Westminster PD Profile
Population: 82,000
Sworn Personnel: 101Alarm Unit Staffing: 1P/T
Contact Information:
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Chief James Cook Ph: (714) 898-3311 Fax: (714) 898-5932 Email: |
Lt. Larry Woessner Ph: (714) 898-3315 ext. 394 Fax: (714) 898-5932 Email: |
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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3,091 |
2,868 |
2,790 |
-7% |
-3% |
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1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
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Total calls for Service |
Unk. |
Unk. |
56,902 |
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Valid Alarms |
Unk. |
Unk. |
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Total # Alarm Systems: 2,876 |
Residential = 910 |
32% |
Commercial = 1,966 |
68% |
| 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? 1980-81 Permit Required? No Renewal Cycle: N/A Calendar/Fiscal Year: Fiscal Who bills? City accounting Permit Fees: Commercial = N/A Residential = N/A |
Degree of Enforcement? Strict Alarm data source? CAD Suspend/restrict response? Yes How many until response suspended? 8 Accept cancellations? Yes Require verification? No Response Priority? High |
| Fine Structure | ||
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1st False Dispatch Free 2nd False Dispatch Free 3rd False Dispatch $200 4th False Dispatch $300 |
5th False Dispatch $400 6th False Dispatch $400 7th False Dispatch $400 8th False Dispatch $400 |
9th False Dispatch Non-response 10th False Dispatch Non-response 11th False Dispatch Non-response 12th False Dispatch Non-response |
Comments: Westminster Police Department responded to 2,868 false dispatches during 1997 compared to 2,790 during 1998, a reduction of 3%. They have the highest escalating fine structure of all of the participating cities in California: Two free alarms; third is $200; the fourth is $300; the fifth through the eighth is $400 each; with restricted response after the eighth.
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| MODEL STATES REPORT Best Practices in Reducing False Dispatches | |
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