DDACTS Implementation in Lafourche Parish Lafourche Parish Sheriff s Office Captain Scott Silverii Captain Scott Silverii Uniform Patrol Division Commander
Agency Introduction The Lafourche Parish Sheriff s Office 382 Sworn Employees 80 Patrol Division 7 Traffic Section
Bayou Country s Unique Geography Lafourche Parish The Sportsman Paradise
Parish Demographics 95 miles long 20 miles across 1,472 Sq miles 1/4 is water 100,000 Population South of New Orleans
Data Driven Approaches To Crime and Traffic Safety Original DDACTS Pilot Site Began sustained enforcement - April 2009
Can DDACTS Fix This?
How DDACTS Relates to Oil Spill? Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Ike LPSO resources allocated to recovery Special ops and initiatives suspended Reallocation of personnel Gulf Oil Spill Oil Spill requiring massive LPSO response DDACTS uninterrupted How accomplished?
Challenges to DDACTS Implementation No Crime Analyst No Data-DrivenDriven Ideology Minimal RMS Capabilities Minimal Mapping Capabilities
Guiding Principles I Partners and Stakeholder Participation II Data Collection III Data Analysis IV Strategic Operations V Information Sharing and Outreach VI Monitoring, Evaluation and Adjustments VII - Outcomes
Practical Application of DDACTS Hot Spots based on crash / crime data Deputy assignment built into Patrol Grid No Over Time Submit data for analysis / dissemination Regular debriefings with DDACTS deputies
Identifying a Hot Spot
Crash Crisis Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Rates Lafourche Parish as Tier 1 2008 34 Fatal Crashes (21 alcohol-related) 2009 18 Fatal Crashes (11 alcohol-related)
DDACTS Hot Spot Crash Data (2008 v. 2009) BEAT Location E 15% BEAT Location J 11% *Data represents first 6 months of the project as extracted from the LPSO Records Management System
Changing Traffic History 2005 to 2008 Crash Averages 2009 Non-Injury 2531 1972 Injury 802 643 Fatal 23 11 22.09% Crash Reduction 05-08 to 2009 19.83% Injury Crash Reduction 05-08 to 2009 52.17% Fatal Crash Reduction 05-08 to 2009
Operation Rolling Thunder NHTSA suggests enforcement in early evening Employed DDACTS model to analyze DWI CFS. Data conflicted deputies intuitive notion of DWI enforcement. DWI Hours for CFS 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Operation Rolling Thunder Seven week operation resulted in a 9% reduction of crashes parish-wide
DWI to Fatal Crashes 350 30 300 27 300 25 DWI ARRESTS 250 200 150 100 20 144 150 11 20 15 10 FATA AL CRASHES DWI FATAL CRASHES 50 5 0 2007 2008 2009 0
DWI Serious Traffic Offender Program To enhance traffic safety / enforcement by providing monitoring and accountability of drivers arrested for DWI during post- arrest and conviction phases. The concept of early intervention producing behavior modification is believed to reduce the continuation of impaired i driving i incidents. id
Holiday HVE Safest Holiday Travel Season in 5 Years 280 Holiday Season Crashes Nu umber of Cra ashes 270 260 250 240 230 220 210 Four Year Average Last Year 2009
Warrant Round-Up Lowest Holiday Fatal Crash Rate in 5 Years Holiday Season Fatal Crashes 8 6 4 2 Four Year Average Last Year 2009 0 Four Year Average Last Year 2009
Crime Data 2008-20092009 BEAT Location E Persons Crimes 3% BEAT Location J Persons Crimes 27%
Crime Data January to March 2009 v. 2010 Crimes Against Persons: 42% Property Crimes: 11% Deputy Self-Initiated Activities: 130% *Data extracted from the LPSO Records Management System
DDACTS Highlights Project Echo
DDACTS Highlights Project Echo
DDACTS Week 1 DDACTS Highlights
DDACTS Week 3 DDACTS Highlights
Deputy Saves Lives with Each DWI Arrest
DDACTS Related Success Operation Rolling Thunder Blue Max Traffic Task Force Operation Echo Operation Fourth Quarter LHSC State t DWI Award
Great Media Coverage Deputy saves lives with each DWI arrest Cops say mom used 14-year-old as driver Two Lafourche arrest for third-offense DWI Raceland woman charged with seventh DWI Judge chides four-time DWI offender Thibodaux man arrested for DWI, drug charges Authorities scour Lafourche Parish for alleged DWI violators
CONTACT INFORMATION Captain Scott Silverii Lafourche Parish Sheriff s Office scott-silverii@lpso.net 985-209-5311 5311 www.lpso.net
DDACTS Implementation in Lafourche Parish Lafourche Parish Sheriff s Office Captain Scott Silverii Captain Scott Silverii Uniform Patrol Division Commander