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Form 1 Ol.+CE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING PROJECT SUMMARY 1. PROJECT YEAR 2. PROJECT TITLE 3. CATEGORY: New Year 2 C -CAP, MPO/MCI Phase Not Applicable Year 3 July 1, 1990 thorugh Dec. 31, 1991 Other 4. APPLICANT 6. PROGRAM AREA: Name: CITY OF COLTON Not Applicable Address: 650 N. La Cadena Dr. Phone: ( 714 370-5000 Colton, CA 92324 5• IMPLEMENTING AGENCY 7. NUMBER OF CLIENTS TO Name: CITY OF COLTON BE SERVED: Address: 650 N. La Cadena Dr. Phone: ( 714 370-500C Not Applicable Colton, CA 92324 9. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION 8. FUNDS REQUESTED: The Colton Police Department has incorporated a perma- nent Crime Analysis Unit into its divisions. The S 112,500 successful foundation has prepared the police department o begin the Managing Patrol Operations and Managing Criminal Investigation phases. Ultimately the department will improve the overall delivery of law enforcemen services through the development of effective allocation of manpower and accompanying resources. 10. PROBLEM STATEMENT The City of Colton has increased its population to 39,700 in 1990; this is a 20% increase since 1988. The accompanying Part I crime rate rose .66%; the clearance rate was only 24%. The uniform Crime rate for 1989 was 9,273, in 1987 it was 8,500 and 1985 it was 7,900; this shows a gradual increase. The Crime Analysis Unit challenges to reduce all Part I and II crimes but has focused on robbery which rose 3% from 1988, 97 to 100 cases; burglaries which been consistently high for five years, 850 per year; and grand theft auto which rose 16% from 1988; a 205% increase in the last five years. Assistance from he Crime Analysis Unit is demanded to help identify, arrest and prosecute criminals in Colton by providing insight into improvements in managing patrol and investigations. 11. OBJECTIVES o refine and increase efficiency and effectiveness of patrol operations. o concentrate on the identification and arrest of career criminals. o maintain coordination between Colton Police Department and the District Attorney's Office for each case referred on a career criminal. o refine and increase the effectiveness of the Investigation Division. - o, concentrate the efforts of investigations on the identification and arrest of career criminals. o increase the number of career criminal cases referred to the DA for prosec 0 oncrease the number of career criminal cases accepted for prosecution by the DA's office. tion.