This month there was no guest speaker. Instead, we had a social and poster session where we could write down crime problems, public safety concerns, etc. for our neighborhoods. We’ll distribute the compiled lists in January. Doing it by neighborhood was suggested by the SPD Community Police Team. They are interested in using this information to target problems specific to certain neighborhoods.
Seattle is using a data-driven policing method, where data is compiled, analyzed and used to deploy officers throughout the city and within the precincts as needed. A question came up as to where the data comes from. Crime reported by contact with an officer on the street, by calling 911 and by on-line reporting all goes into the crime database that the Crime Analysis Unit uses. If you want to make totally sure your call or on-street contact is logged, ask for an event number.
The meeting minutes are here.
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