Policy Text
Revisions or additions are highlighted 1 (08/28 /2017 ) ST. PETERSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT
INSTRUCTIONAL ORDER
Subject: CRIME AND INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS
Index as: Crime Analysis UCR
Intelligence Analysis Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program
Law Enforcement Analysis Driven Solutions (LEADS) Unit
LEADS
Accreditation Standards: 15.3.1, 82.1.3, 82.3.2
Cross Reference: I.O. V.3:1, Hate Crimes Reporting
LEADS SOP I-01, Law Enforcement Analysis Driven Solutions (LEADS) Unit
Replaces : I.O. V.5:1 0, Crime Analysis (December 8, 2004 )
This O rder consists of the following sections:
I. Policy
II. Definitions
III. Procedures
IV. Factors
V. Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR ) Procedures
I. POLICY
A. It is the policy of the St. Petersburg Police Department to participate in the State of Florida’s Uniform Crime
Reporting (UCR) Program, administered by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). The FDLE contributes
UCR data to the national UCR program, which is administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
B. It is the policy of the St. Petersburg Police Department that its official crime and arrest statistics will reference UCR
data. UCR data is available from the Records and Evidentiary Services Division (RES) after being tallied by the respons ible
personnel.
C. UCR data may be augmented by spacial, temporal, modus operandi, offender specifics and other data elements to
support the Crime Analysis function.
D. Crime Analysis data can be made available to provide an aggregate of crime data for the pur pose of reporting crime
patterns, trends and forecasts. The data provided from the LEADS unit will be based on CAD (computer aided dispatch)
and RMS (Records Management System) data, and will not be disseminated to the public. UCR data is the only data t hat
will be disseminated to the media and the public.
II. DEFINITIONS
A. Crime Analysis – A function involving the collection of crime -related data; the application of scientific processes and
analytical techniques; and the reporting of summaries, frequency distributions, crime patterns and forecasts to support
strategic and tactical decisions of police personnel in line and staff functions; and the provision of information to other
government entities and to the public. DATE OF
ISSUE EFFECTIVE DATE NUMBER
August 2017 Immediately V.5:10
Distribution: All Employees
Instructional Order V.5:10
Revisions or additions are highlighted 2 (08/28 /2017 ) B. Intelligence Analysis – A function involving the study of data on criminals, su spects, incidents, and trends. Analysts
collect and assess the data to identify relationships and connections between differ ent crimes in different places. This
analysis can provide insight to mem bers of the department and support investigations, operations, and tactical plans.
C. Uniform Crime Reporting Program (UCR) - Administered on a national level by the FBI and in Florida by FDLE, the
UCR program’s primary purpose is to provide a reliable set o f criminal justice statistics for law enforcement administration,
operation, and management, as well as to indicate fluctuations in the level of crime in the United States.
III. PROCEDURES
A. Sources from which data elements supporting crime analysis and intelligence analysis may be extracted include:
police reports, field interview reports, arrest reports, traffic citations, UCR, computer -assisted dispatch, County Justice
Information System, D epartment of Corrections, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Census data and other data sources.
B. The analysis of crime data will involve the collection and organization of data into computerized databases and the
application of analytic and statistical process es including: counts, frequency distributions, correlations, probabilities, time
series, trends, rates, ratios, analyses of variance, measures of significance and forecasting.
C. Temporal and geographic distributions of selected crimes will be documented and reported graphically with tables,
charts, computer -generated pin maps or thematic maps, or other types of reports, as appropriate.
D. Through regular periodic reports and special reports that are generated by request, crime and intelli gence analysis
information will be distributed for the purpose of informing a broad range of information consumers including: police officer s
and detectives, supervisors and staff, government officials, the media, neighborhood organizations and the public.
E. Feedback on crime and intelligence analysis reports is strongly encouraged. By leveraging experience and
advances in information technology, Crime and Intelligence Analysis personnel are committed to continually improving the
quality of analysis and repo rting in response to the feedback received.
F. The crime and intelligence analysts, through their C hain of Command, are available to brief the Chief of Police and
staff on crime patterns and trends and provid e specialized reports as needed .
IV. FACTORS
The factors considered for crime and intelligence analysis include:
A. Frequency by type of crime;
B. Geographic factors including address, crime tract (CT), community policing area (CPA), neighborhood and district;
C. Temporal factors including time of occurrence, hour of report, response times, day of week, month and year;
D. Victim and target descriptors including sex, race and age, relationship to offender, type of locat ion and property
type;
E. Suspect descriptors including name, address, sex, race and age;