Tacoma’s Dept. of Neighborhoods and Community Services Presentation for the Tacoma Property Crimes Reduction Task Force Meeting 5: February 24, 2016 Panelists: (Lisa Wojtanowicz, Division Manager, NCS)
Vision: With the Community… “actively participate in the stewardship of safe, clean, attractive neighborhoods” Through… Our Mission “sustainable, co - produced partnerships “ and Major As a result… Programs “City services align with community priorities” “the community is actively engaged in the maintenance, enjoyment, and improvement of the neighborhood”
Neighborhood Councils Neighborhood Business Districts Our major Neighborhood groups partners Individuals
Strength Focus of Department on individual and An informal community safety ‘SWOC’ Weakness Reactive to complaints assessment – what we do Opportunity Department goals to get more proactive well, where are the gaps? Challenge Understanding and implementing systematic approaches
Current Code Compliance initiatives or Rapid Graffiti Removal programs Crime Prevention Through Environmental relevant to Design reducing Community Cleanups property crime
Code Compliance 2015 Cases Created Neglected Historic Junk Vehicle(s), 24, Property, 2, 0% 1% Unfit Building, 20, Current 0% Substandard Health & Sanitation, Building - 2.01.060 Critical Area, 2, 0% 62, 1% initiatives or (D), 151, 4% Derelict Lan programs Building - d Stop Work, 2.01.060 (D), Use, 354, 8% 360, 9% 60, Graffiti, relevant to 1% 330, 8% Noise, 30, 1% reducing property crime Critical Area Derelict Building - 2.01.060 (D) Nuisance, 2783, 67% Graffiti Health & Sanitation Junk Vehicle(s) Land Use Neglected Historic Property Noise
Rapid Graffiti Removal Program is open to properties on “key corridors ” - Current Provides removal up to three times or $2,000 initiatives or worth of service at no cost to the property programs owner. relevant to We must have a signed permission slip on file (we currently have 1,571 properties that have reducing chosen to participate) property crime -From April of last year thru January 2016 we have removed 311 incidences of graffiti
City of Tacoma Rapid Graffiti Removal Program Key Corridors
Current CPTED (Crime Prevention Through initiatives or Environmental Design) programs Trained Staff relevant to Part of the Rapid Graffiti Removal Program Part of the Crime Free Housing Program reducing property crime
Community Cleanup Program All single family and duplexes in the City eligible to participate 16 Cleanups held between April and October each year Average attendance is over 200 households per cleanup
Increase and sustain individual and community safety Longer-term Increase the utilization of City services agency goals Increase the availability and accessibility of safe relevant to and affordable housing property crime Decrease the length of time individuals experience homelessness reduction? Decrease the number of families and individuals living below the poverty line
Internal Coordination with City Departments Coordination with Police and Code How well are Compliance and a daily basis we Coordination with TPU coordinating -- with each External Partners other, and with Community Groups other parts of Neighborhood Councils the system? Neighborhood Business Districts
Need for systematic changes Suggestions Need for proactive outreach and Need for comprehensive and sustainable Observations solutions
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