Metro Transit Police Update John Harrington Chief of Metro Transit Police 1
Metro Transit Police Mission Protecting our community through innovation and problem solving Vision A department that is reflective of and responsive to the community we serve 2
Metro Transit Police Department 115 full-time, 60 part-time officers 5% diverse to 50% underrepresented staff 3
Metro Transit Police Staffing 2011 130 Sworn police officers 68 Full-time 62 Part-time 12 CSO 5 Admin support 2018 185 Sworn police officers 115/115 Full-time 60/100 Part-time 18/20 CSO 17/17 Admin support Demographics FT & PT Rate + Demographic 2011 2018 5 x Women 7 38 2 x Latino 6 11 10 x Asian-American 2 21 6 x African-American 5 32 2 x Native American 0 2 20 97 4
Responsive : Five E s of public safety and security Evidence Predictive Policing aka Comp Stat Engagement Community and Professional Partnership Education- Public information and Crime Prevention Engineering- Crime prevention Through Environmental Design Enforcement Uniform preventative patrol,plain Clothes details, Investigations, 911 Rapid Response 5
Jun: 93.1 (6,106 Calls) 100 80 60 40 20 0 Jan-17 Mar-17 May-17 Jul-17 Sep-17 Nov-17 Jan-18 Mar-18 May-18 100 80 Historical Trend Police Calls per 100,000 Ride 60 40 20 0 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Average calls per day 10 (5 1/18) 85% from text users 15% using our app. Weekdays (Thursday and Friday ) 1600-1800 (4-6 pm) 7am 7
Responsive : Engagement Outreach 64 Community Outreach events Juvenile Diversion Program Native American community Iftar Coffee with Cops Cops and Kids Fishing Badges and Baseball 8
Directed Patrol 5 E s Approach Calls and Comps BCTC -27% DID - 44% Lake st -29% VCB -45% 9
MTPD Homeless Initiatives 2013-2015 Operation Deep Freeze 2016-2017 Unsheltered Service 2018- Homeless Action Team
COP and Homeless Response 2015-1273 calls 2016 = 1,559 calls 2017 = 2,442 calls 2018 = 1728 calls ytd Hennepin head count January 257 April 292 11
Homeless Action Team 74% Unsheltered living on transit. 4/18 Customer service complaints and community concerns Meetings with Community partners ongoing HAT Officers recruited and ready for assignment Drafted Code of Conduct based on : LA, Philadelphia, Denver, Portland, DART and BART Job Description for internal outreach workers completed Proposals received from two local social service agencies to contract for outreach workers 12
Homeless Action Team Next steps: Approval and funding for contract or hiring of civilian HAT members Development and implementation -Survey and Census of Homeless Code of Conduct policies to be approved by Met Council Policy development: All Day pass, Sleeping, Code of Conduct 13
Part I and Part II crimes Part I crime down 2017-2018 395 353 decrease in thefts, robberies Part II crime up 2017 2018 2940-3188 -increase in DOC fights and sleepers 14
Offenses Against Operators per 100,000 0.2 0.1 Q2 2016 Q3 2016 Q4 2016 Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 Q4 2017 Q1 2018 Q2 2018 0.3 Historical Trend 80 60 Felony All GM Lower Level Offenses by Category 0.2 40 0.1 20 0.0 Q1 2014 Q1 2015 Q1 2016 Q1 2017 0 Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 Q4 2017 Q1 2018 Q2 2018
Goal: 2,750 Jun: 2,351 YTD Average: 2,732 (- 0.7%) 3,750 3,500 Bus On-Bus On Boards 3,250 3,000 2,750 2,500 2,250 2,000 Jan-17 Mar-17 May-17 Jul-17 Sep-17 Nov-17 Jan-18 Mar-18 May-18 Historical Trend Monthly Performance vs. Goal 3,500 3,250 3,000 40% 30% 20% 2,750 10% 2,500 0% 2,250-10% 2,000-20% 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul AugSep Oct NovDec
On-Boards Goal: 450 Jun: 783 (+ 74.0%) On-Boards and Fares Checked A Line 1000 800 600 400 200 0 Fares Checked Goal: 6,500 Jun: 6,603 Percent Fares Checked: 4.8% 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jul-17 Aug-17 Sep-17 Oct-17 Nov-17 Dec-17 Jan-18 Feb-18 Mar-18 Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Jan-17 Mar-17 May-17 Jul-17 Sep-17 Nov-17 Jan-18 Mar-18 May-18
On-Boards and Fares Checked Green Line On-Boards Goal: 1,500 Jun: 3,273 (+ 118.2%) 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 Fares Checked Goal: 42,156 Jun: 74,763 Percent Fares Checked: 7.2% 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 Jan-17 Mar-17 May-17 Jul-17 Sep-17 Nov-17 Jan-18 Mar-18 May-18 Jan-17 Mar-17 May-17 Jul-17 Sep-17 Nov-17 Jan-18 Mar-18 May-18
On-Boards Goal: 1,500 Jun: 1,062 (-29.2%) On-Boards 2,000 and Fares Checked Blue Line 1,500 1,000 500 0 Fares Checked Goal: 102,509 Jun: 90,636 Percent Fares Checked: 9.3% 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jul-17 Aug-17 Sep-17 Oct-17 Nov-17 Dec-17 Jan-18 Feb-18 Mar-18 Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jul-17 Aug-17 Sep-17 Oct-17 Nov-17 Dec-17 Jan-18 Feb-18 Mar-18 Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18
Bus Onboards-17,111 Rail On Boards-28,287 Rail Fare Check-1.2 Million BRRT Fare Check 61,000 Foot beats Downtown Minneapolis North Minneapolis Downtown St. Paul Mall of America Special events 109 Patrol squads 36,071 calls Enforcement 2018 ytd 20
Facility Completion April, 2019 MTPD Occupancy May, 2019 21
Thank You John M. Harrington Chief of Police Metro Transit Police Department 2425 Minnehaha Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55404 612-349-7201 john.harrington@metrotransit.org 22