Commander David Lazar

Community Engagement Division

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Homeless Outreach

Agenda

• Operation Outreach 2004 Strategy

• Strategy To Address Homelessness

• Homeless Problem Solving Team

• Statistics

• Chief's Homelessness Community Advisory Board

Operation Outreach 2004 Strategy

• Under then Deputy Chief Suhr, a strategy to do something different

• Officers to work in partnership with the Homeless Outreach Team, Human Services Agency, and Department of Public Health

• Creation of the 70 Units

• Development of the Homeward Bound Program

• Development of the Homeless Resource Form - SFPD 507

Strategy to Address Homelessness

1. Enforcement is not the primary strategy.

2. Respond to complaints from the public by addressing encampments.

3. Providing resource information or connecting individuals with the Homeless Outreach Team.

4. Working in close partnership with Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, Department of Public Works, Department of Public Health, and the Homeless Outreach Team.

5. Development of the Problem Solving Team

6. Create a 311 liaison position

7. Update the SFPD Homeless Resource Sheet Quarterly

8. Participate in a daily conference call, led by the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH)

9. Participate in the Mission District Homeless Outreach Program - Daily Meetings

10. Participate in the weekly Encampment Resolution Working Group

11. SFPD to be last layer in strategy - Enforcement is last option

12. Participate in policy development meetings.

13. Host Bi-monthly citywide 70 Unit Coordination meetings.

14. Participate in 72 hour tent resolution.

15. Participate in Interagency Council on Homelessness.

16. Collect Data

Homeless Problem Solving Team

• Team of 10 Officers

• Four Officers 0400-1400 Mon - Thurs

• Six Officers 0600-1600 Mon - Thurs

• Concentrated and Strategic effort in resolving encampments

• Provide Resource Support on homeless related calls in the Mission District

• Coordinate daily with Stakeholder City Agencies

Statistics May 2017 Community Engagement Homeless Outreach activity Dispatched 915 calls for service 360

0/V 915 112

Reports/Admonishments/Nuisance 9 Arrest 6

June 2017 Community Engagement Homeless Outreach activity Dispatched 915 calls for service 199

0/V 915 96 Reports/Admonishments/Nuisance 5 Arrest 7

July 2017 Community Engagement Homeless Outreach activity Dispatched 915 calls for service 148 0/V 915 69 Reports/Admonishments/Nuisance 12

Arrest 4

August 2017 Community Engagement Homeless Outreach activity Dispatched 915 calls for service 110 0/V 915 48 Reports/Admonishments/Nuisance 6

Arrest 3

Date Onview DEM • Total Onvew DEM

i;u iiHomelessness

• Total

Related Calls by Month & District

FY 2016-17

I Onview DEM Total Onview OEM ' Total ' Onview DEM ' Total

Jul-15

Aug-16

Sep-16

Oct-15

Nov-16

Dec-16

Jan-17

Feb-17

Mar-17

Apr-17

May-17

Jun-17

Totals

102 731

96 578

96 656

102 731

85 623

81 648

115 645

104 545

111 596

116 487

90 537

108 58.6

A Total

833 104 1151

104 1405

158. 1319

207 1074

95 972

119 847

58 373

98. 799

175 1095

210 853

201 1041

128. 98.1

Co B Tota 1

1255 14 105

19 145

21 144

16 141

10 103

13 80

15 92

17 75

is 97

22 104

17 112

13 85

Co C Total

120 8.5 1190

91 1427

91 1496

119 1354

110 1145

39 1051

105 932

99 331

159 1138

250 1045

283 1044

205 1041

Co i.:iTotal

1275 49 550

54 536

24 660

37 582

20 653

40 519

31 530

21 478

53 573

88 513

78. 678

75 649

11Total

509

574 1509 165 1513 590

752 1477 165 1587 684

833 1281 157 1473 519

708 1067 113 1255 673

729 955 93 1150 559

750 941 107 1038 551

649 897 93 930 499

707 1271 115 1307 626

603 1073 126 1305 606

727 1242 129 1327 756

694

9669

1109

14089

98

1481

1246

15411I•

724

74'

Date Onview DEM Total I Onview DEM Total I0 Onveiw DEM ' Total ' Onview DEM ' Total ' Onview DEM ' Total

Jul-16

Aug-16

Sep-16

Oct-15

Nov-16

Dec-16

Jan-17

Feb-17

Mar-17

Apr-17

May-17

Jun-17

90 231

86 245

87 269

189 278

100 308

159 300

239 294

190 238

241 335

266 259

189 301

130 261

Co F Total

321

Totals

24

54 103

35 135

71 124

67 145

108 115

49 125

43 107

36 92

50 112

32 110

62 110

45 153

162 8 38

15 68.

8 88

6 8.1

4 67

6 72

3 40

6 56

5 62

6 53

14 46

11 50

96 20 62

36 98

45 107

55 114

37 122

32 118

35 75

25 93

38 129

45 115

43 109

91

8.2 238 376

294 38.0

285 417

275 390

271 379

275 385

260 373

194 228

345 375

300 357

278 457

227 418

.mTotalii

664

331 170 83 134 674

356 195 95 153 702

467 212 87 169 565

408. 224 71 159 650

459 174 78 150 561

533 155 43 110 633

428 128 62 118 522

576 162 67 167 720

525 142 59 150 657

490 172 60 152 735

391 208. 71 115 645

7928

FY 2016-17 Grand Total: j 65014

Onview I DEM Total Onview I DEM Total Onveiw I DEM Total Onview I DEM Total Onview I DEM Total

Ju-17

Aug-17

Sep-17

162

173

261

26.5

245

297

427

418

558

27

39

39

129

85

123

155

124

162

9

S

1

88

95

127

97

104

128

48

23

59

92

122

83

140

145

142

276

352

236

470

519

519

745

871

855

915 & 919 Call Volume by District Fiscal Year 2016-17

Citations 2016

2016 Totals 1/1/16 - 6/30/16 7/1/16 - 12/31/15 MP:L3 Soliciting Pedestrians 0 0 0

MP21 Drinking in Public 986 540 446

MP22 Obstructing the Sidewalk 4623 2483 2140

MP25 Loitering where Prohibited 3019 1978 1041

MP63 Obstructingthe Sidewalk (usually restaurant or business) 9 5 4

MP97 Living in Vehicle Prohibited 8 7 1

1MP120-2(d)(3) Aggressive Solicitation 53 41 12

MP153(a) Urinating/Defecating in Public 873 488 385

MP168 Sit/Lie Ordinance 248 192 56

MP1105 Soliciting Passengers without a Permit - Limo 2 2 0

HC41.5.1(a) siting Dog 41 19 22

HS11357(a) Posession of Concentrated Cannabis 0 0 0

HS11357(b) Posession of Marijuana (less than 28.5 grams) 165 108 57

HS11357(c) Possession of Marijuana (more than 28.5 grams) 0 0 0

BP25620(a) Open Container of Alcohol 3826 2271 1555

PK3.12 Camping in the Park 1-039 571 468

PK3.13 Sleeping in the Park (between 9 p and 8 am) 260 212 48

PK4.01- Disorderly Conduct in the Park 326 142 184

PK4.06 Removal of Trees, Wood, etc. 2 2 0

P1(4.10 No Drinking in the Park 63 35 28

P1(4.11 Public Intoxication 0 0 0

V22520.5 Soliciting on Freeway Ramp 229 113 116

PC374.3(a) Illegal Waste Dumping/Disposal 29 16 13

PC602.8(a) Trespassing 9 41 5

Total Violations 15810

Citations 2017

2017 Totals 1/1/17 - 6/30/17 7/1/17 - 9/24/17 MP13 Soliciting Pedestrians 0 0 0

MP21 Drinking in Public 549 373 176

MP22 Obstructing the Sidewalk 1387 1270 617

MP25 Loitering where Prohibited 1349 1086 263

MP63 Obstructingthe Sidewalk (usually restaurant or business) 25 10 15

MP97 Living in Vehicle Prohibited 9 4 5

MP120-2(d)(3) Aggressive Solicitation 24 12 12

MP153(a) Urinating/Defecating in Public 480 357 123

MP168 Sit/Lie Ordinance 75 42 33

MP1105 Soliciting Passengers without a Permit - Limo 0 0 0

HC41.5.1(a) Biting Dog 35 20 15

H511357(a) Posession of Concentrated Cannabis 1 0 1

H511357(b) Posession of Marijuana (less than 28.5 grams) 9 7 2

H511357(c) Possession of Marijuana (more than 28.5 grams) 0 0 0

BP25620(a) Open Container of Alcohol 2037 1437 600

PK3.12 Camping in the Park 915 510 405

P1(3.13 Sleeping in the Park (between 8 p and 8am) 261 164 97

P1(4.01 Disorderly Conduct in the Park 172 48 124

PK4.06 Removal of Trees, Wood, etc. 2 1 1

P1(4.10 No Drinking in the Park 49 20 29

P1(4.11 Public Intoxication 0 0 0

V22520.5 Soliciting on Freeway Ramp 88 55 33

PC374.3(a) Illegal Waste Dumping/Disposal 441 371 7

PC602.8(a) Trespassing 7 3 4

Total Violations 8018

Chief's Homeless Community Advisory Board

• Co-Chaired by Commander Lazar and Jennifer Friedenbach - Coalition on Homelessness

• Monthly Meeting

• 15 Participants

• Work to Address "Outside the Box" solutions to reduce homelessness

Thank you

david.lazar@sfgov.orf Cell: (415) 850-5144