West Vancouver Police Department’s 2011 Semi Annual CompStat Report

At the July 5, 2011, West Vancouver Council Meeting, Chief Constable Peter Lepine and West Vancouver Police Crime Analyst Michelle Brander provided the West Vancouver Police Department’s 2011 Semi Annual CompStat Report.

As part of the presentation, the WVPD Crime Analyst reported the majority of all crime categories were down.
Some of the highlights for the first six months of 2011 are as follows:

• Residential Break and Enters, down by 44%

• Theft of Vehicles, down by 66%

• Theft from Vehicles, down by 22%

• Commercial Break and Enters, down by 70%

• Mischief, down by 54%

Chief Constable Peter Lepine’s plan capitalizes on strategies that come from Comparative Statistics (CompStat) which provides leading-edge intelligence on where, how and, most importantly, who might be responsible for crime in West Vancouver. “The ongoing reduction in crime trends we have seen during the first half of 2011 is a continuation of the steady reduction we saw throughout 2010,” says Chief Constable Peter Lepine. CompStat also includes such features as hot-spot mapping and Calls for Service trends. Police resources are subsequently deployed based on this information. The information is also shared with Block Watch and District Watch volunteers who are then better informed as they help police deal with crime .

With dedication by the men and woman of the West Vancouver Police Department, our strategy works to help create a safer community.