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Public Safety

To be a safe, resilient, and inclusive community.

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Objective 5A:

Implement proactive community-based solutions to enhance public safety.

  1. 1. Number of neighborhoods participating in neighborhood watch programs. Target: 45
  2. 2. Number of community-oriented policing activities held annually. Target: 35
  3. 3. Number of Community Liaison Officers deployed. Target: 15

Initiatives

  1. 1. Increase public and private partnerships for citizen maintained and installed camera technology.
  2. 2. Increase the number of neighborhoods participating in the Neighborhood Public Safety Initiative.
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Objective 5B:

Crime prevention through effective policing and public awareness campaigns.

  1. 1. Rate of annual success for all TEMPO participants. Target: 10% or less recidivism
  2. 2. Reduce vehicle burglaries through crime prevention and community partnerships to reduce the number of stolen firearms. Target: 15
  3. 3. Reduce violent crimes by partnering with community leaders and other law enforcement agencies. Target: 10%

Initiatives

  1. 1. Enhance specialized knowledge needed to address cybercrime.
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Objective 5C:

Training and readiness of public safety employees.

  1. 1. Number of training hours per police officer annually. Target: 30
  2. 2. Number of emergency preparedness training hours conducted, including training and exercises. Target:600

Initiatives

  1. 1. Increase annual community-oriented policing, sensitivity, fair and impartial policing, and de-escalation training for TPD officers.
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Objective 5D:

Provide state of the art technology to support public safety initiatives.

  1. 1. Percent of the City covered by ALS certified fire stations. Target: 100%

Initiatives

  1. 1. Implementation of license plate reader (LPR) technology at strategic locations in the city to enhance traffic and public safety.
  2. 2. Enhance City capabilities to proactively detect criminal activity.
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Objective 5E:

Enhance community preparedness initiatives.

  1. 1. Number of attendees at disaster preparedness events. Target: 1,250
  2. 2. Number of neighborhoods with PREP plans in-place. Target: 5
  3. 3. Number of active shooter training seminars annually. Target: 25
  4. 4. Facilitate annual table-top preparedness exercise for all response agencies.

Initiatives

  1. 1. Identify faith centers that will serve as potential recovery staging sites for distribution of water, meals, and emergency goods.
  2. 2. Facilitate annual large-scale community preparedness scenario, integrating all response and medical agencies.
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Objective 5F:

Create modern facilities to support community engagement and best-in-class public safety.

  1. 1. Complete construction and begin operations at the new Public Safety Campus by 2024.

Initiatives

  1. 1. Increase economic multiplier effect of police headquarters on the community and surrounding neighborhoods.
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