Ensure Anchorage is a safe place to live, work, and visit and where there is a sense of trust and shared responsibility for maintaining a safe environment

Goals & Measures of Success:

	Through tough enforcement and education programs, get drunk drivers off the streets
		2000 2001 Q1-2002 Q2-2002 Q3-2002 Q4-2002 1,759 1,759 422 486 504 477  Percent Change 0% -- +15.2% +3.7% -5.4% Note: The figures for 2000 and 2001 are coincidentally the same. Percent Change indicates the change from the previous quarter or year.
	Protect life and property from crime
		- 2000 2001 Q1-2002 Q2-2002 Q3-2002 Q4-2002 Anchorage Number 1,524 1,748 385 478  456  402 Anchorage Rate 584 670 148 183 175 154 Western United States Rate 521 520         Note: Western United States comparison rate is published by the FBI in November for the previous year. These crimes are titled "part one" crimes by the FBI. UCR data compilation lags by one quarter.
		- 2000 2001 Q1-2002 Q2-2002 Q3-2002 Q4-2002 Anchorage Number 11,342 11,466 2,588 2,874 3,536  2,591 Anchorage Rate 4,347 4,395 992 1,102 1,355 993 Western United States Rate 3,702 3,835
		2000 2001 Q1-2002 Q2-2002 Q3-2002 Q4-2002 3,980 3,925 1,002 1,008 993 1,086  Percent Change -1.4% -- +0.6% -1.5% +9.4%
		- 2001 Q1-2002 Q2-2002 Q3-2002 Q4-2002 % Within 4 Min. 52% 48% 57% 61% 49% Av. Response Time 5:43 5:54 5:06 4:50 5:28 Note: Reports time elapsed from call received to officer arrival on the scene
		Average number of patrol officers on duty per shift Q1-2002 Q2-2002 Q3-2002 Q4-2002 23 23  24   Note: APD patrols on a three shift schedule with some overlap between shifts
	Protect life and property from fire
		2001 2002 Q1-2003 Q2-2003 Q3-2003 Q4-2003 Percent Within 4 Min. 67% 73.3% 72.5.4% 75.8%   Average Response Time 3:39 3:23 3:21  3:17                 Note: The National Fire Protection Association response standard for fire emergencies is four minutes of less. This measure reports the time elapsed from when the fire truck is actually rolling to first unit arrival on the scene for code red (serious emergency) calls
		2001 Q1-2002 Q2-2002 Q3-2002 Q4-2002 64% 89% 48% 64%   57% Note: The confinement of a fire to the room of origin greatly reduces the extent of structural damage and minimizes risk of damage to surrounding buildings
	Respond immediately to emergency medical calls, deliver pre-hospital care, and safely transport patient to care facility
		2001 2002 Q1-2003 Q2-2003 Q3-2003 Q4-2003 Percent Within 4 Min. 59% 66.9% 69.9% 72.8%   Average Response Time 3:51 3:52 3:36 3:35                 Note: The National Fire Protection Association response standard for basic life support is four minutes or less. This measure reports the time elapsed from when the emergency vehicle is actually rolling to first unit arrival on the scene for code red (serious emergency) calls, and combines both emergency medical technician and paramedic response
		Q1-2002 Q2-2002 Q3-2002 Q4-2002 222 278 286 288

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