Police
FY 2023-24 Budget
Mission Statement
To support the City of Rochester’s Mission, Vision, and Values by maintaining law and order through crime reduction, customer service, and professionalism.
Organization
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Departmental Highlights
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has selected the Rochester Police Department (RPD) to participate in the National Public Safety Partnership (PSP) program. The DOJ will provide Rochester with intensive training and technical assistance in the areas of gun violence, criminal justice collaboration, investigations, constitutional policing, community engagement, federal partnerships, crime analysis, and technology to identify strategies that target firearm, drug, and gang violence. PSP has a proven track record of helping cities lower crime rates and improve the quality of life for community members. Over the next three years, RPD will develop a collaborative network to prepare comprehensive solutions to reduce violent crime. Our vision for this partnership is to gain better insight into the unique violent crime challenges in Rochester and determine system-wide approaches to implement crime reduction strategies and enhance public safety.
The Rochester City School District’s Strategic and Community Partnerships and the Rochester Police Department partnered to form youth-focused programs to improve youth perception of police. These programs include Middle School Internship Initiative; Career and Technical Education Connection; Deputy Chief’s Reading Challenge; and Youth Conversations and Policing (in Middle and High Schools).
The RPD will continue to work with Measures for Justice to pilot a public-facing portal (Commons) that focuses on the collection of a standard set of police performance metrics for tracking progress toward shared criminal justice goals. RPD will work to improve collection, standardization, and automation of data based on best practices and model legislation. RPD will also collaborate with the program’s Community Advisory Board to prioritize datasets and establish policy and procedural goals that can be monitored through Commons.
In the interest of transparency and accountability, the RPD and United Christian Leadership Ministry (UCLM) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) pertaining to the RPD Body-Worn Camera Program. The MOU promises an expedited response to Freedom of Information Law requests for body-worn camera video and quarterly reports on use of force incidents. Quarterly, RPD's Community Affairs Bureau and UCLM meet to discuss the program, new technology, and fill any report requests as needed.
In a true community policing approach, RPD works with several bar and restaurant managers on the East End to improve and promote public safety. This initiative encourages RPD and stakeholders to work together to address and solve problems. For example, RPD collaborates with bar and restaurant management to examine and assess external design features that create public safety hazards, and internal designs to improve crowd control and ensure the safety of all.
Customers
- External: Individuals who live, work, visit, or do business in the city of Rochester
- Internal: City of Rochester departments, RPD employees (sworn and non-sworn)
Critical Processes
- Provides public safety services
- Analyzes crime data and deployment of resources
- Collaborates with other law enforcement agencies at the local, state, and federal levels
- Conducts crime prevention initiatives
- Enhances communications strategies with the goal of improving police-community relations
Strategic Initiatives
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
The Key Performance Indicators were revised to better assess Department effectiveness. For more information, please follow link to the Open Data Portal.
Appropriation by Major Object
Appropriation by Activity
Note on Salary and Wage Increases
The 2022-23 amended budget included one-time salary and wage expenses due to the Police Locust Club Arbitration Award. These expenses included one-time retroactive payments to eligible retirees and one-time lump sum payments for current employees. As a result the proposed 2023-24 year-to-year comparison may show negative salary and wage expense changes.