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A Report to Our Citizens 2023 MISSION We make safer places for you to live, work, and play. 2023 HIGHLIGHTS In October 2023, Mayor Chadwick and Star City Council added two Patrol Deputies, two Problem Oriented Police (POP) Deputies, and one Major Crimes Detective to the Star Police Department. We are extremely grateful for their unwavering support in providing these new positions to keep our city safe. The new POP Team (Star’s first designated team) focuses on traffic enforcement, community engagement/education, and problem areas in Star. The additional Major Crimes Detective allows for investigations duties to be split between two detectives: one for Violent Felony Persons crimes and one for Child and Felony Sexual crimes. To ensure we’re doing everything possible to keep the children of Star safe, we have placed one of these detectives at Star Elementary as a School Resource Officer (SRO). We are very excited about the additional commissioned deputies in Star and look forward to another great year. MESSAGE FROM POLICE CHIEF HESSING We would like to thank the residents of Star for their continuous support of law enforcement. It is a privilege to serve this great community as we work with one another to keep our city safe. Though Star’s population is growing quickly, I am still amazed how the community members come together and watch out for one another. In the past year, we have seen a decrease in the number of violent crimes, while our crime clearance rate nears 70% for the 3rd year in a row. The City of Star truly is a great place to call home. The Star Police Department remains committed to working hard, enforcing the laws to keep our community safe, helping our citizens solve problems, and maintaining a great relationship with our residents. To help do our part, Star Police Department now has ten Patrol Deputies, two Patrol Sergeants, three Detectives, two Problem Oriented Police Deputies, and one Administrative Assistant. We look forward to 2024 and working with all of you to make Star a safer place to live, work, and play. Released May 7, 2024 PG 1 CRIMES BY TYPE AND SEVERITY 1 2019-2023 clearance rates represent cases closed as of March 2024. Due to cases continually closing, clearance rates reported in this table may reflect higher than those provided in previous annual reports. Location boundaries: 2019 to 2022 (occurred in Reporting District [RD] 91); 2023 (geo-validated to Star city limits). 2 “Offenses” represents the number of NIBRS “Group A” crime types (Persons [by victim count per offense] or Property [by crime code]) that occurred per year. “Cases” are a distinct count of case numbers. CRIME AND CLEARANCE Crimes Per 1,000 Residents Percent of Crimes Cleared1 16.4 18.8 13.8 17.5 19.6 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 64.9% 58.3% 73.0% 68.8% 67.1% 52.3% 49.3% 51.0% 50.2% 53.2% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Star State of Idaho NIBRS Offenses/Cases2 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Persons Offenses 59 60 74 107 96 Property Offenses 94 99 59 92 117 Felony Persons Cases 17 25 26 33 30 Misdemeanor Persons Cases 30 29 42 63 48 Felony Property Cases 67 54 27 48 56 Misdemeanor Property Cases 31 40 27 38 46 ---PAGE BREAK--- 4 All budget numbers reflect Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 (October 01, 2022 – September 30, 2023). 5 Populations are based on COMPASS population estimates, April 2023. COMMISSIONED TRAINING AND SPECIALTIES City Population 5 Budget Cost per Resident Garden City 12,990 $ 5,835,195.00 $ 449.21 Boise 247,040 $ 84,487,908.00 $ 342.00 Unincorporated 63,510 $ 18,303,088.00 $ 288.19 Nampa 114,960 $ 31,381,608.00 $ 272.98 Meridian 138,620 $ 39,799,287.00 $ 287.11 Caldwell 69,910 $ 14,187,517.00 $ 202.94 Kuna 29,880 $ 3,402,749.00 $ 113.88 Eagle 35,360 $ 3,725,507.00 $ 105.36 Star 17,690 $ 1,906,151.00 $ 107.75 Total 729,960 $ 203,029,010.00 Average 81,107 $ 22,558,778.89 $ 278.14 Personnel 90.7% Vehicles 6.0% Operational 0.9% Equipment / Uniforms 2.1% Support 0.3% Total Star Police Cost $ 2,049,624.00 Shared Services Credit $ (143,474.00) Net Star Police Contract $ 1,906,151.00 CALLS SUMMARY Star CAD Calls 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Community Calls 2,132 2,615 2,207 2,567 2,739 Officer Initiated 6,452 6,745 5,727 10,045 15,332 Total CAD Calls 8,584 9,360 7,934 12,612 18,071 Priority Calls 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 P3 – Emergency 38 22 34 35 33 P2 – High Priority 3,007 2,887 2,539 3,987 5,125 P1-0 – Low Priority 5,539 6,451 5,361 8,590 12,913 Call Activity 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Traffic Crash Calls 106 121 132 105 110 DUI Calls 102 89 89 47 52 Mental Health Calls 51 50 50 78 74 Narcotic Type Call 9 12 7 15 21 Juvenile Issues Calls 92 101 149 134 170 School Security Call 450 444 453 [PHONE REDACTED] 2020 2021 2022 2023 Arrests3 85 55 91 92 106 Mental Hold Cases 17 20 16 14 21 STAR POLICE TEAM CHIEF ZACHARY HESSING Sgt. Jonathan Steele Sgt. Travis De Bie Administrative Assistant - Jada Butterfield Blue Team Deputy Jacob Breckon Deputy Samuel Goldstein Deputy Justin Prather Deputy Dale Morehouse Deputy Lonnie Neill Silver Team Deputy Austin Eckhardt Deputy Levi Deputy Michael Henderson Deputy Nathan Picciuto Deputy Ryan Vail Detectives Det. Casey Bryant - Persons Crimes Det. Ashley Hageman-Turner - Persons Crimes Det. Damian Rodriguez - Property Crimes School Resource Officer (SRO) Det. Alan Takeuchi Problem Oriented Police Team Deputy Derick Brashears Deputy Jon Cleveland Location boundaries: 2019 to 2022 (occurred in RD 91); 2023 (geo-validated to Star city limits). 3 Arrests are defined as offenses closed via arrest to align with NIBRS’ arrest definition. These counts have been backdated through 2019 to provide comparable annual data. Current as of March 2024. FY 2023 STAR BUDGET BREAKDOWN FY 2023 AGENCY BUDGETS4 PG 2 ▪ Acting Field Commander ▪ Breath Test Specialist ▪ Cell Phone Investigations ▪ Child Crimes Investigator ▪ Commercial Vehicle Specialist ▪ Crime Scene Investigator ▪ Defensive Tactics Instructor ▪ Drone Operator ▪ Drug Recognition Specialist ▪ Emergency Vehicle Operation Course Instructor ▪ Firearms Instructor ▪ Fraud Investigator ▪ Fusion Liaison (Intel) Officer ▪ Honor Guard ▪ Interview Techniques ▪ Marine Patrol ▪ Patrol ▪ Patrol Training Officer ▪ Pressure Point Control Tactics Instructor ▪ SWAT Deputy ▪ Swift Water Rescue ▪ Terrorism Liaison Officer Databases used: CAD Data is from CAD SQL. Offense, Arrest, and Mental Hold data is from New World. ARRESTS AND MENTAL HOLDS Location boundaries: 2019 to 2021 (occurred in RD 91); 2022 to 2023 (geo-validated to Star city limits).