Vancouver Police Department Overview
Vancouver Police Department
• Chief James McElvain
• 190 Police Officers
• 24.5 Non-Sworn Staff
• Annual Budget $38.6 M
Mission We partner with the community to preserve life, protect property and enhance livability through equitable law enforcement and effective use of resources. Vision To reflect the rich diversity of Vancouver and make it the safest city for everyone to live, work, and play Motto Valor Professionalism Duty
Vancouver Police Department
VPD Areas of Operations
Patrol • Neighborhood
Response Teams • Special Operations &
Tactics • Traffic Enforcement &
Collision • Investigations • 911 Response &
Proactive Enforcement • Neighborhood Police
Officers
Investigations • Investigate Crimes
Against Persons • Investigate Property
Crimes • Drug Investigations • Crime Analysis, Intel,
and Vanstat • Evidence & Property • Logistics & Equipment
Outreach • Public Information &
Media • Recruitment • Outreach Programs • Diversity Advisory
Council • Schools & Youth
Engagement • Volunteer Mobilization
Administration • Training and
Certification • Professional
Standards • Audit and Public
Disclosure • Backgrounds
Investigations
VPD Precincts and Districts
VPD ORGANIZATION – Division Level
VPD ORGANIZATION
Public Information / Admin Support
Media releases
vanpolice.org
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PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS UNIT
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS UNIT
• Internal affairs complaints
• Use of force, vehicle pursuits and collisions
• Public records requests
• Policies and procedures
In 2015, reviewed:
• 72 complaints • 260 uses of force • 21 vehicle accidents • 15 vehicle pursuits • 98 VPD commendations
Community Outreach
• Chief’s Diversity Advisory Team
• Vancouver Police Activities League
• Shop with a Cop
• Nautilus Holiday Helpers
• Special Olympics
• Community Events
Administrative Division
Training
• Crisis intervention training • Hosted training • Career development • Field training program
Recruitment & Backgrounds
Officer Michael Conrad and Chief McElvain
Case Management
The department created 20,455 original police reports and 5,731 follow-up reports last year
Evidence
VPD’s evidence facility currently holds over 46,000 items of evidence
Finance, Logistics & Alarms
• Procurement • Equipment • Fleet management • Facilities • Inventory
Volunteer Coordination
Neighbors On Watch (NOW) volunteers: 131
Support Team volunteers : 14
Total volunteers: 145 Total volunteer hours: 10,317
INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION
Digital Evidence
Investigate and forensic unit consisting of three detectives. • Cybercrimes • Child exploitation • Sex offender monitoring • Missing persons
Child Predator & Sex Offender Monitoring
http://www.city-data.com/so/so-Vancouver-Washington.html
Children’s Justice Center
A multidisciplinary team comprised of public and private agencies coordinating a
comprehensive response when a child abuse crime has been committed.
Property Crimes
• Burglary
• Fraud
• Forgery
• Theft
• Embezzlement
• And other related
crimes
Major Crimes
Elder Justice Center
• Discovery and prosecution of perpetrators of vulnerable adult and elder abuse.
• Supported by representatives from Adult Protective Services, law enforcement officers, a deputy prosecuting attorney, a victim advocate, a program coordinator and community volunteers.
Arson
The Arson unit is comprised of personnel from the Vancouver Police Department and the Vancouver Fire Marshal’s Office
Domestic Violence
The Domestic Violence Unit works within the Domestic Violence Prosecution Center on domestic violence crimes
Drug Task Force / Gang Task Force
Drug Task Force: identify, investigate and disrupt/dismantle drug trafficking organizations in and throughout the Vancouver-Clark County area.
Gang Unit: identifies and targets for prosecution organized crime groups and violent street gangs
SPECIAL OPERATIONS
Traffic
• Currently a five-person unit: 1 Sergeant and 3 Officers
• Major traffic collision investigation and reconstruction
• Responsive to complaints regarding school zones, pedestrian and bicycle safety,
impaired and distracted driving, speeding and other neighborhood traffic complaints
Canine
Officer Chris Douville and Doc
• VPD has four canine teams, when fully staffed and operational
Explosive Device & Bomb Unit
Portland Metro Explosive Disposal Unit (MEDU) team provides region-wide response to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive incidents.
SWAT SWAT
Missions include high-risk warrant service, barricaded subjects, hostage situations, high-risk apprehensions, dignitary protection details, security details, and assisting with arrest warrant sweeps.
Crisis Negotiation Team/ Tactical EMS
CNT includes five members from the Vancouver Police Dept. and five from the Clark Co. Sheriff’s Office
OPERATIONS BUREAU
Patrol
2015 Dispatched Officer Self Events Initiated Events Q1 14,772 13,637 Q2 16,504 11,585 Q3 17,497 11,795 Q4 15,815 10,400
Neighborhood Police Officers
Four NPOs, one assigned to each of the four VPD districts
Neighborhood Response Team
• One NRT in each Precinct
• In 2015: 417 felony arrests 167 misdemeanor arrests 117 search warrants served
School Resource Officers
Five VPD officers
assigned as School
Resource Officers:
• Three in the
Evergreen School
District
• Two in the
Vancouver School
District
Police Service Technicians
Civilian personnel located at both the East & West Precinct locations
Crime Analysis
Performance Gaps
• Traffic Unit
• Property Crimes Investigations
• Crime Analysis
• Community Outreach
Lieutenant Scott Creager (360) 487-7501 [email protected]