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Table 1 Unit measures for a police district or precinct

From: Measuring Police Unit Performance

Dimension

District/Precinct measures

Reduce crime

 Reported violent crime per 100,000 population

Reported property crime per 100,000 population

Hold offenders accountable

 Clearance rate for crimes investigated at the district/precinct level

Conviction rate for crimes investigated at the district/precinct level

Reduce fear

 Personal fear of crime measured with community surveys

Perceived likelihood of being a crime victim measured with community surveys

Ensure civility

 Number of injury and fatal traffic crashes

Perceived level of social disorder measured with community surveys

Services/ satisfaction

 Public confidence in the police measured with community surveys

Customer satisfaction with specific services measured with follow-up surveys

Use of force & authority

 Percent of custodial arrests that involve police use of force

Disproportionality index for vehicle and pedestrian stops (reflecting minority overrepresentation)

Use of financial resources

 Percent of annual district/precinct budget expended

Overtime expenditures per district/precinct employee