Community Engagement

and Beat Policing

Mayor Joseph Hogsett
Chief Troy Riggs
March 23, 2016
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IMPD Service District Data

IMPD servessix districtswithin Indianapolis

o North District: 209, 916 population; 78.5 square miles
o East District: 145,489 population; 49.9 square miles
o Southeast District: 175,812 population; 84.9 square miles
o Southwest District: 136,680 population; 80.8 square
miles
o Northwest District: 143,395 population; 66.2 square
miles
o Downtown District: 12,929 population; 3.6 square miles
(Population information is from 2010 census data)
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Current IMPD Zone

Configuration

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IMPD Zone Sizes

33 patrol Zones throughout the city
Average zone size by district:
o North District
13 square miles
o East District
8 square miles
o Southeast District 17 square miles
o Southwest District 13 square miles
o Northwest District 11 square miles
o Downtown District .9 square miles
Average zone size for all IMPD Service Areas is 11
square miles
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Proposed Beat and Zone

Map

Excluded
cities
represented
by gray
shading

Proposed
beats are in
white

Current
patrol zones
are outlined
in red

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Overview of Beat Roll-out Plan

Adding 19 new beats across IMPDs
jurisdiction
o 15 areas selected by District
Commanders to concentrate resources
based upon crime/quality of life data
These beats average 1.14 square
miles
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Overview of Entertainment Zones

4 Entertainment Zone areas
o Broad Ripple (North District)
o Fountain Square (Southeast District)
o Mass Ave Corridor (Downtown District)
o South Meridian Corridor (Downtown
District)
Entertainment zone areas average .
32 square miles each
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Benefits Throughout Indianapolis

There are 19 new beats (18.38 square miles)
A number of the new beats encompass the
LISC Economic Development Areas and
Promise Zone Areas
New Beats account for more than 45% of
homicides in 2015
35% of the non-fatal shootings since 2012

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Staffing by the numbers

65 Officers by end of
April
Beat Assignments - 44
Zone Assignments - 17
Aggravated Assault Unit 4

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Future Staffing
75 Recruits currently in
Academy
70 New Hires in 2016
35 in Spring
35 in Fall

Majority of new hires will

be assigned to patrol

Will need some to fill

anticipated openings in
investigations
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Future Plans
2016 Review
At the end of 2016, IMPD
will conduct a thorough
review of personnel
Add approximately 70
new officers in November

2017 Implementation
Make changes as result of
personnel review
Monitor possibility of
expanding the beat
concept
Make long range staffing
plans based anticipated
new hires
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Benefits to our Neighborhoods

Deputy Mayor of Neighborhood

Engagement
Dr. David Hampton

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Economic Benefits to our

Communities

Deputy Mayor of Community

Development
Jeff Bennett
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Future Data Meeting

Dates

April 27, 2016

May 25, 2016
June 22, 2016
July 27, 2016
Aug. 24, 2016
Sept. 28, 2016
Oct. 26, 2016
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Comments or Questions
For questions or comments please
feel free to email Chief Riggs:

IMPD_Chief@indy.gov

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