Presentation to Kildare Joint Policing Committee on 4 th March 2019 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Presentation to Kildare Joint Policing Committee on 4 th March 2019 Kildare Garda Division Chief Superintendent Brian M Sutton

Introductions Garda Resources Crime Figures* Drugs Enforcement Roads Policing Victims of Crime Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) *Crime counting rules are applied and incident counts are based on date reported.

Garda Resources Kildare Division Feb 28 th 2019 Rank 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Garda 314 322 298 262 260 248 261 267 269 272 Sergeant 49 52 45 49 43 45 46 44 42 44 Inspector 4 4 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 Superintendent 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 4 Chief Supt. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Totals 371 382 353 321 312 301 315 318 318 325

Divisional Personnel per 10K Population  Figures at 3 points in time, (2009 before recruitment stopped, 2015 when figures were at their lowest before recruitment started again and end of 2018

National Average 27.3

Crime Statistics* Offences Against the Person (YTD) Offence Type 2018 2019 % Change Sexual Offences 14 10 -29% Minor Assaults 76 84 +11% Assaults Causing Harm 22 25 +14% Public Order (Disorderly 86 84 -2% Conduct) Offences *Crime counting rules are applied and incident counts are based on date reported. All Crime figures are for YTD up to 28 th February 2019

Property Offences Offence Type 2018 2019 % Change Theft from Shop 110 132 +20% Thefts from Person 7 13 +86% Other Thefts/ Handling 134 132 -1% Stolen Property Theft/T aking of Vehicle 32 43 +38% *Crime counting rules are applied and incident counts are based on date reported. All Crime figures are for YTD up to 28 th February 2019

Property Offences Offence Type 2018 2019 % Change Robbery* 5 4 -20% Est. Or Ins.** Robbery* 2 3 +50% Person Criminal Damage 126 128 +20% * Theft with violence ** Establishment or Institution *Crime counting rules are applied and incident counts are based on date reported. All Crime figures are for YTD up to 28 th February 2019

Burglary Offences Offence Type 2018 2019 % Change Burglary 187 199 +6% Aggravated Burglary 2 4 +100% Hijacking 0 1 - *Crime counting rules are applied and incident counts are based on date reported. All Crime figures are for YTD up to 28th February 2019

Drugs Offence Type 2018 YTD 2019 YTD % Change 67 º Possession Of Drugs 81* +21% 19 ºº Possession Of Drugs for 31** +63% Sale/Supply Cultivation or Manufacture of 0 2 -- Drugs Searches under Drugs Act 234 399 +71% 1977 (2067 in full year ) Value of drugs found in 2018 (YTD): º for Personal Use: € 3,222 ºº ºº for Sale or Supply € 215,149 ( € 867,014 full year) Value of drugs found in 2019 (YTD): * for Personal Use: € 4,397 ** for Sale or Supply € 106,230 YTD -end Feb 2019

Road Traffic Offences Offence Type 2017 2018 % Change Driving While Intoxicated 365 474 +30% Dangerous Driving +12% 338 378 Offence Type 2017 2018 % Change Mobile Phones 1069 1580 +29% Seatbelts 284 506 +78% Speed – Intercept 1990 2487 +24% Speed - Non Intercept 11792 12297 +4% Drink Drive Fixed Penalty 89 95 +7% MIT Checkpoints 2823 2331 -17% Figures to the 31st December 2018

Road Traffic Collisions YTD 2018 2019* Fatal 1 3 Serious Injury 0 6 Minor Injury 45 40 Material Damage 261 269 *YTD Feb 28 th 2019

Vehicles Seizures 285 vehicles seized YTD. Dangerous Defective Vehicles No Tax No Insurance In 2018, 37% of people who have had their cars taken are linked to Crime Incidents on PULSE such as Burglary, theft, etc. as offenders.

Victims of Crime For update 2018 Full 2019 YTD Year Letter 1 - Incident Reported 3871 626 Letter 2 - Investigation Update 629 93 Letter 3 – Investigation Outcome 528 57 Letter 4 - No Person Amenable 2660 412 Total 7688 1188 1 st January 2018 to 28 th February 2018 Phone Calls 431 *YTD up to end Feb 2019 **The Database for Letters 2, 3 & 4 only started to be recorded on 15 th March 2017.

Computer Aided Dispatch • Standardised system for call handling and dispatching process • Introduced in Eastern Region December 2018 • DMR Control Centre – DMR, Laois/Offaly, Kildare, Wicklow, Meath and Westmeath • 999 Calls received at Regional Control Centre

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