Huntington Beach PD Profile
Population: 190,000
Sworn Personnel: 225Alarm Unit Staffing: 1 F/T
Contact Information:
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Chief Ron Lowenberg Ph: (714) 536-5902 Fax: (714) 536-2912 Email: |
Alarm Officer Jim Carr Ph: (714) 960-8805 Fax: (714) 536-2912 Email: |
Model States Result Summary:
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1996 False Dispatches |
1997 False Dispatches |
1998 False Dispatches |
1996/1997 % Change |
1997/1998 % Change |
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10,318 8,461* |
10,321 8,850* |
9,916 7,969* |
0% 5%* |
-4% -10%* |
* 10-22’s Removed
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1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
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Total calls for Service |
179,400 |
185,000 |
Unk. |
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Valid Alarms |
120 |
125 |
Unk. |
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Total # Alarm Systems: 7380 |
Residential = 5255 |
71% |
Commercial = 2125 |
29% |
| Ordinance Information: | |
| (Any field with a double entry reflects program start informaitojn versus current i.e. Start; Final) | |
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False Alarm Ordinance? Yes How long? 1981 (Revised 1993, 1997) Permit Required? Yes Renewal Cycle: Yearly Calendar/Fiscal Year: Fiscal Who bills? Police/City acct. Permit Fees: Commercial = $30 Residential = $30 |
Degree of Enforcement? Strictly Alarm data source? CAD Suspend/restrict response? Yes How many until response suspended? 8 Accept cancellations? Yes Require verification? No (Not yet) Response Priority? Moderate |
| Fine Structure | ||
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1st False Dispatch Free 2nd False Dispatch Free 3rd False Dispatch $100 4th False Dispatch $150 |
5th False Dispatch $200 6th False Dispatch $300 7th False Dispatch $400 8th False Dispatch $500 |
9th False Dispatch $500** 10th False Dispatch $500** 11th False Dispatch $500** 12th False Dispatch $500** |
| **(non-response option for 9-12) | ||
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| MODEL STATES REPORT Best Practices in Reducing False Dispatches | |
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