Page 10 - OPPD 2017 Annual Report

Training
It is important our officers are well trained in the areas of fair and impartial policing, interviewing, evidence collection and working with the mentally ill by training our officers, as crisis intervention team (CIT) members. Every officer receives annual training in the area of fair and impartial policing. As a division 56% of all patrol personnel are trained as CIT members. In 2018, we intend to send an additional 10 members to CIT training. With regard to trained evidence technicians, 18% of patrol personnel have received 40 hours or more specialized evidence collection training. Our goal is to increase that by 10% in 2018. The ability to interview is a foundational skill for officers. Currently 32% of our patrol officers have attended an advanced interview course. We intend to send 12 more officers to the advanced course in 2018.
Activity
Patrol handles the majority of the calls for service and enforcement activities. In 2017, the patrol division handled 81% of calls for service, made 70% of all arrests, issued 19,838 traffic citations, and made 465 DUI arrests. Also in 2017, there were 52,841 calls for service. Of those calls for service, 42% required a multiple officer response. The patrol division handled a total of 120,036 police events in 2017. These events include traffic stops, building checks, area checks, citizen contacts, pedestrian checks, abandoned vehicles, and so forth. **
Report writing is a crucial piece of our work as it allows for case investigations and convictions in court. In 2017 the department completed 25,311* reports. Patrol officers wrote 18,284 reports in 2017, contributing to 72% of all reports, excluding supplements. **
* does not include supplement reports, or FIF ** data source: QliKview