Chair and Members Corporate and Emergency Services Committee. Administrative Assistant, Corporate Services. DATE: June 1, 2012

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1 TO: FROM: Chair and Members Corporate and Emergency Services Committee Wendy Shortt Administrative Assistant, Corporate Services DATE: June 1, 2012 SUBJECT: Ontario Provincial Police Annual Review REPORT NO: CES RECOMMENDATION None. For information only. ORIGIN This report provides an overview of the Ontario Municipal CAO s Benchmarking Initiative (OMBI) results regarding Policing from along with an overview of the Results Driven Policing data for Muskoka s three O.P.P. Detachments (Bracebridge, Huntsville and Southern Georgian Bay) from 2008 to 2011, in support of the O.P.P. Strategic Plan (see attached). ANALYSIS OMBI DATA REVIEW Of the 14 municipalities from Ontario participating in OMBI, 13 use a municipal police service, while Muskoka contracts police services from the OPP. Municipality Abbreviation Police Service District Municipality of Muskoka MUSK O.P.P. Regional Municipality of Durham DUR Municipal Police Agency Regional Municipality of Halton HAL Municipal Police Agency City of Hamilton HAM Municipal Police Agency City of London LON Municipal Police Agency Niagara Region NIAG Municipal Police Agency City of Ottawa OTT Municipal Police Agency City of Greater Sudbury SUD Municipal Police Agency City of Thunder Bay TBAY Municipal Police Agency City of Toronto TOR Municipal Police Agency Region of Waterloo WAT Municipal Police Agency City of Windsor WIND Municipal Police Agency York Region YORK Municipal Police Agency City of Barrie BAR Municipal Police Agency The data for the 2010 year included in the graphs below is based upon a permanent population of 63,041.

2 Total Crime Rate (Non-Traffic) Incidents per 100,000 The above graph includes violent crime, property crime and other non-traffic Criminal Code offences, but excludes Criminal Code driving offences, such as impaired driving or criminal negligence causing death. These statistics are used to determine if there have been changes in criminal activity over time, and can be affected by changes to laws, standards or law enforcement practices. Total Crime Severity Index The crime severity index takes into account not only the change in volume of a particular crime but the relative seriousness of that crime in comparison to other crimes. Muskoka s index remained the same from 2008 to 2009, 2010 the data was unavailable.

3 Violent Crime Rate per 100,000 This category has been expanded to also include criminal harassment, sexual offences against children, forcible confinement or kidnapping, extortion, uttering threats, and threatening or harassing phone calls which were previously reported as Other Criminal Code offences. There has been a decrease of 1.16 % in violent crime since 2009 in Muskoka. Violent Crime Severity Index Muskoka s violent crime severity index has decreased 10.81% between 2008 & 2009, 2010 the information was unavailable. The median for those municipalities with their own police force has a decrease of 3.75% since 2009.

4 Percentage of Violent Crime Solved The above graph shows the results for the number of violent crimes cleared in a specific calendar year, regardless of when the crimes occurred. A violent criminal incident is considered cleared when a charge is laid, recommended or cleared by other methods. According to the Ontario Provincial Police 2010 Annual Report, Provincial clearance rates for violent crimes were 90.5% in 2008, 91.8% in 2009 and 90.9% in Muskoka O.P.P. clearance rates for violent crimes are slightly above the Provincial rate in 2008 & 2009 (no information is available for Number of Criminal Code Incidents (Non Traffic) per Officer This graph provides an indication of an officer s workload, however, it does not capture all of the reactive aspects of policing, such as traffic and drug enforcement, and it does not include proactive policing activities such as crime prevention initiatives or the provision of assistance to victims of crime. A number of factors can affect these results, including the existence of specialized units or the use of different models to organize officers in a community (i.e. in one jurisdiction they may have a collective agreement requiring two officers per patrol car during certain time periods which would count as two responding officers, where other jurisdictions may not). Muskoka O.P.P. has remained relatively consistent with regards to their case loads from 2008 to 2009 and is slightly lower than the median of all of the other surveyed municipalities in 2010.

5 MUSKOKA DATA REVIEW The information within this section of the report is based upon statistics obtained from Results Driven Policing data. Crime Data The percentage share of each of the crime categories has remained consistent over the three years. Personal related charges remained relatively the same in 2009 and 2010, but are 6.80% lower in Consistently over the past three years, theft related charges represent just fewer than 60% of all charges laid. There was a slight decrease in theft related charges in 2009 to 2010; however, the number of charges in 2011 increased by 1.47% 2010 saw a decreasing trend in mischief charges of 12.8% over 2009, whereas 2011 shows an increase of 18.31%. Impaired charges increased by 9.8% in 2010 from 2009, however, 2011 figures represent a 17.07% decrease from 2010 charges.

6 While the first half of 2011 shows a slight increase in personal charges, the second half of the year indicates a substantial decrease, compared to the previous years. There were no murders in Muskoka during The largest components of cases under the theft category involve minor amounts of money/valuables and are generally break and enter types of activities. Although each incident may involve the loss of minor amounts of money or valuables, on an accumulated basis the amount stolen is significant. Given the nature of the crimes, it is also not surprising that in Muskoka there is a seasonality factor with greater activity occurring in the summer months as shown in the above graph, with seasonal residences, garages and sheds being targeted. Reporting of these incidences may take over a week or month as many of the thefts are not discovered until seasonal residents return. These incidents also include reported gas drive-offs, shoplifting, theft from unlocked motor vehicles and incidents that reflect spur of the moment or impulse thefts (i.e. bicycles,

7 flower planters, lawn ornaments). Many of these incidents are opportunistic in nature and can be avoided in many of the cases by exercising simple anti-theft precautions such as locking doors or locking vehicles. The OPP Detachments crime prevention programs including Crime Prevention Tips for securing cottages and Lock It or Lose It for securing vehicles is ongoing in efforts to decrease incident rates. Many of the mischief incidents include graffiti, egging of residences, and damage to vehicles, while others are secondary to break and enter incidents which tend to be more seasonal in nature. Impaired driving arrests declined in Muskoka during According to the Ontario Provincial Police 2010 Annual Report, vehicles checked during RIDE programs increased by 15%; roadside tests increased by 22.4%;

8 90 day automatic driver s licence suspensions increased by 25.8%, impaired/exceed charges increased by 23.8%; and failure/refuse charges increased by 21.2%. Collision Data Over the past three years, the percentage share of each of the collision data categories has remained consistent with property damage collisions representing almost 90%. The property damage collision decreased 3% between 2009 and 2010; whereas 2011 there was an increase of 3.63%. Personal Injury collisions showed a 23.1% decrease in 2010 from 2009, and a further decrease of 9.09% in Fatal collisions continue to represent 1% or less of all collision data categories has a decrease of 20% from the previous year. According to the Ontario Provincial Police 2010 Annual Report, for Central Region, in 2010, speed, seat belts and drinking and driving continue to be the primary contributing factors to collisions. Distracted driving has emerged as another significant factor in collisions, causing governments to enact distracted driving legislation. These big four factors will continue to be the focus of Central Region enforcement. Motorized Snow Vehicles (MSV) collisions decreased in 2010, however MSV involving alcohol represent 66% of all fatal collisions. OPP Motorized Snow Vehicle patrolled hours are the highest in six years, while the Marine Patrol hours are at the highest since 2005.

9 The primary factors relating to property damage collisions are weather/road conditions. Overall, property damage collisions have increased during 2011 specifically during the winter months.

10 Total motor vehicle collisions decreased 7.2% in 2010 and by 13% compared to the five-year average. Personal injury collisions in 2010 decreased 29.1% in comparison

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12 OPP Strategic Plan VISION: MISSION: Safe Communities A Secure Ontario Policing excellence through our people, our work and our relationships. PUBLIC SAFETY RELATIONSHIPS WORKFORCE EFFECTIVENESS GOALS Excellence in the delivery of core police services through Intelligence-Led Policing. Strong, effective partnerships with our communities, stakeholders and colleagues. A sustainable pool of members with expertise, pride and dedication. Demonstrated efficiency and effectiveness operating in an increasingly complex and challenging policing environment. 1. Crime prevention and reduced 1. Develop and implement a coordinated 1. Support and enable continuous 1. Enhance information management victimization in our communities. approach to internal communications. training, learning and development with technology. opportunities for our employees. 2. Investigative excellence through 2. Focus external communications to 2. Effective financial management and STRATEGIES Intelligence-Led Policing. 3. Excellence in the response to and management of major investigations, critical incidents and emergencies. increase awareness of the OPP s mandate, to our communities and stakeholders. 3. Advocate for and support sustainable 2. Foster a culture of recognition and accountability through meaningful performance management. 3. Promote a healthy workforce and fiscal accountability. 3. Embed environmental responsibility into our culture and our business practices. First Nations policing and safe healthy workplaces. 4. Save lives and reduce crime on our communities. 4. Continue to modernize equipment for highways, waterways and trails. all employees. Crime Abatement Strategy statistics. OPP Community Satisfaction Survey results. OPS Employee Engagement survey results. Uniform workload statistics. INDICATORS Crime and traffic statistics. Street checks. Major investigation debriefings. Major event evaluations. Framework for Police Preparedness for Ontario Public Service (OPS) Employee Engagement survey results. Training opportunities provided to First Nations police services. OPP member survey. E-Learning statistics. Human resource data systems. Financial training opportunities. Response to various inquests, inquiries and audits. Integration of technology systems. Infrastructure projects that meet environmental standards. Aboriginal Critical Incidents application. OPP VALUES: PROFESSIONALISM ACCOUNTABILITY DIVERSITY RESPECT EXCELLENCE LEADERSHIP