The document discusses strategies used by the Harlingen Police Department to reduce crime. It outlines increasing proactive policing tactics like citizen contacts, traffic stops, and specialized units. It also emphasizes using data analysis to identify crime hotspots and monitor outcomes like reduced crime rates and increased traffic stops. Supervisors provide guidance to officers based on weekly COMPSTAT meetings and data reviews. The goal is to create a safer community through prevention, enforcement, and community partnerships.

1. HARLINGEN
POLICE DEPARTMENT

2. Harlingen, TX
• Approximately 39 square miles
• 20 miles of the international border
• Population estimate 75,000
• Agricultural/manufacturing based
economy
• 136 sworn officers
Harlingen

4. +347%
Traffic Contacts
- 40%
calls for service
- 63%
violent crime
- 54%
property crime- 6%
crashes

5. Partners & Stakeholders
• Citizen & Community
Leaders
• Media
• Agency Officers
• Community Outreach
▫ District
Representatives (DR’s)
▫ PIO
• Implementation
▫ First Line Supervisor

6. Data Collection
• Data Sources
▫ RMS
▫ CAD
▫ External Sources
• Potential Issues
▫ Data Quality
▫ Accurate Reporting
▫ Timeliness

7. Data Analysis

8. Data Analysis

9. UCR Part 1 Crime

10. Crashes

11. Traffic Contacts

12. Strategic Operations
• Implementing or Changing Tactics
▫ Proactive traffic enforcement
▫ Decoy units/decoy traffic stops
▫ Inter-jurisdictional cooperation
▫ Increased citizen interaction

13. Strategic Operations
• Specialized units created
▫ Metro (Traffic)
▫ Targeted Response Unit (TRU)

14. Information Sharing
& Outreach
• Who needs to know?
▫ Public
▫ City officials
▫ Inter/intra agency
• DR’s, PIO’s or Executive Staff
▫ Social Media
▫ Community events
▫ Press releases
▫ City government meetings

15. Team 67,
For the week ending 7-16-13 we had 13 UCR Part 1 crimes (7 last week) . It was not a good week for us. There was increase in MV burglaries and given the
proximity of the locations where they occurred, it’s likely the same subject committed them. Be proactive and check vehicles when possible and leave a notice or
business card on the vehicles you find unsecure (and lock it for the citizen). As for the Theft of Rail road property, The arrestee (Mr. Andres Leal (11/22/1980),
has a permit to pick up railroad property but ONLY from the Fair Park area switching yard. If he is seen at any other location investigate and arrest if appropriate under
the circumstances. He has been seen driving a blue 2000 Ford Expedition bearing Ohio license plates FSC5147 and/or White Ford Box Truck bearing Ohio Plates
FSQ5344.
•Reminder that you should be doing your reports out in the field and with few exceptions not coming to the station to do them.
•When call volume permits make citizen contacts (on foot) at businesses and residential areas. The citizens in YOUR area should know you
by name. When you talk to them you should be sharing information about the crime occurring around them so they can be on the lookout of
suspicious activity and possibly help prevent some of the thefts or burglaries from occurring. We can’t be everywhere all the time but we can
get additional eyes on the street by getting citizens involved. Use them as an asset to assist you!
•Also, reminder that last week there were two catalytic converter thefts, although there were none this week that is a crime that
•comes in waves and we are due again. Keep an eye out for business with fleets.
•Night time patrol (B & C shift) need to increase traffic contacts. I realize staffing and call volume may be a factor in your low
•numbers but use every opportunity to turn on your overheads (traffic contact or delta stop) in the hot spots we identified in the District meeting.
Keep up the proactive activity and CONTACTS, CONTACTS, CONTACTS!
Case #13-88668 1209 W. Washington Theft (Cell Phone)
Case #13-88605 1401 Sunset Dr Theft (2 Bikes)
Case #13-87910 1500 W. Harrison (Max Fitness) Burglary of MV
Case #13-88365 1826 W. Tyler (Stripes) Theft ($18.99 Beer Run)
Case #13-87137 1837 N. Stuart Place (Stripes) Theft ($39.98 Beer Run)
Case #13-87264 205 N. Expy 77 (Motel 6) Burglary of MV
Case #13-87709 205 N. Expy 77 (Motel 6) Burglary of MV
Case # 13-86941 2100 N. Expy 77 Theft (Railroad Property)
Case # 13-88078 300 S D St Agg. Robbery (“Weezy” Olivarez suspect)
Case # 13-88053 3305 Lazy Palm Dr S Agg Assault FV
Case # 13-88842 620 W. Harrison (Stripes) Agg Robbery (Arrest)
Case # 13-87063 N Frontage/Wilson Rd Theft (Rail Road Property) Arrest
Case # 13-88627 W Tyler/F St (First Cash Pawn) Theft (Property recovered by victim)
Traffic Contacts
Last Week This Week
J.A. Villarreal 55 44
H. Sauceda 17 35
A. Martinez 29 31
E. Estrada 26 8
R. Yanez 11 13
J. Curtis 12 6

16. Team 67,
For the week ending 7-16-13 we had 13 UCR Part 1 crimes (7 last week) . It was not a good week for us. There was increase in MV burglaries and given the
proximity of the locations where they occurred, it’s likely the same subject committed them. Be proactive and check vehicles when possible and leave a notice or
business card on the vehicles you find unsecure (and lock it for the citizen). As for the Theft of Rail road property, The arrestee (Mr. Andres Leal (11/22/1980),
has a permit to pick up railroad property but ONLY from the Fair Park area switching yard. If he is seen at any other location investigate and arrest if appropriate under
the circumstances. He has been seen driving a blue 2000 Ford Expedition bearing Ohio license plates FSC5147 and/or White Ford Box Truck bearing Ohio Plates
FSQ5344.
•Reminder that you should be doing your reports out in the field and with few exceptions not coming to the station to do them.
•When call volume permits make citizen contacts (on foot) at businesses and residential areas. The citizens in YOUR area should know you
by name. When you talk to them you should be sharing information about the crime occurring around them so they can be on the lookout of
suspicious activity and possibly help prevent some of the thefts or burglaries from occurring. We can’t be everywhere all the time but we can
get additional eyes on the street by getting citizens involved. Use them as an asset to assist you!
•Also, reminder that last week there were two catalytic converter thefts, although there were none this week that is a crime that
•comes in waves and we are due again. Keep an eye out for business with fleets.
•Night time patrol (B & C shift) need to increase traffic contacts. I realize staffing and call volume may be a factor in your low
•numbers but use every opportunity to turn on your overheads (traffic contact or delta stop) in the hot spots we identified in the District meeting.
Keep up the proactive activity and CONTACTS, CONTACTS, CONTACTS!
Case #13-88668 1209 W. Washington Theft (Cell Phone)
Case #13-88605 1401 Sunset Dr Theft (2 Bikes)
Case #13-87910 1500 W. Harrison (Max Fitness) Burglary of MV
Case #13-88365 1826 W. Tyler (Stripes) Theft ($18.99 Beer Run)
Case #13-87137 1837 N. Stuart Place (Stripes) Theft ($39.98 Beer Run)
Case #13-87264 205 N. Expy 77 (Motel 6) Burglary of MV
Case #13-87709 205 N. Expy 77 (Motel 6) Burglary of MV
Case # 13-86941 2100 N. Expy 77 Theft (Railroad Property)
Case # 13-88078 300 S D St Agg. Robbery (“Weezy” Olivarez suspect)
Case # 13-88053 3305 Lazy Palm Dr S Agg Assault FV
Case # 13-88842 620 W. Harrison (Stripes) Agg Robbery (Arrest)
Case # 13-87063 N Frontage/Wilson Rd Theft (Rail Road Property) Arrest
Case # 13-88627 W Tyler/F St (First Cash Pawn) Theft (Property recovered by victim)
Traffic Contacts
Last Week This Week
J.A. Villarreal 55 44
H. Sauceda 17 35
A. Martinez 29 31
E. Estrada 26 8
R. Yanez 11 13
J. Curtis 12 6
• Reminder, do your reports in the field.
• Citizens in your district should know you.
• Share information about crime.
• Encourage reports of suspicious activity.

17. Monitoring, Evaluation
& Adjustments
• Weekly COMPSTAT meetings

18. Monitoring, Evaluation
& Adjustments
• Commanders report on activity/trends
▫ 30 day rolling calendar
▫ Weekly
• Supervisors use data to develop action plan &
provide guidance to patrol officers
▫ What worked
▫ New issues and what specifically to do about them
• Department wide dissemination of results

19. Outcomes

20. Outcomes

21. Outcomes
• Increased citizen-officer interactions
• Greater confidence in Police
• Fear of crime reduced
• Less opportunity for occurrence of crime
• Crashes are reduced
• Safer community for
citizens