NOPD Crime Prevention Report Prepared By: Sgt. Rene C. Benjamin Commander, Lakeview Crime Prevention District
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION... 02 AUGUST 2018 UNIFORM CRIME BREAKDOWN... 03 AUGUST 2018 LAKEVIEW UCR MAP AND LEGEND... 04 AUGUST 2018 UCR SUMMARY & BREAKDOWN... 05 2018 UCR CHART & CRIMES BY CATEGORY... 06 AUTO BURGLARY & AUTO THEFT CHART... 07 PRIORITY CALL RESPONSE TIME... 08 LCPD AUGUST 2018 UNIT STATSTICS & CRIME TREND CHART... 09 LCPD 2018 V 2017 CRIME STATISTICS... 10 STOLEN GUN INFORMATION... 11 COMMENTARY... 12 QUALITY OF LIFE SOLUTIONS... 13 1 P a g e
INTRODUCTION WHAT IS A UNIFORM CRIME REPORT? The FBI s Uniform Crime Reporting Program was implemented in 1930 by the International Association of Chiefs of Police to ensure uniformity among law enforcement agencies when reporting crimes to the Federal Government. Statistics are gathered from participating states on eight index crimes. UCR CRIME CATEGORIES ARE: MURDER BURGLARY RAPE THEFT ROBBERY AUTO THEFT AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ARSON With the exception of murder, attempted crimes are included in crime totals. Attempted murder is counted as an Aggravated Assault. 2 P a g e
AUGUST 2018 LCPD Uniformed Crimes Reported Citywide In AUGUST 2018, twelve (12) Lakeview crimes were reported to the New Orleans Police Department with 67% of those crimes involving unsecured vehicles either burglarized or stolen. AUGUST 2018 NOPD 3rd LV Documented UCR Investigations 1107 109 12 9% 1% NOPD 3RD DISTRICT LAKEVIEW 90% CATEGORY 2018 JULY 2018 AUGUST Burglary 4 1 Aggravated Burglary Auto Burglary 14 5 Shoplifting 1 Theft 2 3 Stolen Vehicles 9 3 Aggravated Battery Armed Robbery Simple Robbery Rape 1 Aggravated Assault Total UCR s 31 12 NOTES The three vehicles stolen from Lakeview in August 2018 have been recovered. 3 P a g e
UNIFORMED CRIMES BY CATEGORY & ZONE 4 P a g e
INCIDENT SUMMARY Date Incident # Call Description Address 8/3/2018 H0328518 VEHICLE BURGLARY 300 BLK TACOMA ST 8/6/2018 H0737218 RESIDENCE BURGLARY 800 BLK GREENWOOD DR 8/8/2018 H0970618 THEFT 6600 BLK AVENUE B 8/9/2018 H1136218 AUTO THEFT 6100 BLK MILNE BLVD 8/10/2018 H1204818 SIMPLE BURGLARY 5200 BLK CONTI ST 8/10/2018 H1227118 THEFT 300 BLK VIRGINIA ST 8/15/2018 H1918818 AUTO THEFT 800 BLK S PARK PL 8/16/2018 H1978718 VEHICLE BURGLARY 400 BLK 12TH ST 8/16/2018 H1996018 VEHICLE BURGLARY 5900 BLK VICKSBURG ST 8/16/2018 H2056518 THEFT 5800 BLK LOUIS XIV ST 8/18/2018 H2254718 VEHICLE BURGLARY 6500 BLK AVENUE A 8/18/2018 H2266318 VEHICLE BURGLARY 300 BLK FRENCH ST INCIDENT BREAKDOWN VEHICLE BURGLARY 5 Incidents All vehicles were unlocked. AUTO THEFT 3 Incidents All three vehicles were stolen with keys or key fobs left inside of the vehicles. All three vehicles were recovered and returned to owners. BURGLARY Antique deadbolt lock sets stolen from a work shed at location. Investigation ongoing. THEFT 3 Incidents Incident #1 BBQ grill near curbside next to garbage can reported missing. Possibly mistaken for trash. Incident #2 - UPS package stolen from victims mail box by female on a purple bicycle. Incident #3 - Victims son arrested for stealing mothers IPHONE. Subject was also charged with possession of illegal narcotics. 5 P a g e
2018 Lakeview UCR Crime Chart Year to Date Total: 152 Auto Burglary 47% Shoplifting 8% Theft 13% Agg. Burglary Burglary 10% Auto Theft 17% Armed Robbery 1% Rape Simple Robbery Agg. Agg. Battery CATEGORY JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC YTD DATE Burglary 1 3 5 1 1 4 1 16 Agg. Burglary 1 1 Auto Burglary 4 6 6 8 8 23 14 5 71 Shoplifting 2 3 3 1 3 1 13 Theft 2 2 4 1 2 4 2 3 20 Auto Theft 2 2 3 7 9 3 26 Agg. Assault 1 1 2 Rape 1 1 Armed Robbery 1 1 Simple Robbery Agg. Battery 1 1 Total 11 13 20 16 9 40 31 12 152 6 P a g e
AUTO BURGLARY and AUTO THEFT: LCPD AUGUST 2018 CRIME PREVENTION REPORT 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 17 2010-2018 AUTO BURGLARY & AUTO THEFT CHART 53 42 76 29 139 85 69 67 33 34 35 22 52 26 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 147 116 71 Auto Theft Auto Burglaries AUTO BURGLARY Year to date, seventy-one (71) Lakeview auto burglary incidents have been reported to the New Orleans Police Department through August 22, 2018, In 98% of these incidents, victim s vehicles were unlocked or displayed no signs of forced entry when the crimes occurred. The Third District Detective Unit, Commanded by Lt. Sandra Contreras, has done an amazing job investigating these crimes. The 3 rd District Property Crimes Unit has solved 21% of the Lakeview auto burglary cases and leads the entire New Orleans Police Department with 19% of all cases solved in that category. AUTO THEFTS Year to date, twenty six (26) vehicles were stolen from locations in Lakeview through August 22, 2018. Officers have recovered and returned 24 of the 26 vehicles to their rightful owners. Twenty-four (24) unsecured vehicles were stolen with keys or key fobs left inside of the vehicles by its last user. Most key fobs and or keys were never recovered with the vehicles. Meaning the criminal may still possess these devices and could steal the vehicle a second time. To that end, we encourage auto theft victims who were fortunate enough to have their vehicles returned, to have their vehicles re-keyed or reprogrammed by the auto dealer to prevent it from being stolen with the same device. 7 P a g e
LCPD 2017 UNIT PRIORITY CALLS AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME: The goal of the New Orleans Police Department is to have officers respond to emergency calls for service quickly in a timely manner within 7 minutes or less. Lakeview Crime Prevention District Officers were the first responders on scene in 75 dispatched high priority calls for service which accounts for 77% of total dispatched calls in Lakeview, averaging 5 minutes 33 seconds response time. (See Chart Below) AUGUST 2018 LCPD OTHER UNITS Total Priority Call Responses: 75 22 Percentage of Call 77% 23% Average Response Time 5:33 8:19 8 P a g e
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 8 17 9 5 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 LCPD AUGUST 2018 UNIT STATISTICS 269 Complaints Handled 30 Traffic Stops 15 Traffic Warnings 30 Citations Issued 35 Field Interviews Conducted 75 Residence Checks 15 Business Checks 17 Arrests LCPD 1998 2018 UCR CRIME TREND CHART LCPD AUGUST 2018 CRIME PREVENTION REPORT 586 530579 561 440 344 355 333374 201 40 29 25 27 25 16 15 5 8 8 6 10 Persons Crime 246 216 278 263266 242 204 260 244 Property Crime 179 147 12 7 14 7 5 Year 9 P a g e
PREVIOUS YEAR LCPD AUGUST 2018 CRIME PREVENTION REPORT 2018 v 2017 Lakeview Crime Statistics Comparison: 100 80 92 PROPERTY CRIMES PERSONS CRIMES 71 60 40 33 28 20 0 1 1 22 16 26 13 4 20 2 3 1 1 1 1 2017 2018 Lakeview crime statistic comparison year to date 2018 vs 2017 through AUGUST 21, 2018 shows crime is down in every category in Lakeview except for shoplifting, resulting in a -17% crime reduction through the first 8 months of 2018. Shopliftings increased during the first quarter of 2018 due to a habitual shoplifter targeting local businesses. After an extensive investigation, habitual shoplifter Edward Walker, age 52, was located and arrested on April 15, 2018 by NOPD 3rd District Property Crimes Detective Khalid Watson. Mr. Walker has been charged with numerous thefts and Shoplifting incidents in the 3 rd District and Lakeview. Mr. Walker was responsible for eight of thirteen shoplifting incidents at a single location in Lakeview. No shoplifting incidents have been reported from that business since Walkers arrest. 10 P a g e
STOLEN FIREARM INFORMATION Opportunistic criminals count on the average law abiding citizen to provide them with the tools they need to commit crimes. What I mean by this is that the criminal is depending on you to leave your cars unlocked so they can steal your vehicles and firearms. Unlocked vehicles equipped with keys and firearms is the starter kit a criminal needs to commit other crimes which often results in shootings and sometimes murder. According to Crime Stoppers, over 70% of the auto burglaries reported in 2017 involved unlocked vehicles and resulted in 665 firearms being stolen. Year to date, 399 guns have been reported stolen to the New of New Orleans Police Department with 251 of these firearms taken in auto burglaries. The majority of these firearms were purchases legally by citizens exercising their constitutional rights but have now fallen into the hands of criminals. UNLOCKED VEHICLES, failure to secure property, failure to secure car keys, and failure to secure firearms present a serious threat to public safety. As a members of your community please encourage family, friends, and neighbors to remove valued property, car keys, and guns from vehicles every day. Crime has no address and can happen to anyone at any time when least expected. Protect your neighborhood and help the NOPD make your community safer... Lock your Cars. 11 P a g e
COMMENTARY: The NOPD 3 rd District Detectives Unit, Commanded by Lt. Sandra Contreras, has solved 21% of Lakeview auto burglaries and 31% percent of Lakeview auto thefts year to date, exceeding the NOPD overall auto burglary clearance rate of 9% and auto theft clearance rate of 11%. The Lakeview solvability rate for these property crimes is outstanding. Investigators learned that most offenders were juveniles and at no time did these offenders smash windows to enter vehicles, nor have they used electronic device to unlock or start vehicles that were burglarized or stolen. Video evidence showed that if a car door was locked, perpetrators would move to the next target and pulled car door handles until they found a vehicle that was unlocked. Detectives also learned that subjects would search unlocked cars for keys and firearms. When keys or key fob were located and the criminal was unable to steal the vehicle at that time, they would hold on to the key or key fob and return at a later date to take the vehicle. In 2018, no vehicles were stolen whereby the steering columns were defeated. The vehicles were stolen using a key or key fob in 96% of Lakeview stolen vehicle cases year to date. I would like to convey to citizens that there are devices on the market that allows criminals to hijack electronic signals to steal vehicles with push to start ignitions. The NOPD has arrested several car thieves this year and have also acquired numerous home surveillance videos of crimes in progress and there is no evidence of subjects utilizing special devices to open vehicles in Lakeview. Videos from previous investigations always showed individuals walking up to vehicles without hesitation and pull car door handles to gain entry. If the vehicle were locked, the subject would move to the next target. Crime trends have declined over the years as a result of community awareness and good police work, but the fact remains that most of these crimes are preventable. We ask vehicle owners take a moment each day and ensure their car doors are properly secured. Reducing crime takes a community effort and can only be achieved with the help of the residents, business leaders, and concerned citizens who want to make a positive impact in their community. Lock your doors and dial 911 to report all suspicious activity in your neighborhood. CRIME HAS NO ADDRESS AND COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME LCPD Officers are committed to reducing crime in Lakeview 12 P a g e
QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES: DIAL 311 for QOL Matters. Quality of Life complaints involving City or State Agencies should be directed to 311. Once the complaint is called in to 311, a work order number is generated and issued to the caller. The complaints are redirected to the respective city agency to be investigated. Citizens can call 311 and give the operator that work order number, to track the progress of the complaint. Types of QOL complaints which should be called in to 311: Oversized Vehicles Abandoned Boats Abandoned or Illegally Parked Vehicles Trash Complaints Illegal Dumping Wild Animals / Barking Dogs Street Signage Complaint Blight/ Overgrown Lots Contact Information for Partner City/State Agencies. 1. Abandoned/Junk Vehicle Section: 658-8290 2. La. Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control (ATC) 225-773-8066 (Special Agent in Charge- New Orleans Region) 3. Code Enforcement 658-5050 4. Department of Public Works 658-8000 5. Department of Revenue 658-1600 or 658-1674 6. La. Office of the State Fire Marshal, NO Dist. Office 568-8506 7. Mosquito, Termite, and Rodent Control Board 658-2400 8. Safety and Permits 658-7100 9. Sanitation Department 658-1717 10. S.P.C.A. (Orleans Parish) 368-5191 Submit your Quality of Life request online by accessing the following link for NOLA 311: https://www.nola.gov/311/service-request-types/ 13 P a g e