redistricting mpd 5d
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Q: Why are the police boundaries changing?
A: For the purpose o delivering police services, the District o Columbia is dividedinto seven police districts, each o which is subdivided into fve or more Po-
lice Service Areas, or PSAs. Although certain resources such as personnel and
vehicles can be deployed to match workload, other resources, such as the police
district commander, acilities, parking spaces, and radio bandwidth, are fxed
and cannot be easily altered to meet changing demands. Tereore, to ensure
the best and most ecient delivery o police services, MPD must periodically
assess the distribution o workload between the police districts. Te last major
realignment o police boundaries was done in 2004.
With increasing business and residential development, and the thriving tourist
and entertainment areas throughout the city, workload in the police districtshas shited signifcantly since the last boundary realignment. In order to equal-
ize workload, provide the highest level o police service to all areas o the city,
and ensure the saety o law enorcement ocers, in 2011 MPD will realign
police boundaries. Te plan is based on an evaluation o crime, calls or service,
development and road construction plans, community concerns, and other ac-
tors.
Q: How will this change aect the community?A: Te goal o the boundary realignment is to improve police service to the city.
Except where natural physical boundaries impede ecient travel, the new bound-
aries will distribute crime and calls or service among the districts almost equally.
While some police districts are changing more than others, all are undergoing
some change. In addition, under the new boundaries, the largest PSAs will be
reduced in size, with the total number o PSAs increasing by 10 rom 46 to 56.
Where borders are moved, a top priority will be to ensure that patrol ocers
remain in the communities that they serve today. In most cases, the same ocers
that residents have grown amiliar with will continue to walk or patrol the same
beats. Residents will be able to visit any police district station or regular police
service, such as reserving no parking signs. Te change is an organizational one
that will provide a more balanced workload across police districts, improved
communication, and better managerial oversight o each PSA. All o this means
more ecient police services or you, the citizen.
MPD Plie Bundary Realinment
District CRIME CALLS
1 16.1% 17.1%
2 12.6% 13.2%
3 16.7% 14.7%
4 10.2% 11.5%
5 13.4% 13.6%
6 16.3% 15.2%
7 14.6% 13.8%
CURRENT BOUNDARIES
District CRIME CALLS
1 14.1% 14.7%
2 12.8% 13.2%
3 14.2% 12.8%
4 13.5% 14.6%
5 14.1% 14.7%
6 15.5% 14.6%
7 15.2% 14.3%
REALIGNED BOUNDARIES
Boundary Realignment Study:
Calls for Serviceand Crime Statisticsfor Police Districts
CATHY L. LANIERChief of Police
Metropolitan Police Department 300 Indiana Avenue, NW | Suite 5080 | Washington, DC 20001 (202) 727-4218 | www.MPDc.Dc.gov
FIFTH DISTRIcT1805 Bladensburg Road, NE
Commander Andrew Solberg
(202) 698-0111
Robert Brannum, CAC Chair
(202) 256-8452
For a map of the new Fifth District, please see the reverse.
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MPD Plie Bundary Realinment
If you have any concerns or comments about the new PSA boundaries, please contact your District Commander.
Boundary Realignment Study:Calls for Service and Crime Statistics for Fifth District PSAs
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CurrentDistrictBoundary
NewPSABoundary
Streets
CURRENT BOUNDARIES
PSA CRIME CALLS
501 29.55% 29.89%
502 11.56% 10.74%
503 8.33% 8.57%
504 35.06% 36.83%
505 15.50% 14.00%
REALIGNED BOUNDARIES
PSA CRIME CALLS
501 10.75% 10.33%
502 14.15% 14.52%
503 9.60% 9.15%
504 11.73% 15.32%
505 18.85% 18.71%
506 16.04% 14.79%
507 17.79% 14.14%