Analysis of New York City 2009 Mayor’s Management report in Policing

Casey WeiJunyao Shen (Sara)

Shang Jun Chuah

OUTLINE

Background

Are the objectives appropriate?

Are there enough or too many objectives?

How are objectives linked to resources?

Are the targets realistic?

Background

NYPD was found in 1845

Largest police force in United States

Computer Statistics (CompStat) was adopted in 1994

Crime Management tool to serve NYPD

Appropriateness of Objectives

Enhance the safety and security of the public through a multi-faceted approach to crime reduction

Enhanced traffic safety for city residents

Improve the quality of life for city residents

Improve police/ community relations by providing courteous, professional and timely service

Safety and Security

Safety on the streets Murder decreased by 8%, from 516 in Fiscal

2008 to 473 in Fiscal 2009 Number of major felony crime is decreasing What NY citizens expect from the NYPD

Safety and Security (cont’d)

Community Safety Ex. People want their neighborhoods to be safe Graph compares NY with other big cities in U.S Lowest crime city out of 10

Safety and Security (cont’d)

Keeping law & order at public places It is important for police to ensure safety of the

public, such as cinema, public transit

Safety and Security (cont’d)

Safe environment for kids at school Safety at school is a major concern for parents

to send their kids to schools

Traffic Safety

Motorists/ Passenger & Bicyclists/ Pedestrians People want to see the decrease of numbers of

accidents from these two major categories

DWI-Related Fatalities (Driving While Intoxicated) Prevent the DWI is also another major concern

from people

Hazardous Traffic Violations This causes motor vehicle accidents, and people

want NYPD to prevent this problem

Quality of Life

Instances where people are disturbing the public peace Unreasonable noise Graffiti Panhandling Prostitution

Role of police in maintaining social order

Quality of Service

Response time Average response time to all crimes in progress

citywide remain unchanged compared to last fiscal year

Professional & courteous service Prevent abuse of power by police

Are the objectives sufficient?

Adequate

More information about their expenditure• How the tax money are spent• Prevent Corruption

Are the Targets realistic?

Not possible to lower the crime rates year after year Incentives for manipulating the number of

crimes and severity of it

There are over 5000 fewer police officers on our street than there were in 1999.

Conclusion

The 4 objectives of NYPD: Safety & Security Traffic Safety Quality of Life Quality of Service

Number of objectives are appropriate

The targets are unrealistic