2020-06-16 MPD
DATE: 5/21/2020
TO: Alan T.
REVIEWER: Lieutenant Scott Colaianni
SUBJECT: H-2020-0032
PROJECT NAME: Brody Square
POLICE DEPARTMENT SUMMARY OF REPORT:
1. Police Response Time-
The proposed Brody Square development application is approximately 7.5 miles from the Meridian Police
Department. The expected response time to this area in an emergency is just over 6 minutes. The average
emergency response time in the City of Meridian is just under 4 minutes. Emergency calls are defined as
an emergency response with lights and sirens and driving as authorized for an emergency vehicle. The
Meridian Police Department response time goal for emergencies is within 3-5 minutes.
With all the growth that is occurring in the West & NW Sections of the City response times will keep
increasing. In the particular case the response time to the proposed development is outside the police
department “Goal” for emergency response times. It will be necessary in the future to build a police
substation to house staff in this growing area to reduce response time to calls as the call load increases
over time.
Between 5/15/2019- 5/14/2020, the Meridian Police Department responded to 604 calls for service within
a mile of the proposed development. The crime count on the calls for service was 88. See attached
documents for details.
Between 5/15/2019- 5/14/2020, the Meridian Police Department responded to 38 crashes within a mile of
the proposed development. See attached documents for details.
2. Accessibility –
The Meridian Police Department has no concerns with access into the proposed development. All shared
driveways shall have address signs at each entrance and the roadways shall be maintained for police
response. The applicant can contact the addressing clerk for examples of approved signs.
3. Resource needs
This proposed development is near the edge of the city limits however, the Meridian Police Department
can service this development if approved. The Meridian Police Department already serves this area with
Gander Creek, The Oaks, Owyhee High School and Aegean Estates. With all the growth that is occurring
in the West & NW Sections of the City response times will keep increasing. In the particular case the
response time to the development is outside the police department “Goal” for emergency response times.
It will be necessary in the future to build a police substation to house staff in this growing area to reduce
response time to calls as the call load increases over time.
4. Other comments-
The Meridian Police Department has no outstanding issues concerning this development application.
All qualified open space provided in the development, to include all amenities, must be in an open area in
order to allow for natural observation opportunities. Pathways and landscaping should not create hiding
spots or blind spots that would promote criminal opportunities.
The Meridian Police Department will support all Community Development Staff recommendations,
Traffic Impact Studies from ITD and or ACHD to improve access, roadways, intersections, pathways and
sidewalks before the project if fully completed.
Meridian Police Department - Brody Square
Location of new development- NE &SE Corners of N Black Cat Rd &W Daphne St
Time Frame- 05/15/2019 -05/14/2020
Level of Service (LoS)- Delivered By Reporting District (RD - M712)
Calls for Service(CFS): Response Times: Dispatch to Arrival (all units)
Average Response Times by Priority: 'City of Meridian'
Priority 3 (MPD Goal is within 3 to 5 minutes) 3:42
Priority 2 (MPD Goal is within 8 to 10 minutes) 7:14
Priority 1 (MPD Goal is within 15 to 20 minutes) 10:35
Average Response Times by Priority: 'M712'
Priority 3 6:18
Priority 2 10:11
Priority 1 14:30
Calls for Service (CFS): Calls occurring in RD 'M712'
CFS Count Total 604
%of Calls for Service split by Priority in 'M712'
•ofP3CFS 1.2%
•of P2 CFS 54.0%
•of P1 CFS 31.6%
•of PO CFS 13.2%
Crimes
Crime Count Total 88
Ehs
*Crash Count Total 38
Analyst Note (s):
Response Time and Calls for Service (CFS) by Priority- Most frequent priority call types;
• Priority 3 calls involved Injury Crashes, Fire Department Assists and Attempted Suicides.
• Priority 2 calls most frequently involved Traffic Stops, Suspicious Vehicles and Residential Burglary Alarms.
• Priority 1 calls most frequently involved Construction Site Checks, Citizen Assists and Follow Ups.
Crime(occurred date) - Most frequent crimes involved;
• All Other Larceny (Theft- Petit, Grand Theft, Vehicle Burglaries, etc.), and
• All Other Offenses (Malicious Harassment, Criminal Conspiracy,Juvenile Beyond Control, etc.), and
• Shoplifting.
*Crashes- Most frequent crashes were;
• 42.1% injury type crashes,
• 36.8% property damage reports, and
• 21.1% non-reportable crashes.
Priority Response Times Defined:
Priority 0 type calls are no priority type of calls.
Priority 1 type calls are for non-emergency type of calls where the officer will arrive at the earliest convenience, and shall obey all
traffic laws.
Priority 2 type calls require an urgent response where the officer will arrive as soon as practical, and should obey all traffic laws.
Priority 3 type calls are an emergency response in which the lights and siren and driving as authorized for an emergency vehicle by
Idaho Code to facilitate the quick and safe arrival of an officer to the scene.
*Some data may be incomplete due to report processing times and/or system updates.Crashes include CC.RD is Caller Building.
LC 3254 Sources:ITS/RMS,TriTech CAD,WebCars