUTHORITYPOLICEActingChiefBryanNorwood MILITARYDISTRICTOF WASHINGTON ColonelStevenL. Donaldson ProvostMarshal MONTGOMERYCOUNTYDEPARTMENTOFPOLICEChiefJ.ThomasManger NAVALCRIMINALINVESTIGATIVESERVICE,WASHINGTONFIELDOFFICE DarrellGilliard,SpecialAgentinCharge PENTAGONFORCEPROTECTIONAGENCYChiefJamesBallard PRINCEGEORGE'SCOUNTYPOLICEDEPARTMENTChiefMarkMagaw

PRINCEWILLIAMCOUNTYPOLICEDEPARTMENTChiefStephanM.Hudson PRINCEWILLIAMCOUNTY SHERIFFSOFFICE SheriffGlendellHill ROCKVILLECITYPOLICEDEPARTMENT ChiefTerranceN.Treschuk SMITHSONIANOFFICEOFPROTECTIONSERVICES JeanneOToole,Director TAKOMAPARKPOLICEDEPARTMENT ChiefAlanGoldberg U.S.CAPITOLPOLICE ChiefKimC.Dine UNIVERSITYOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIAPOLICEDEPARTMENTChiefMarieoFoster U.S.PARKPOLICE ChiefRobertMcLean U.S.SECRETSERVICEUNIFORMEDDIVISIONChiefKevinSimpson U.S.SECRETSERVICEWASHINGTONFIELDOFFICE JamesMurray,ActingSpecialAgentinCharge VIRGINIASTATEPOLICEDIVISION7,BUREAUOFCRIMINALINVESTIGATIONSCaptainGregKincaid VIRGINIASTATEPOLICEDIVISION7,BUREAUOFFIELDOPERATIONSCaptainJamesDeFord,Sr. VIRGINIADEPARTMENTOFALCOHOLICBEVERAGECONTROLREGION4,BUREAUOFLAWENFORCEMENT PhilipG.Disharoon,SpecialAgentinCharge

2014 report on crime and crime control

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