Bellevue PD Profile
Population: 100000
Sworn Personnel: 166Alarm Unit Staffing: 1 full time officer, 1 volunteer
Contact Information:
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Chief Jim Montgomery Ph: 425-455-6952 Fax: 426-6016 Email: jmontgomery@ci.bellevue.wa.us |
Detective Mike Bechdolt Ph: 425-455-6952 Fax: 426-6016 Email: none |
Model States Result Summary:
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1996 False Dispatches |
1997 False Dispatches |
1998 False Dispatches |
1996/1997 % Change |
1997/1998 % Change |
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4382 |
4369 |
3876 |
0% |
-11% |
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1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
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Total calls for Service |
78413 |
79700 |
87000 est. |
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Valid Alarms |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
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Total # Alarm Systems: 12000 (est.) |
Residential = unk |
0% |
Commercial = unk |
0% |
| Ordinance Information: | |
| (Any field with a double entry reflects program start informaitojn versus current i.e. Start; Final) | |
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False Alarm Ordinance? Yes How long? 1977 amended Permit Required? Registration card Renewal Cycle: No Calendar/Fiscal Year: Calendar Who bills? Finance dept Permit Fees: Commercial = No Residential = No |
Degree of Enforcement? Strict Alarm data source? CAD Suspend/restrict response? After 6th alarm in 6 months How many until response suspended? after 6th alarm Accept cancellations? Yes Require verification? Yes Response Priority? Moderate to High |
| Fine Structure | ||
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1st False Dispatch Free 2nd False Dispatch $25 3rd False Dispatch $50 4th False Dispatch $100 |
5th False Dispatch $100 6th False Dispatch $100 w/notice 7th False Dispatch N/A 8th False Dispatch N/A |
9th False Dispatch N/A 10th False Dispatch N/A 11th False Dispatch N/A 12th False Dispatch N/A |
Comments: Highly successful agency in alarm reduction - The City of Bellevue, one of the Model Cities, has been effective in reducing false alarms for each of the past five years while the number of alarm systems in the city has nearly doubled. A module of the CAD system captures information at dispatch and provides the needed components to the crime prevention unit without additional entry.
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| MODEL STATES REPORT Best Practices in Reducing False Dispatches | |
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