LAW ENFORCEMENT

Goal: Reduce violent crimes, substance abuse, & related crimes

Strategies
1. Impact violent crime & drug activity by conducting emphasis patrols & increasing police presence in high crime & drug hotspots jointly identified by community (residents and businesses) & police.
2. Target nuisance business establishment’s illegal activity (ex selling drug paraphernalia, alcohol and cigarettes to minors.
3. Decrease gun-related crimes

Tasks
1a. SPD Weed Lieutenant, SPD Narcotics Unit, SPD/FBI Task Force, will coordinate pro-active emphasis patrols, buy-busts, and knock-and-talks to target violent crime and narcotics activity
1b. SPD Special Emphasis patrols will increase police presence in neighborhood through bike patrol
1c. Identify repeat offenders and increase offender accountably through NCI and partnerships between SPD/DOC and community
2a. SPD educate local business owners regarding drug paraphernalia
3a. SPD & US Attorney’s Office (Project Safe Neighborhoods), King County Prosecutor’s Office, & ATF to federally prosecute for gun offenses.

Outcomes
1. Reduction in violent crime and narcotics related crime as measured by SPD Uniform Crime Report Data
2. DOC outcome measure to correlate with second bullet under tasks

COMMUNITY POLICING

Goal: Reduce narcotic related and violent crimes

Strategies
1. Improve the quality of life in hotspot areas and residential rental properties jointly identified by police and the community
2. Improve information sharing and coordination efforts between residents, police, and social service agencies to address community concerns.
3. Actively engage residents & police to partner to address community issues (public nuisance, vandalism, property crimes, problem rental properties and businesses)

Tasks
1a. Monthly interagency coordination (in-house CPT mtgs.) hosted by SPD between law enforcement & partners (SDOT, DPD, SPD, SNG, City Attorney, etc.) to address hot spots. Use agenda to check status of problem areas/track action steps and impacts
1b. SNG will connect, coordinate and conduct outreach efforts to residents for on-going nuisance issues
2a. SPD will participate in community events and activities to build relationships between officers & members of communities of color and youth
2b. SNG, SPD, and HSD will participate in youth meetings to promote communication about local crime issues (ex. gang information) and connections btwn. schools, social service agencies, and community members (officers build relationship w/ staff from RBHS, Aki, AAA, RBCC, RB Library).
3a. Provide Law enforcement resources/training for addressing community concerns (ex. 911 training, youth arrests, legal process)
3b. SNG will provide trainings to mobilize and empower residents to address quality of life issues in their neighborhoods, including crime prevention and other community organizing topics, as requested (ex. Landlord training, Facilitation skills)
3c. SPD will regularly attend community meetings and share updates on special projects w/ Southeast Seattle Crime Prevention Council and other community groups
3d. HSD & SNG will oversee and manage the Community Enhancement grant to support resident activities.
3e. Establish and/or improve connections with “trusted advocates” and other representatives of immigrant & communities of color to increase community safety efforts

Outcomes
1. Reduction in violent crime and narcotics related crime
2. # of community events and activities held to build relationships between officers & members of communities of color and youth
3a. # of Community meetings attended by SPD
3b.# of community trainings provided to promote crime prevention
3c.# of owners and/or managers referred by CPT officers for Landlord trainings
3d. # of Landlord trainings given
3e. # of Community Enhancement grants approved

PREVENTION/INTERVENTION/TREATMENT

Goals
1. Reduce youth & adult involvement in substance abuse, illegal gang activity, & drug related crimes

2. Reduce truancy at targeted schools

3. Reduce youth involvement in the justice system

Strategies
1. Support programs that directly address youth violence and drug use prevention
2. Reduce truancy by creating a youth referral system between law enforcement, schools, and other social service agencies
3. Provide programming to engage youth at-risk of being involved or involved in the juvenile justice system
4. Strengthen network and community support for individuals at-risk or involved in the juvenile justice system

Tasks
1a. RFP W&S funds (Note: RFP include elements that strengthen residents’ connection to their neighborhoods and increase life skills, education & employability. See other contracted services notes.)
1b. HSD will work w/ schools, CBOs, SPD, & Parks to support culturally & linguistically appropriate educational & recreational programs for youth & families and to strengthen community collaborations & links
1c. Support Sustainability of social service programs (ex. agencies to access funding)
1d. Seek other funding for drug treatment and for drug& alcohol prevention programs
2a. Meet with school administrators, law enforcement & community agencies to coordinate truancy intervention plan at 3 targeted schools.
2c. Assign SPD officers to area schools to develop relationships with school administrators
2d. Training to SPD on social services available and referral processes (ex. How to refer adults to drug treatment programs)
3a. Fund programming to engage youth at risk of being involved or involved in the juvenile justice system.
4a. Increase SPD’s relationships/knowledge of W&S funded social service providers
4b. Coordinate positive relationship building events between youth-police (ex. Life Choices & the Law event)
4c. Coordinate meetings to improve communication and relationships with schools, social service providers, community members, and law enforcement

Outcomes
1. Contracted program outcomes with partnering service agencies
1a. HSD will coordinate fundraising trainings
2. # of meetings coordinating efforts betwn. SPD, CBOs, schools, and community members to address community concerns
2a. Decrease truancy at W&S targeted schools
3. # of positive relationship-building events for youth and police

NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORATION

Goal: Reduce environmental factors associated w/ high crime neighborhoods, ex. Abandoned vehicles, litter graffiti, blighted properties, dilapidated buildings, & vacant, overgrown lots.

Strategies
1. Increase resident engagement in community to increase sense of ownership and livability
2. Encourage owners of rental property and SHA (Section 8) to assume more accountability for properties
3. Support & involve community and business organizations in neighborhood clean-up and improvement activities
4. SNG/SPD Conduct CPTED reviews of problem properties

Tasks
1. SNG & HSD will encourage resident groups to apply for W&S Enhancement Program, Washington Insurance Council SNAP and Seattle DON grant programs for neighborhood revitalization and community building activities
2a. SNG provides landlord training to property owners SPD refers/identifies as problem rental properties
2b. Engage City of Seattle, Dept. of Planning & Development (DPD) to target problem properties, particularly “slum lords” for code enforcement and attend the interagency mtgs. and crime council meetings.
3a. SNG & HSD will conduct outreach to encourage businesses to apply for grant funds through W&S, and other facade grant programs
3b. SNG will assist coordination of neighborhood clean-up projects involving block watch, business districts, and other volunteers; coordinated with police and other city departments.
4. SNG & SPD will conduct CPTED reviews for high need locations.

Outcomes
1. 2 businesses participate in W&S mini façade grant program (BRIP) per year
2. 2 property owners and/or managers from W&S targeted area attend of landlord trainings per year.
3. 2 community clean-ups involving residents, businesses & City Depts. per year.

4. # of CPTED reviews completed

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