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Mev.. p ' <br /> '' , . Wil Okabe <br /> �11.4e� Afanagrng Director <br /> Harry Kim • •;��"�)- #(t. <br /> • <br /> Mayor -_- . <br /> --= Barbara J.Kossow <br /> •. <br /> 4.??:-7 M;44 Deputy Managing Director <br /> r••el;•NSM-. <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> Office of the Mayor <br /> 25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2603 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 • (808)961-8211 • Fax(808)961-6553 <br /> KONA. 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy,Bldg C • Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 <br /> (808)323-4444 • Fax(808)323-4440 <br /> May 18, 2018 <br /> Tiffany Edwards Hunt <br /> PO Box 453 <br /> Pahoa, HI 96778 <br /> newswomanmac.com <br /> Dear Ms. Hunt: <br /> RE: Police Presence in Pahoa <br /> This is in response to your letter dated April 23, 2018, expressing concern with <br /> the number of police officers in the Puna district and more specifically the police <br /> presence in Pahoa town. <br /> The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) article you provided <br /> states "it is first important to clarify IACP's position on police to population ratios and <br /> why they should not be used as a basis for agency staffing decisions". Currently, there <br /> are a total of 59 uniformed personnel positions assigned to the Puna district. Using a <br /> population figure of 50,000, this equates to a ratio of 1.18, less than the Bureau of <br /> Justice Statistics average ratio, however sufficient to adequately and effectively respond <br /> to the "calls for service" generated. <br /> Puna District Commander Captain Samuel Jelsma attended the April 23, 2018, <br /> Pahoa Community Meeting hosted by Councilmember Eileen O'Hara. During that <br /> meeting, he provided the statistical data from HPD's Records Management System <br /> (RMS) which documented that criminal cases in Pahoa town were down by 40.3% from <br /> the previous six months; HPD's Miscellaneous Public complaints for the town (which <br /> make up the majority of the "calls for service") were also down by 23% in the same <br /> period. During the last year period, the Pahoa town area accounted for 4% of all the <br /> cases generated in the Puna District and 5% of all the Miscellaneous Public complaints <br /> generated. <br /> The single significant incident within the last year period in Pahoa town consisted <br /> County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />