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Santa Ana PD Profile
60 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92701

Population: 307,000 ; 311,500 Sworn Personnel: 365

Alarm Unit Staffing: 1 F/T

Contact Information:

Chief Paul Walters

Ph: (714) 245-8003 Fax: (714) 245-8007

Email:

SOA Yvette Clark

Ph: (714) 245-8716 Fax: (714) 245-8195

Email:

   

Model States Result Summary:

1996

False Dispatches

1997

False Dispatches

1998

False Dispatches

1996/1997

% Change

1997/1998

% Change

8,603

9,921

10,549

15%

6%

 

1996

1997

1998

Total calls for Service

180,756

185,937

10,549

Valid Alarms

121

78

127

Total # Alarm Systems: 5,394

Residential = 1,428

26%

Commercial = 3,966

74%

Ordinance Information:
(Any field with a double entry reflects program start informaitojn versus current i.e. Start; Final)
 
False Alarm Ordinance? Yes
How long? 1981
Permit Required? Yes
Renewal Cycle: Yearly
Calendar/Fiscal Year: Fiscal
Who bills? Police
Permit Fees:
Commercial = $26 Residential = $0
Degree of Enforcement? Moderate
Alarm data source? CAD
Suspend/restrict response? Yes
# Until response suspended? 6 in one year or
(failure to pay penalties)
Accept cancellations? Yes
Require verification? Yes
Response Priority? Moderate (Upgraded if glass
 breakage)

 

Fine Structure
1st False Dispatch   Free
2nd False Dispatch   $ 85 burg/$140 rob
3rd False Dispatch   $ 85 burg/$140 rob
4th False Dispatch   $ 85 burg/$140 rob
5th False Dispatch   $ 85 burg/$140 rob
6th False Dispatch   $ 85 burg/$140 rob
7th False Dispatch   $ 85 burg/$140 rob
8th False Dispatch   $ 85 burg/$140 rob
9th False Dispatch   $ 85 burg/$140 rob
10th False Dispatch   $ 85 burg/$140 rob
11th False Dispatch   $ 85 burg/$140 rob
12th False Dispatch   $ 85 burg/$140 rob

 

 

 

 

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