2009: Homicides down 16% since 2007

20 year low for homicides recorded in 2008 and 2009

Homicides 2007 - 2009

290
282
280

270

260

250
238
240 234
230

220

210

200

2007 2008 2009

2009: Shootings down 31% since 2007
Lowest number of shootings recorded
Shootings 2007 - 2009

700
651
650

600 585

550

500
449
450

400

350

300
2007 2008 2009
 Reduction in Youth Violence
Juvenile homicides decreased 45% in 2009.

Juvenile Homicides

28 29
30
27

25

20 16

15

10

0
2006 2007 2008 2009
 2009: Gun crime down 17%
GunCrime 2008 - 2009
Crime 2008 2009 Change

Homicide 189 193 2%

Robbery - Carjacking 179 143 -20%

Robbery - Residence 197 163 -17%
Robbery - Commercial 524 457 -13%
Robbery - Street 1451 1141 -21%
Agg Assault 1085 929 -14%

Total 3625 3026 -17%

 FY2009: Overtime down 43%
$13.7 million reduction in overtime spending in two years
Overtime (Actual Expenditure) 2007 - 2009

$35,000,000
$31,697,890

$30,000,000
$26,622,539

$25,000,000

$20,000,000 $17,988,001
PROJECTED
$14,200,000
$15,000,000

$10,000,000

$5,000,000

$0
2007 2008 2009 2010
 FISCAL YEAR 2010 CUTS
General Funds
Mounted Unit 148,528
90 Civilian Positions Salary Saved 2,800,000
51 Contractual Positions Eliminated 1,449,231
Contractual Vendor for Temporary Help 76,175
Travel 55,900
Recruitment (Advertising) 500,000
Rental of Business Machines 27,000
Tuition Reimbursement 400,000
Dues/Subscribtions 1,640
Reduction to Rental Vehicles and Take Home Cars 294,771
Quartermaster 180,000
Overtime 2,490,769
Roll Call Prep 100,000
Holiday Pay (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year) 800,000
Clothing Allowance 260,000
Court Overtime 1,200,000
Furlough (5 days Patrol Officers) 2,500,000
Delay next Academy Class (April 2010) 750,000
State Motor Vehicle Funds 110,163

TOTAL REDUCTIONS FY 2010 BUDGET 14,144,177

TOTAL FY 2009 and 2010 21,042,534

 FY2011 Budget
• Amount of general funds required to maintain staffing and safety:

$318,628,203
• FY11 Board of Estimates Recommendation:

$302,547,229
• Funding Gap:

$16,080,974
 Fiscal
85% of FY11 budget is personnel

BPD Budget History

FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY2010 FY11 BPD FY11 BOE Re
General Fund $286,103,614 $297,613,951 $311,044,000 $312,618,819 $318,628,203 $302,547,229
General Fund
Supplemental/Transfer $19,800,000 $19,146,000 $6,510,000 $0 $0 $0
Total General Fund $305,903,614 $316,759,951 $317,554,000 $312,618,819 $318,628.203 $302,547,229
% Difference na 3.5% 0.3% -1.6% -1.9% -6.1%

Personnel Over 80% of Budget

FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY2010 FY11 BPD FY11 BOE
Total General Funds $305,903,614 $316,759,951 $317,554,000 $312,618,819 $318.628.203 $302,547,22
Total Personnel Costs $236,107,622 $242,802,849 $254,706,858 $253,170,072 $274,719,315 $257,201,75
Percentage (%) 77% 77% 80% 81% 86% 85%
Impact of $16 million funding deficit

• Between 250 - 300 fewer sworn

positions
• Equivalent of 2 police districts
• Eliminate all 50 contract specialists
• Disband Aviation Unit
• Disband Mounted Unit
• Disband Marine Unit
 Board of Estimates
Recommendation Personnel Cuts
173 Sworn Officer Positions 20 Civilians
53 Patrol Officers 10 Cadets
22 Crowd and Traffic 3 CSOs
Control
3 Hostlers
21 Aviation Officers
3 Mechanics
20 Marine Unit Officers
1 Crime Analyst
14 Training Officers
13 Homeland Security
Officers 50 Contract
11 Internal Affairs Specialists
Officers
Crime Lab
6 Mounted Officers
Court Liaisons
3 Sergeants
Evidence Control
2 Lieutenants
Domestic Violence Unit
1 Criminal Investigator
Central Records
 FOP Contract
B. ORDER OF LAYOFF

Recruits and probationary officers shall be laid off

before any other member of the bargaining
unit….Thereafter, members shall be laid off in seniority
order, the least senior member being laid off first.
Source: MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING between THE BALTIMORE
CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT and the BALTIMORE CITY LODGE NO. 3,
FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE, INC. UNIT I POLICE OFFICERS, POLICE
AGENTS AND FLIGHT OFFICERS FISCAL YEAR 2009, page 36.

NOTE: All contract specialists will be terminated before any

sworn officers
 Impact of Board of Estimates
Recommendation
BOE Recommendation Expected Impact

+ 86 senior officer

=
positions 250 – 300 less police
+ 87 entry level officer positions
patrol officer positions

=
Up to 50 police officers
50 Contract Specialists off the streets to perform
NON-law enforcement
functions
 Reduction in Patrol
• 250 - 300 less sworn officers = the
equivalent of 2 Patrol Districts
• Jeopardizes $10 million in federal stimulus
funds and 50 police officer positions
• If these reductions occur, it would take at
least 10 years for the BPD to “catch up”
and rehire these officers in future years
 Fewer Officers on the Street

• More sworn officers performing

non-law enforcement functions
• $30k/yr contractors replaced with

=
+$55k/yr officers
Eliminate all 50 • Fewer retired officers with
Contract Specialists experience working in evidence
control, crime lab, domestic
violence unit, court liaison and
other support units
 Sworn Personnel Funded 2000-2010
210 less sworn officers than 2003 even with COPS stimulus funds
Total Sworn Personnel Funded 2000-2010

3350

3300
Number of Personnel

3250

3200 Note: 2010 Includes 25

Federally Funded
3150 Positions

3100

3050

3000
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Year

Total Sworn Personnel

Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Funded 3274 3145 3320 3329 3323 3238 3190 3128 3118 3110 3119
 Aviation Unit

• Annual Cost to sustain unit is $4.1 million.

• Half is personnel and half in maintenance,
fuel and operating costs.
• Initial Capital Investment of over $11
million dollars.
• 27 of 29 cities with a population over
500,000 have police aviation units.
 Aviation Unit
• Critical resource for Officer Safety
• Minimizes risk in pursuits
• Provides operation intelligence
• Provides aerial coverage in high risk situations including
pursuit of armed suspects, hostage situations, etc.
• Supports other City agencies by providing real time
operational information about events as they happen:
• Responds to all critical incidents
• Supports emergency operations
• Homeland Security checks of critical infrastructure
• Fire Department support
 Marine Unit
• Spent nearly $400,000 in Federal
Homeland Security Funds to create the
Unit.
• The Unit consists of 11 vessels - 3 vessels
must be maintained pursuant to federal
grant requirements.
• Responsible for public safety and
protection of property on waterways.
 Potential Restorations
• If approved by the City Council, the
Mayor’s Comprehensive Plan will restore
$14.7 million in funding to the following:
• Fully restores all sworn police positions
• Restores the Aviation Unit (Foxtrot)
• Restores the Marine Unit
• Restores the Mounted Units