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A Report to Our Citizens 2024 MISSION We make safer places for you to live, work, and play. 2024 HIGHLIGHTS In October 2024, Mayor Chadwick and Star City Council added an Admin. Sergeant, K9 Deputy, and summer Juvenile Detective to Star PD. We are extremely grateful for their unwavering support in providing these positions to keep Star safe. The Admin. Sergeant will supervise the Problem Oriented Police Team [who focus on traffic enforcement, community engagement/ education, and problem areas in Star] and three Detectives. They will also oversee Star PD grants or community engagement efforts, assist with supervision of daily operations, and help organize trainings between Star PD and Star Fire. The K9 Deputy is a first for Star PD and will be a force multiplier for patrol work. This extra help is expected to remove more narcotics from Star’s streets, reduce response times, and provide extra deputy availability to help keep Star a safe place to live, work, and play. The summer Juvenile Detective will assist on summertime juvenile crimes. Last year, juvenile issues increased at some of Star’s great amenities, such as the swimming pond at Freedom Park. This additional position will help Star PD monitor juvenile issues and provide extra support to deter such activity. We are excited about the additional positions in Star. We love this City and look forward to a great year! I want to extend my deepest gratitude to each of you for your continued support and collab- oration in making our community a safer place to live, work, and play. In 2024, we continued to see an increasing number of residents choosing Star as their home and have witnessed new opportunities and challenges. With 2.25 new positions, Star PD now staffs 20.25 comm- issioned deputies (10 Patrol Deputies; 3 Problem Oriented Police Deputies; 3.25 Detectives; 2 Patrol Sergeants; 1 Administrative Sergeant; 1 Chief of Police) and 1 professional Admin- istrative Assistant. This staffing aligns with Star’s goal of having 1 deputy per 1,000 residents. We are committed to meeting our residents’ needs by expanding our community policing efforts, investing in new technologies, and enhancing community outreach. For this, we asked BSU to do a community survey and I am happy to see that 91.1% of Star respondents “felt that their local law enforcement treats citizens fairly and with respect and take the time to listen to people”. We also found that the 3 areas of concerns for Ada County residents were: increased police presence and traffic enforcement to reduce speeding and increase a sense of safety; specific strategies targeting areas perceived as having higher rates of crime; and increased publication of data on traffic stops, accidents, crimes, and incidents (see the 3 QR codes in the bottom left corner of this page). Star PD will remain focused on maintaining proactive policing strategies that emphasize prevention, education, and engagement. We are fully committed to maintaining the high standards of service, accountability, and transparency that you expect from your police department. We are proud to serve such a vibrant, expanding community, and together, we will continue to help elevate the lives of all our community members. Thank You! Released April 2, 2025 PG 1 CRIMES BY TYPE AND SEVERITY 1 2020-2024 clearance rates represent cases closed as of March 2025. Due to cases continually closing, clearance rates reported in this table may reflect higher than those provided in previous annual reports. Location boundaries: 2020-2022 (occurred in Reporting District [RD] 91); 2023-2024 (geo-validated to Star city limits). 2 “Offenses” represents the number of annual NIBRS “Group A” crime types: Persons (by victim count per offense) or Property (by crime code). “Cases” are a distinct count of case numbers. CRIME AND CLEARANCE Crimes Per 1,000 Residents Percent of Crimes Cleared1 18.8 13.8 17.5 19.6 14.1 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 58.3% 73.5% 69.1% 68.0% 67.2% 49.4% 51.0% 51.2% 55.2% 52.9% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Star State of Idaho NIBRS Offenses/Cases2 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Persons Offenses 60 74 107 96 118 Property Offenses 99 59 92 117 68 Felony Persons Cases 25 26 33 30 23 Misdemeanor Persons Cases 29 42 63 48 71 Felony Property Cases 54 27 48 56 44 Misdemeanor Property Cases 40 27 38 46 22 MESSAGE FROM POLICE CHIEF HESSING ADA COUNTY DATA Crime Map Neighborhood Map Reports ---PAGE BREAK--- 5 All budget numbers reflect Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 (October 01, 2023 – September 30, 2024). 6 Populations are based on COMPASS population estimates, April 2024. COMMISSIONED TRAINING AND SPECIALTIES City Population 6 Budget Cost per Resident Garden City 13,380 $ 5,939,701.00 $ 443.92 Boise 250,060 $ 95,294,593.00 $ 381.09 Unincorporated 62,360 $ 19,840,659.51 $ 318.16 Nampa 119,220 $ 33,401,845.00 $ 280.17 Meridian 142,830 $ 39,811,500.00 $ 278.73 Caldwell 73,420 $ 17,614,246.00 $ 239.91 Kuna 31,490 $ 3,797,712.00 $ 120.60 Eagle 37,550 $ 4,534,209.00 $ 120.75 Star 20,370 $ 2,881,326.75 $ 141.45 Total 750,680 $ 223,115,792.26 Average 83,409 $ 24,790,643.58 $ 297.22 Personnel 90.0% Vehicles 6.5% Operational 0.6% Equipment / Uniforms 2.6% Support 0.3% Total Star Police Cost $ 3,099,226.75 Shared Services Credit $ (217,900.00) Net Star Police Contract $ 2,881,326.75 CALLS SUMMARY Star CAD Calls 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Community Calls 2,615 2,207 2,567 2,739 2,838 Officer Initiated 6,745 5,727 10,045 15,332 18,414 Total CAD Calls 9,360 7,934 12,612 18,071 21,252 Priority Calls 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 P3: Emergency 22 34 35 33 42 P2: High Priority 2,887 2,539 3,987 5,125 4,879 P1-0: Low Priority 6,451 5,361 8,590 12,913 16,331 Call Activity 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Traffic Crash Call 121 132 105 110 165 DUI Call 89 89 47 52 66 Mental Health Call3 50 50 78 74 70 Narcotic Type Call 12 7 15 21 9 Juvenile Issues Call 101 149 134 170 190 School Security Call 444 453 630 [PHONE REDACTED] 2021 2022 2023 2024 Arrests4 55 91 93 107 88 Mental Hold Cases 20 16 14 21 23 STAR POLICE TEAM CHIEF ZACHARY HESSING Sgt. Jonathan Steele Sgt. Travis De Bie Sgt. Alex McCray Administrative Assistant - Jada Butterfield Blue Team Deputy Austin Eckhardt Deputy Levi Deputy Dale Morehouse Deputy Jesse Norris Deputy Justin Prather Silver Team Deputy Kobie Anderson Deputy Sean Huddleston Deputy Nick Maier Deputy Lonnie Neill Deputy Nathan Picciuto Detectives Det. Casey Bryant - Person Crimes Det. Ashley Hageman-Turner - Person Crimes Det. Damian Rodriguez - Property Crimes Problem Oriented Police Team (P.O.P) Deputy Derick Brashears Deputy Jon Cleveland Deputy Samuel Goldstein School Resource Officer Det. Alan Takeuchi Location boundaries: 2020-2022 (occurred in RD 91); 2023-2024 (geo-validated to Star city limits). 4 Arrests are defined as offenses closed via arrest to align with NIBRS’ arrest definition. These counts have been backdated through 2020 to provide comparable annual data. Current as of March 2025. FY 2024 STAR BUDGET BREAKDOWN FY 2024 AGENCY BUDGETS5 PG 2 Databases used: CAD Data is from CAD SQL. Offense, Arrest, and Mental Hold data is from New World. ARRESTS AND MENTAL HOLDS Location boundaries: 2020-2021 (occurred in RD 91); 2022-2024 (geo-validated to Star city limits). 3 2024 counts include “Attempted Suicide” calls. Acting Field Commander Armored Vehicle Operator Arson Investigator Breath Test Specialist Cell Phone Investigations Chief Pilot (UAS Team) Child Crimes Investigator Commercial Vehicle Specialist Court Training Officer Crime Scene Investigator Crisis Negotiator Defensive Tactics Instructor Drone Operator Drug Recognition Specialist Emergency Vehicle Oper- ation Course Instructor Firearms Instructor Fraud Investigator Fusion Liaison (Intel) Officer Honor Guard Interview Techniques K9 Narcotic Detection Marine Patrol Patrol Patrol Training Officer Pressure Point Control Tactics Instructor SWAT Deputy Swift Water Rescue TechOps Specialist (Operator) Terrorism Liaison Officer