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Mission Statement: As members of our diverse community, we selflessly serve <br /> as guardians with empathy, fairness and respect to protect life, prevent crime and <br /> enhance the quality of life. <br /> Vision Statement: The Pleasanton Police Department will be a model of <br /> excellence and a leader in the law enforcement profession. <br /> Values: Service, Courage, Leadership, Safety, Teamwork. <br /> Department Operations <br /> Police Activity and Response Times <br /> In 2021, the police department facilitated 59,473 incidents of which 26,901 were self- <br /> initiated and 32,572 were requests for service. Table 1 below identifies the most <br /> frequent types of police activity in 2021 as compared with a prior five-year average. <br /> Table 1: Police Activity <br /> 2017-2020 Average 2021 <br /> TRAFFIC STOP 11,717 12,785 <br /> PATROL CHECK 6,222 7,874 <br /> ALARM 3,614 2,679 <br /> SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE 2,878 821 <br /> SUSPICIOUS PERSON 2,599 957 <br /> ANIMAL CALL 1,960 1,707 <br /> PARKING COMPLAINT 1,758 1,864 <br /> DISTURBANCE 1,737 1,691 <br /> WELFARE CHECK 1,569 1,715 <br /> PEDESTRIAN STOP 1,286 862 <br /> Police response time goals are established in the City's General Plan as 4:00 minutes <br /> for emergencies and 20:00 minutes for non-emergency calls for service. Average <br /> emergency response time in 2021 was 4 minutes 19 seconds and average non- <br /> emergency response time averaged 20 minutes 15 seconds. This is higher than prior <br /> years largely due to including more call types as priority one. <br /> Chart 1: Response Times <br /> Response Times <br /> 2011 0:04:19 <br /> 0:20:15 <br /> 2020 0:03:43 <br /> 0:18:35 <br /> 2019 0:03:51 <br /> 0:23:43 <br /> •Emergency •Non Emergency <br /> Page 5 of 11 <br />