Page 3 - ROPD 2018 Annual Report

MESSAGE FROM

THE CHIEF

On behalf of the dedicated men and women of the Red Oak
Police Department, I am pleased to present our 2018
Annual Report. Our mission as an organization is to
provide outstanding police services, in partnership with the
community, to maintain a safe environment that contributes
to the quality of life. To measure whether we are achieving
this mission, we have four organization performance
measures: Crime Rate, Traffic Safety, Timely Service, and
Quality of Service.

Crime Rate: The department’s goal is to Timely Service: Responding to citizen’s
keep the crime rate below a rolling five year requests for police services is one of our top
average. Red Oak has received recognition priorities. The department’s goal is to
as the #96 safest city in Texas from the respond to priority one calls within 5
National Council on Home Safety and minutes and all other calls within 8 minutes.
Security and the Dallas Business Journal In 2018, the average response time to
has ranked Red Oak #14 as the fastest priority one calls was 3:49 minutes, up from
growing city in North Texas.
3:42 minutes in 2017. The response time
for all other calls for service decreased from
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 5:41 minutes in 2017 to 5:19 minutes in
through Uniform Crime Reporting, collects 2018
crime data from law enforcement agencies
across the nation. Homicides, Rapes, Quality of Service: Through quarterly and
Robberies, and Aggravated Assaults are annual metrics and analytical review and
classified as violent crimes, while evaluation of processes, we have been able
Burglaries, Larcenies, and Motor Vehicle to adjust levels of service provided by the
Thefts are classified as property crimes. Red Oak Police Department to ensure the
Red Oak’s violent crime rate increased highest quality of service and response for
23.53 % in 2018 due to aggravated our citizens.
assaults, while the property crime rate
decreased 9.07 % in 2018 with a reduction We invite you to join us in partnership to
in every category. Overall, the major crime keep Red Oak a safe community by
rate, which consists of violent crimes and participating in one of our many community
property crimes, decreased 7.61 % in 2018. programs such as Neighborhood Crime
Watch, Citizen’s Public Safety Academy
Traffic Safety: The Red Oak Police program, Citizens on Patrol program, or our
Department has a three pronged approach National Night Out.
to traffic safety: Enforcement, Education,
and Partnership with the community. In Our employees are committed to serving
2018, the total number of crashes increased the community. Please do not hesitate to
1.94 %. Crashes with injuries decreased call upon us whenever you have questions
35.21 % and there were four crashes with or concerns. 3
four fatalities.