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COMMUNITY SAFETYThe Sheriff’s Office received 54,198 Callsfor Service in FY 2010, which was about 2,500fewer calls than in FY 2009.The Response Time to calls for servicerequiring the dispatch of a Deputy in FY 2010was 11 minutes and 57 seconds,from time of call to arrival for the highestpriority calls. This is the same as FY 2009,but a faster response time than in FY2008.Calls for Service & Response TimeCommunity & Security ChecksSheriff Deputies conduct Community Checks by driving through neighborhoods,subdivisions, and business areas to observe suspicious activity. Deputies conducted34,325 Community Checks in FY 2010.Sheriff Deputies also conduct Security Checks by visually and physically inspectingthe security of a home or business building. Deputies conducted 17,457 SecurityChecks in FY 2010.The Sheriff’s Office has 445 vehicles and drove 6,413,900 milesusing 446,031 gallons of gas.

CRIME PREVENTIONCitizens Well-Check ProgramSeniors or disabled citizens in the free Citizens Well-Check Program receive anautomated phone call from the Sheriff’s Office every day to check on them. If the systemdoes not receive a positive response and the Member cannot be reached, the Sheriff’sOffice will call the Member’s emergency contact numbers and dispatch a Sheriff Deputyto check on the Member.In FY 2010, there were an average of 63 Members in the Citizens Well-CheckProgram.Project LifesaverProject Lifesaver is a free rapid response program that locates people with braindisorders (i.e., Alzheimer’s, Autism, Down’s Syndrome, and Dementia) who wander awayfrom their caregivers.Members enrolled in the program wear a bracelet that contains a battery-operatedtransmitter that emits a tracking signal. If the member wanders away, the caregivernotifies the Sheriff’s Office. A search and rescue team goes to the wanderer’s area anduses a mobile receiver to pick up the member’s signal, thus locating the person.The Wake County Sheriff’s Office and the Pilot Club of Raleigh co-sponsor the program,with additional donations coming from businesses and individuals in the community.In FY 2010, there were an average of 33 members, with 5 searches and 2 Memberrescues.The Crime Prevention Deputy coordinates with 159 Community Watch groupsin Wake County, including 21 new groups this year.

VEHICLE SAFETYSTOP TEAMMore than half of traffic fatalities on Wake County’s 1,300 miles of roadways occur in the unincorporated area of the county and most offatalities were impaired drivers. The Sheriff's Office created the first “Sheriff's Traffic Observation Patrol" (STOP) Team in 2005 and thesecond STOP Team in 2008 to help reduce traffic fatalities on Wake County roadways.The STOP Team has three main goals:Reduce traffic deaths, injuries and property damage by a significant number and reduce other criminal activity in targeted areasProvide highly visible patrol as a deterrent as well as enforcement toolEnhance enforcement and patrol capability with specialized trainingIn FY 2010, the STOP Team filed 349 DWI charges, 544 Seat Belt violations, and 3,345 Speeding violations, 110 Misdemeanor Drugcharges, 16 Felony Drug charges, and 198 Other Criminal charges. The STOP Team also arrested 14 fugitives and recovered 6 stolenvehicles.Sheriff Deputies provided traffic escorts for 158 funerals in FY 2010.

DETENTIONBy the NumbersEvery person arrested in Wake County by a local or state law enforcement agency isbrought to the John H. Baker, Jr. Public Safety Center in Raleigh. Those arresteeswho are admitted to jail will be under the authority of the Sheriff’s Office and will behoused in one of three detention facilities.The Total Jail Intake rose sharply from 31,847 people in FY 2009 to 35,140people in FY 2010. However, the Average Daily Jail Population dropped from1,363 inmates per day in FY 2009 to 1,341 inmates per day in FY 2010. Thedrop, despite the higher intake numbers, occurred because inmates stayed in the jailfor fewer days. The Average Length of Stay decreased from 24.55 days in FY 2009to 21.90 days in FY 2010.The Sheriff’s Office operates 3 Detention Facilities with 1,312 inmate beds.

DETENTIONTransportationThe Sheriff’s Office Detention Transportation Division is responsible for any inmatetransportation needs. These needs include trips between the 3 detention facilities, to theWake County Courthouse for inmates with court dates, to other county detention facilities, tostate prison, and to outside medical facilities.The Transportation Division made 2,930 state prison, other county jail, and outside medicalfacility trips in FY 2010, transporting 3,480 inmates. They also made 8,032 shuttle tripsbetween the 3 Wake County facilities in FY 2010, transporting 54,548 inmates.Immigration and Customs EnforcementThe Sheriff’s Office signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Immigration and CustomsEnforcement (ICE) agency to implement the 287(g) Program. This agreement allows 287(g) CertifiedDetention Officers to have authority for immigration enforcement. Every arrestee is screened forcitizenship status. Those arrestees determined not to be United States citizens will be processed byWake County Detention Officers for transfer to ICE. At the conclusion of their time at the Wake CountyJail, ICE inmates will be transferred to ICE, which may then begin federal deportation proceedings.The Sheriff’s Office transferred 1,979 inmates into ICE custody during FY 2010. Those inmatesstayed a combined 3,283 days in the Wake County Jail awaiting ICE transfer to another facility.The Sheriff’s Office pays $1.2363 per Inmate Meal andserves an average of 4,169 meals per day.

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