1. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 7, 2013
Chief Hite Announces the Violent Crime Review Team
Summer Plan: SUPPORTING INFORMATION
PREVENTION
 Restoring Excellence Program – The partnership between Director Riggs, Chief Hite,
Prosecutor Curry, and the Community Affairs Branch is a seven-week program which
meets for 2 hours, twice a week.
 The program’s focus is on:
o Examining their position in life
o How attitude can affect behavior
o Understanding the process for changing negative behavior
o Gaining better self-control
o Goal directed behavior patterns
o Making a personal commitment to be a law-abiding citizen
o Gaining critical cognitive thinking skills
 2013 Gang Resistance Education and Training Summer Camp (G.R.E.A.T.) – June 17-
21.
 Community Affairs Boot Camp – A focus on young males ages 13-18, who have or who
will likely have a negative encounter with law enforcement. Lessons in leadership,
decision making, conflict resolution, and more will be offered.
INTERVENTION
The “Open Spaces, Safe Places” initiative is an effort between the Indianapolis Park Rangers
and the IMPD to make public parks safe places within our community. These efforts include:
 Increased police presence, especially during peak hours
 Extra patrol and enforcement activity along roadways and other pedestrian locations;
and
 Educating patrons concerning park rules and city ordinances regarding acceptable city
park behavior.
The IMPD is working with property managers of troubled apartment complexes to educate the
operators on how to address crime issues and eliminate future problems. In addition to the
education component, the department will develop legally valid “ban lists” and “trespass lists”.
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) will be utilized to identify

2. environmental factors which cause crime and disorder in these apartment complexes. Monthly
round table meetings with apartment managers and IMPD district personnel will continue.
IMPD is partnering with the Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County, specifically, the
Midtown Community Mental Health Center. The Southwest District has seen a rise in property
crimes, such as burglary and larceny driven by an increase in heroin use. The partnership’s
goal is to identify these individuals and address their substance abuse and mental health issues
before they are arrested.
Community outreach is important to any crime prevention plan in order gain support and buy-in.
Each service district is well prepared in this area and is actively communicating with their
community leaders and neighborhood groups. These communication networks will be used to
keep citizens informed on the progress of the summer plan and of any changes. In addition,
each district has several community events planned for the summer. These events allow the
public and law enforcement to interact in a positive way which helps to build relationships,
reduces the negative perception of the police, and improves the department’s ability to reduce
crime.
SUPPRESSION
The IMPD has identified areas within the city which account for a disproportionate amount of
crime and violence. These areas will be the primary focus of the suppression efforts and based
on the following six (6) on-going phases:
1. Identification and Intelligence Gathering.
 Geographical and temporal analysis and goals
2. Covert Interdiction
 Narcotics / Gang / Vice
3. Probation and Parole Sweeps
 High-risk releases monitored, parole and probation and warrant sweeps
4. Uniform, District Detective, and Community Affairs Interdiction
 Gun-focused uniform saturation patrols and criminal interdiction
5. Addressing Quality of Life Issues
 Code enforcement, Health and Hospital, etc.
6. Coordinated Prosecutions and Investigative Review
 Federal prosecutor assigned by U.S. Attorney Joseph Hogsett
 Deputy prosecutor assigned by Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry
 Federal liaison to guide gun investigations
 Further training for identified IMPD gun liaisons in identified areas
Each year 5,000 people are re-entering our communities after serving time in prison. A pilot
project on Northwest District is being tested to monitor high-risk offenders released from the
Indiana Department of Corrections who are now living in our community. The IMPD has also

3. partnered with agents from Probation and Parole as they conduct sweeps on clients who live
within the identified areas.
Uniform patrol officers and district detectives from within the Operations Division will investigate
violent crimes and conduct gun interdiction within the identified areas. Detectives will investigate
all gun related offenses and will reexamine prior cases in which no criminal charges were filed.
This follow-up will help determine whether new or additional charges may be filed. Saturation
patrols focusing on illegal guns and gun-related crimes will be conducted in the identified areas
during peak hours of criminal activity.
The Indianapolis Homicide and Non-fatal Shooting Review Team will continue to meet with the
goals of: increasing our understanding of the culture of gun violence; connecting non-fatal
shootings and homicides; and improving data collection related to gun violence.
Additionally, CPTED surveys and community collaboration will address quality of life issues
within the identified areas which encourage crime. Window surveys are being conducted to
identify concerns and the issues to be addressed. These issues include vacant, abandoned,
and/or unsafe structures, poor lighting, trash, graffiti, overgrown vegetation and code violations.
Community stakeholders will be engaged in this process. These and other social issues will be
addressed with the help of our community partners and other local government agencies. The
goal is to improve the quality of life for the residents in the identified areas.

4. UCR Part 1 Crime – January 1 – December 31, 2012
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
Month of Year
UCR Part 1 Crime
Date Source: CrimeView GIS UCR layer. Prepared by IMPD, Crime Analysis Unit – May 23, 2013
UCR Violent Crime – January 1 – December 31, 2012
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
Month of Year
UCR Violent Crime
Date Source: CrimeView GIS UCR layer. Prepared by IMPD, Crime Analysis Unit – May 23, 2013

5. UCR Property Crime – January 1 – December 31, 2012
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
5,000
Month of Year
UCR Property Crime
Date Source: CrimeView GIS UCR layer. Prepared by IMPD, Crime Analysis Unit – May 23, 2013