NPS Mission - National Park Service

National Park Service FY 2013 Budget Justifications
at the time of the application and issuance of a permit. While this is a recurring activity, the events vary
from year to year. It should be noted that First Amendment activities are not eligible for reimbursable
funding.
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FY 2013 Program Performance
Planned Accomplishments - Basic Operations:
• Provide protection for over 60 million visitors to NPS sites in San Francisco, New York, and
Washington, D.C.
• Provide law enforcement and security for an estimated 10,500 permitted events on NPS land,
with a particular focus of ensuring the number of significant incidents at large-scale events
remains at a very low level.
• Reduce the number of incidents that pose a serious potential threat to national monuments.
• Provide the appropriate level of patrol force at the National Mall Icons through enhanced patrol
techniques and proactive counter-surveillance/intelligence gathering.
• Continue patrol programs that target Driving While Intoxicated violations, reducing automobile
crashes and enhancing visitor safety.
Planned Accomplishments - Overall:
• Reduce the number of incidents that pose a serious potential threat to selected national
monuments. As a result of enhanced patrol coverage and the clarification and better consistency
of reporting criteria, there was a 12 percent reduction in incidents that pose serious threats to the
National Mall Icons between FY 2010 and FY 2011.
• Provide a safe environment for persons exercising their First Amendment rights and celebrating
events of national significance.
• Ensure the safety and security of visitors to our national parks.
• Exceed the average national closure rate for Part I cases (especially serious crimes, such as
murder, assault, and rape) by the USPP Criminal Investigators.
• Prevent incidents that result in destruction, damage, or theft of cultural resources on park lands
patrolled by the USPP. An increase in enforcement efforts has resulted in more reported cases
and a concomitant overall decrease in reported damage.
• Contribute to visitor satisfaction and resource protection.
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