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MunicipalJusticeSystemȟExistingChallenges <br />PolicePerspective,PeteKerns,PoliceChief <br />WhenEugeneiscomparedtothecitiesparticipatingintheInternationalCity/County <br />ManagersAssociation(ICMA)CenterforPerformanceMeasurement(CPM)program, <br />policeservicesintheCityofEugenefallinthebottomtierofcitiesonseveralbasic <br />ensofEugeneisverylow <br />measures.Theexistinglevelofpoliceserviceprovidedtothecitiz <br />duetosignificantunderstaffingintheEugenePoliceDepartmentincomparisontoother <br />municipallawenforcementagenciesintheUnitedStates. <br />EPDhas: <br />ȥSignificantlyhigherpropertycrime; <br />ȥDispatchesanofficertofarfewercallsforservicefromthepublic; <br />ȥDispatchesfarfewercallsastoppriority; <br />ȥTakesmuchlongertorespondtocallsforservice; <br />ȥIsmuchlesslikelytoassignseriouspropertycrimereportstoadetective; <br />ȥIslesslikelytocitedriversformovingtrafficviolations;and <br />ȥMustspendmoreonovertimetoprovidepoliceservicestothepublic <br />EugeneOtherICMAsurvey <br />FY2006participant <br />departmentsFY2005 <br />PartIpropertycrimesreportedper1,000capita7739 <br />Dispatchedcallsforserviceper1,000capita301570 <br />Callsdispatchedastoppriorityper1,000capita1968 <br />Officerresponsetimetotopprioritycalls8.16.2 <br />(minutes) <br />PercentofPartIpropertycrimereportsassigned5%39% <br />todetectives <br />Movingviolationtrafficcitationsper1,000capita86107 <br />Percentovertimeexpendituresforswornofficers7.5%6.7% <br />Update:Challengesin2016 <br />Homelessness <br /> <br />