Field Application of POP Guides

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Field Application of POP Guides Newark, NJ

• Drug Dealing in Privately Owned Apartment
  Buildings
• Supported by the COPS Office

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Project Aims

• To field test the utility of the POP Guide
• To reduce drug dealing in privately owned
  apartment complexes

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Project Staff

• Ronald V. Clarke, Rutgers University
• Captain Jon M. Shane
• Commanding Officer
• Policy and Planning Division, NPD
• Nicholas Zanin, Rutgers University
• Dr. Bahman Izadmehr, PE, PTOE, Independent
  Transportation Consultant

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Area Map of Newark
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Newark City Information

• New Jerseys largest urban center
• 12 Miles from NYC
• Population 263,087
• City population doubles during weekdays
• Population density 11,400 per square mile
• 24 square miles, including an airport and seaport

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Newark City Demographics
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Newark Crime Rates 2001 UCR
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Newark Police Department

• 1600 sworn officers
• 2000 including civilians
• 54 reduction in reported crime since 1995
• Contribution of New technologies
• CAD/RMS (Computer Aided Dispatch, Records
  Management System)
• Mobile Desk increasing the information in the
  vehicles
• COMSTAT Process
• New communications facility

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Initial Objective

• Objective
• Identify 3 or 4 problem apartment complexes with
  potential for changing the management or
  environment
• To field test the utility of the POP Guide
• Working definition of apartment complex
• A single building or multi-building complex with
  5 or more apartments
• The project will be described in terms of the
  SARA process

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Scanning

• Identified Problem Apartment Complexes
• Analysis of arrest database 6 sites
• Police ride alongs and interviews 16 sites
• Elimination of sites not meeting the definition
• Input from District Commanders

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Scanning

• Redefine the Problem
• Biggest bang-for-the-buck
• Instead of targeting a few apartments we would
  target an area.
• Clustering of problem apartments in two areas
  serving out of town buyers
• The two areas are served by exit ramps from
  Interstate 78
• We could impact the drug problem in the city if
  we focus on these areas
• We will refer to these areas as Loops

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Analysis The Loops

• Two interstate exits allow access to drug markets
  in residential areas
• Two loops facilitate EZ-off/EZ-on access to out
  of town drug buyers
• Loops were identified with help from the District
  Commander

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Interstate 78
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Loops 1 and 2
Loop1
Loop 2
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Analysis Loop 1

• Focus on Loop 1 and to use Loop 2 as a control
• Reasons for choosing Loop 1
• 7 problem apartment complexes in Loop 1
• Clear traffic pattern we thought could be altered
• Unclear traffic pattern in Loop 2
• District Commander felt the problem in Loop 2 was
  being contained

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Loop 1 Area
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Sites 2,3,4
Sites 5,6
Site 1
Site 7
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Site 1
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Sites 2, 3, and 4
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Sites 5 and 6
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Site 7
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Analysis Loop 1
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Analysis Loop 1

• March 10, 1997
• Terrell James was hit and killed while crossing
  the street near his school.
• The out of town drug buyer sped onto ramp after
  purchasing heroin.
• Incident sparks community interest for relocating
  the ramps.
• The driver died of a heroin overdose prior to
  trial.

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Newark Toms River
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Photo of School and Accident
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Analysis Transportation Engineering

• Explore the possibility of changing the roadway
  and traffic patterns
• Met with Newark Division of Transportation (NDOT)
  to discuss possible interventions

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Analysis Transportation Engineering

• History
• Original Design to enhance existing highway
  ramps, prior to 1996
• Ongoing discussion to change the condition of the
  area by re-routing the ramps, 1996
• Final Design to alter proposed highway ramps
  after the Terrell James incident, March 1997

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Response Final Design

• Objective
• Re-route ramps to main arterial street and NOT
  residential
• Improve neighborhood quality of life and safety
  by changing the street infrastructure
• Calm traffic
• Relocate existing elementary school away from
  highway ramps
• Interrupt drug market

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Response - Final Design

• NJDOT Response
• Redesign and re-route highway ramps
• Change city street patterns
• Traffic monitoring cameras
• Construction cost - 25 million
• Begin - October 2003
• Complete Spring 2005

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Response Immediate Intervention

• Objective Interrupt drug market
• Change Street Patterns
• Police Intervention
• Completion date Spring 2003
• Considerations for the intervention
• Traffic volume
• Access for residents
• Compatibility with long-term intervention
• Cost

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Guard Rail Near Sites 5 6
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Guard Rail
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Response - Police Intervention

• Precinct Based Initiatives
• Citywide Initiatives
• Coordinate with Traffic Intervention
• Begin March 1, 2003

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Precinct Based Initiatives

• Field Enforcement Strategies
• Directed Deterrent Patrols
• Vertical Patrols
• Walk/Ride Patrols
• Ghost Car Deployment
• Quality of Life Enforcement
• Community Partnerships
• Directed Citizen Contacts
• Neighborhood Block-Watch Organization
• Code Enforcement
• Neighborhood Services

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Citywide Initiatives

• Gang Intelligence Operations
• Narcotics Operations
• Safe City Task Deployment
• Traffic Enforcement
• Warrant Enforcement

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Assessment Evaluation Plan

• Information from Traffic Engineers
• Detailed data on traffic flow
• Morning peak flow
• 1,990 vehicles into area
• 680 vehicles out of area
• Evening
• 1,050 vehicles into area
• 1,585 vehicles out of area
• Police Data
• Observations
• Number of vehicles stopping at the sites in Loop 1