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STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
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Agenda Item 8.3
DATE: January 13, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Colleen Tribby, City Manager
SUBJECT:
Presentation on Police Activity and Ongoing Public Safety Efforts
Prepared by: Miguel Campos, Captain
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will receive a presentation on police activity in the City of Dublin over the last
three years and certain efforts by Dublin Police Services to proactively address crime, enhance
public safety, and maintain community trust on an ongoing basis.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Receive the presentation.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
DESCRIPTION:
Background
Dublin Police Services (DPS) regularly tracks and analyzes operational crime data to evaluate
service demands, allocate resources, and inform strategic planning. This information is shared
with the City Council to provide transparency, highlight trends, and demonstrate how DPS is
responding to community safety needs.
This Staff Report presents crime statistics over the last three calendar years broken down in
various ways and discusses DPS’ proactive strategies in reducing crime and building trust in
the community. DPS is also in the process of collecting data from neighboring cities f or
comparison purposes. This information will be discussed during the City Council presentation.
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Crime Statistics
Total Police Activities
Police activity is defined as any operation to enforce laws, maintain order, and protect the
community. It includes emergency response, investigations, enforcing laws, and community
policing. The total number of police activities the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO)
dispatch entered into the Computer Aided Dispatch system related to DPS is shown in Table 1
below. “Community-Initiated” activities are calls for service the ACSO dispatch received from
individuals reporting an incident in the City of Dublin. “Officer-Initiated” activities are activities
a DPS Officer initiated on their own.
Table 1: Police Activities
Type of Activity 2023 2024 Change 2025 Change
Community-Initiated 16,202 16,257 0.34% 15,268 -6.08%
Officer-Initiated 21,419 15,138 -29.32% 12,766 -15.67%
TOTAL 37,621 31,395 -16.55% 28,034 -10.71%
Police Activities – By Priority Level
All Police Activities are automatically assigned a Priority level by the dispatch program, ranging
from zero (0) to nine (9). Almost all activities are prioritized as one (1) through five (5). Table 2
breaks down all DPS activities by priority level, followed by a description and example of each
priority level. For simplicity, all activities prioritized as 3 and above were combined.
Table 2: Call Priority Level
Priority Level 2023 2024 Change 2025 Change
1 2,808 2,510 -10.61% 2,499 -0.44%
2 15,542 15,089 -2.91% 13,523 -10.38%
3+ 19,239 13,796 -28.29% 12,012 -12.93%
• Priority 0 activities are used for unit emergencies, which are self-reported emergencies
by an ACSO staff member and do not come from the community. In 2025, there were
seven Priority 0 activities, all which were either accidental activations of the staff
member’s emergency button on their radio or misassigned detail types by the dispatch
program.
• Priority 1 activities are used for calls that are in progress, require immediate response
due to imminent public or officer safety, and/or involve injury. Examples of Priority 1
activities include, but are not limited to: robbery, assault with a deadly weapon,
domestic violence, 911 calls, silent commercial alarms (such as those originating from a
bank), and medical emergencies.
• Priority 2 activities are activities that are in progress, or just occurred, but do not pose
an imminent threat. Examples of Priority 2 activities include, but are not limited to: petty
thefts, disturbances, suspicious persons/vehicles, audible alarms, batteries, traffic
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collisions with no reported injuries, and traffic stops.
• Priority 3 through 5 activities are used for reports. These are incidents that have
already occurred and there is no threat to the public and no reported evidence of a
suspect being present. The time frame between the incident and report is such that the
likelihood of continued threat, harm, or immediate apprehension is zero. Examples
include cold crime reports (auto burglary, vehicle theft, battery, etc.), patrol checks,
illegally parked vehicles, etc.
• Priorities 6 through 8 are discretionary and used only when no other activity code
exists for the incident being reported. In 2025, there were no details with Priorities 6
through 8.
• Priority 9 is used as a “Test” code.
Police Activities – Response Times
The “Dispatched – Arrival” response times for all Priority 1 and Priority 2 calls for service are
summarized in Table 3. The response time is defined as the length of time from when the
DPS Officer was dispatched to the call, to the time they arrived at the location of the call. For
these response times, Officer-Initiated activities were not included as their response times are
always zero.
Table 3: Response Times
Priority Level 2023 2024 Change 2025 Change
1 7:20 6:42 -8.64% 7:08 6.47%
2 7:22 7:24 0.45% 7:54 6.76%
Reports Taken – CIBRS/NIBRS
The California Incident-Based Reporting System (CIBRS) is the California Department of
Justice’s crime-reporting system. It is aligned with the federal equivalent, the FBI’s National
Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). CIBRS captures detailed information about every
criminal incident, including victims, offenders, and the nature of harm. CIBRS classifies crimes
into three broad categories based on who or what is p rimarily harmed:
• Crimes Against Persons are offenses in which the victim is an individual and the crime
involves actual or threatened physical harm (e.g., homicide, robbery, assaults, etc.).
• Crimes Against Property involve the taking of, damage to, or destruction of property
rather than direct physical harm to a person (e.g., burglary, theft, vandalism, motor
vehicle theft, fraud, etc).
• Crimes Against Society primarily affect public order and community safety rather than
targeting a specific individual or property (e.g., drug-related offenses, DUI, and weapons
violations).
The reports taken by DPS are organized into the three CIBRS categories and summarized in
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Table 4.
Table 4: Reports Taken by Dublin Police Services, by CIBRS Classification
CIBRS Classification 2023 2024 Change
2025
Estimated*
Change
Estimated*
Crimes Against Persons 257 254 -1.17% 245 -3.54%
Crimes Against Property 1,685 1,809 7.36% 1,433 -20.78%
Crimes Against Society 798 729 -8.65% 521 -28.53%
Total Reports Taken 4,712 4,724 +0.25% 3,815 -19.24%
*Based on actual data through November 2025 and estimated data for December 2025.
Reports Taken – By Type
Table 5 breaks further breaks down the type of reports taken by DPS. These are not all the
reports taken by DPS; they were chosen as the most relevant to the community and are the
report types that are included in the DPS Annual Report. Data from December 2025 was not
available at the time of this Staff Report. It should be noted that the information presented in
Tables 5 – 7 below is based on actual data through November 2025 and estimated data for
December 2025.
Table 5: Selected Reports taken by Dublin Police Services, by Type
Report Type 2023 2024 Change
2025
Estimated
Change
Estimated
Aggravated Assault 66 62 -6.06% 70 12.90%
Arson 8 6 -25.00% 7 16.67%
Burglary – Building 99 117 18.18% 77 -34.19%
Residential 38 39 2.63% 43 10.26%
Domestic Violence 122 121 -0.82% 129 6.61%
Homicide 1 1 0.00% 1 0.00%
Rape 8 9 12.5% 12 33.33%
Robbery 43 41 -4.65% 40 -2.44%
Estes* 10 18 80.00% 21 16.67%
Sex Offenses 21 20 -4.76% 26 30.00%
Shoplifting 621 837 34.78% 577 -31.06%
Stolen Vehicle 137 159 16.06% 118 -25.79%
Theft from Motor Vehicle 179 130 -27.37% 128 -1.54%
*Per California Penal Code 211, “Robbery is the felonious taking of personal property in the possession
of another, from [their] person or immediate presence, and against [their] will, accomplished by means
of force or fear.” An “Estes” robbery is a type of robbery recognized by California law where a simple
theft has already occurred and then escalates into a robbery when force or fear is used to retain the
stolen property or to escape. This occurs most often at retail stores when the store’s loss prevention
witnesses a theft and then confronts the suspect outside the store in an attempt to detain them.
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Arrests
Table 6 breaks down the arrests made by DPS staff by type of crime committed. It does not
include all arrests, but only those arrests that are reported in the DPS Annual Report.
Table 6: Arrests by Dublin Police Services, by Type
Arrest Type 2023 2024 Change
2025
Estimated
Change
Estimated
Aggravated Assault 37 35 -5.41% 55 57.14%
Domestic Violence 84 84 0.0% 82 -2.38%
DUI 120 128 6.67% 84 -34.38%
Firearm Possession 46 29 -36.96% 33 13.79%
Narcotics 193 112 -41.97% 144 28.57%
Shoplifting 413 544 31.72% 472 -13.24%
Warrants 369 395 7.05% 281 -28.86%
Total Arrests 1,651 1,654 0.18% 1,354 -18.14%
Firearms Related Data
Table 7 depicts how many arrests DPS made for firearm possession as well as the total
quantity of firearms recovered.
Table 7: Firearms Related Data
Data Type 2023 2024 Change
2025
Estimated
Change
Estimated
Firearm Possession Arrest 46 29 -36.96% 33 13.79%
Firearms Recovered 185* 56 -69.73% 116 107.14%
* 2023 includes one incident in which 130 firearms were recovered.
Dublin Police Services Proactive Strategies
The following is an overview of the proactive and collaborative efforts DPS is undertaking to
address crime, enhance public safety, and maintain community trust on an ongoing basis.
Public Safety Cameras and Flock Technology
For over eight years, DPS has utilized strategically placed Automated License Plate Reader
(ALPR) and Situational Awareness Cameras (SitCams) to help DPS prevent crime, respond
faster to emergencies, and solve investigations. ALPR technology assists DPS by quickly
identifying stolen vehicles, wanted suspects, missing persons cases, and vehicles associated
with serious crimes. SitCams enhance situational awareness in real time. During critical
incidents, SitCams provide officers with immediate information about what is happening,
allowing for faster, safer, and more informed responses. This not only protects the public but
also improves officer safety and decision-making.
In 2025, DPS began replacing its camera inventory with Flock equipment, which provides,
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among other things, state-of-the-art technology for high-definition optics, increased accuracy of
plate reading, multi-lane surveillance with fewer cameras, and instant data access through a
cloud-based platform.
These kinds of advanced camera technologies support crime prevention by deterring criminal
activity and helping identify patterns and trends. When crimes do occur, ALPR data and
SitCam footage often provide critical evidence that leads to quicker resolutions and higher
solvability rates.
Mobile Security Trailers (MST)
DPS is also currently working on securing MSTs, which are self-contained, towable security
units that typically contain multiple high-resolution cameras powered by solar panels. These
units can be rapidly deployed to areas experiencing temporary crime trends, construction
zones, special events, parks, school areas, or locations identified through community
concerns. Their visible presence alone serves as a strong deterrent, often preventing crime
before it occurs. In addition, because they are portable and solar-powered, they can be moved
as needs shift, providing targeted coverage without the expense of permanent infrastructure.
Real Time Crime Center (RTCC)
A RTCC is a high-tech hub for law enforcement that integrates data from a variety of sources,
such as SitCam and ALPRS information, calls for service, and crime analytics, to give police
instant, actionable intelligence for faster response times, better situational awareness,
increased suspect identifications, and safer outcomes for residents, visitors, and DPS Officers.
Dublin’s RTCC also strengthens crime prevention. Analysts identify crime patterns and
emerging trends, helping the department deploy resources proactively, deter criminal activity,
and reduce repeat offenses. This data-driven approach ensures policing is focused, fair, and
effective.
Overall, a Real-Time Crime Center is a force multiplier, helping DPS do more with existing
resources, improving public safety, and delivering measurable value to t he Dublin community.
Peregrine Technologies
DPS recently implemented Peregrine Technologies, a centralized, real-time intelligence and
analytics platform that integrates data from multiple sources, such as the DPS report writing
system, dispatch, automated license plate readers, cameras, and other public safety systems,
into a single operational view. This technology has significantly enhanced DPS’ ability to
collect, analyze, and act on data in support of crime reduction, officer efficiency, and
investigations. This allows DPS staff to quickly identify crime trends, repeat offenders, and
emerging public safety concerns, enabling more proactive and intelligence -led policing. The
Peregrine system also searches other agency databases who also use Peregrine.
In addition, Peregrine reduces the time DPS staff spend manually compiling reports, allowing
more time to be dedicated to field operations and community engagement. The platform
improves situational awareness for patrol and investigative units, supports t imely decision-
making during critical incidents, and enhances accountability through consistent data tracking
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and reporting. The data compiled in this Staff Report was primarily compiled using Peregrine
Technologies.
Neighborhood Watch
The DPS Neighborhood Watch Program is a community-based crime prevention initiative
designed to strengthen partnerships between residents and DPS in support of public safety
and neighborhood livability. The program encourages residents to work collaboratively with
one another and with DPS to help deter crime, increase awareness, and promptly report
suspicious activity.
Through the Neighborhood Watch Program, DPS provides residents with crime prevention
education, safety resources, and guidance on recognizing and reporting suspicious behavior.
The program emphasizes observation, communication, and prevention , reinforcing that
residents serve as the eyes and ears of their neighborhoods while sworn personnel remain
responsible for investigation and enforcement.
Neighborhood Watch groups help reduce opportunities for crime by improving communication
among neighbors, increasing informal neighborhood surveillance, and fostering a strong sense
of community ownership. In addition to its crime prevention benefits, the program builds trust
between residents and DPS, enhances problem-solving partnerships, and supports DPS’
commitment to proactive, community-oriented policing.
Business Watch
The DPS Business Watch Program is a crime prevention partnership between local
businesses and DPS focused on reducing crime and enhancing safety in commercial areas.
The program encourages business owners, managers, and employees to remain alert, share
information, and promptly report suspicious activity.
DPS provides participating businesses with crime prevention education, safety guidance, and
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles to help reduce
opportunities for crime. By promoting effective lighting, visibility, vegetation management,
access control, and natural surveillance, along with strong communication and collaboration,
the Business Watch Program helps deter criminal activity and supports proactive, community-
oriented policing.
As part of this program, Crime Prevention Unit (CPU) also encourages businesses to file
Open-Ended Complaints, which serve as trespassing orders that authorize DPS personnel to
arrest unauthorized individuals found on the business premises after business hours.
The DPS Business Watch Program also allows participating businesses to voluntarily register
their security cameras with DPS for investigative information sharing.
Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.)
The DPS D.A.R.E. Program is a school-based prevention and education initiative designed to
help youth develop the skills needed to make safe, responsible decisions. Delivered by trained
DPS D.A.R.E Officers, the program focuses on preventing substance abuse, reducing
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violence, and promoting positive life choices.
Through age-appropriate instruction, interactive lessons, and relationship-building, the
D.A.R.E. Program fosters trust between students and law enforcement while reinforcing
healthy behaviors, personal responsibility, and resilience. The program supports early
intervention, community engagement, and the City’s commitment to youth safety and long-term
crime prevention.
Ongoing Prevention Measures
The DPS CPU regularly conducts collaborative retail theft enforcement operations in
partnership with local businesses. These operations frequently result in the identification and
arrest of suspects. CPU also conducts tobacco retail compliance enforcement using minor
decoys and has recently received an Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) – Alcoholic Beverage
Control (ABC) grant to support initiatives focused on community health, education, and
welfare.
In addition, CPU works closely with DPS detectives on suspect apprehension and the service
of search warrants, while also supplementing patrol operations as part of their regular duties to
enhance overall operational effectiveness.
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
Strategy 2: Public Safety
Objective 2B. Continue to invest in public safety technology and programs that advance
proactive, community policing and protect citizens and law enforcement .
Strategy 4: Inclusive and Effective Government
Objective 4E. Evaluate ways to increase transparency in finance, policing, and development
and infrastructure projects.
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