--- title: "Planeview Project" type: "pdf" year: "2003" canonical: "/projects/1306" --- # 03-49 ![img-0.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-49/img-0.jpeg) # Table of Contents - [03-49](#03-49) - [SCANNING:](#scanning) - [ANALYSIS:](#analysis) - [RESPONSE:](#response) - [Crime related strategies:](#crime-related-strategies) - [Quality of life strategies:](#quality-of-life-strategies) - [ASSESSMENT:](#assessment) - [SCANNING:](#scanning) - [ANALYSIS:](#analysis) - [RESPONSE:](#response) - [Crime related strategies:](#crime-related-strategies) - [Quality of life strategies:](#quality-of-life-strategies) - [ASSESSMENT:](#assessment) - [Agency and Officer Information](#agency-and-officer-information) - [Project Contact Person](#project-contact-person) - [Planeview](#planeview) - [City of Wichita Police Department](#city-of-wichita-police-department) - [Homicide upsets Planeview](#homicide-upsets-planeview) - [Concerns identified by residents](#concerns-identified-by-residents) - [Violent crime in Planeview area prompts neighborhood meeting](#violent-crime-in-planeview-area-prompts-neighborhood-meeting) - [WICHITA](#wichita) - [Class de Mayo](#class-de-mayo) - [SUMMER KIDS' PROGRAM HELPS PLANEVIEW FIGHT CRIME](#summer-kids-program-helps-planeview-fight-crime) - [BY JOE MADRIGUEZ](#by-joe-madriguez) - [Bepaide Mifides](#bepaide-mifides) ## SCANNING: By the late 1990s, Wichita residents had become accustomed to living in one of the safest communities of its size in the country. The Wichita Police Department, having won the gang wars in the early and mid 1990s, and successfully implementing community policing in 1995, had widespread public support. Citizens were accustomed to the Police Department working in partnership with neighborhoods, and responding swiftly and efficiently to crime. So as violent crime continued to escalate in the early 2000s in the Planeview area, police and citizens alike became increasingly alarmed. Things came to a head when a gang member fired shots at two City Parks Department employees who were removing graffiti. ## ANALYSIS: The Department utilized a number of different analytical tools including: demographics, neighborhood surveys, crime analysis, calls for service and observation. ## RESPONSE: A wide range of strategies was considered, and most of them implemented. The responses fell into two categories: crime related and quality of life. ## Crime related strategies: The Gang Unit immediately began putting pressure on identified gang members who lived and committed crimes in the area. The Unit worked with Patrol Officers and arrested several of the notorious gang members on narcotics charges and graffiti vandalisms. These arrests had an immediate impact on violent crime in the area and gave the neighborhood confidence in the Police Department's ability to impact the situation. The Department moved additional resources to the area including Special Community Action Teams to address violent crime and offenders. SCAT Officers serve as the enforcement arm of Community Policing and focus their efforts on violent crime in neighborhoods. Instead of being driven by 911 calls, they respond to neighborhood complaints. To make the Department more visible and approachable, a bike patrol was implemented. # Quality of life strategies: - Vehicle tows - Graffiti paintouts - Neighborhood cleanups - Neighborhood parade - Planeview Activity Camp for Kids ## ASSESSMENT: The results for this project were outstanding! Juvenile crime, which typically increases in the summer, dropped by 32 percent from June through September. During this time frame auto burglaries were reduced by 12 percent and residential burglaries were reduced by three percent. Larcenies went down eight percent, and vandalisms, including graffiti, went down nine percent. These combined numbers culminated into a 32 percent decrease in crime related to juveniles. In terms of violent crime, there has not been a homicide in Planeview since Dec. 31, 2001. # SCANNING: Situated in the far southeast corner of the city, the Planeview area didn't welcome in the new millennium with hopes of a bright future, but rather a wave of violent crime and deterioration in quality of life in the neighborhood. One would have to be almost three-quarters of a century old to remember Planeview in its glory days. In order to understand the nature of the challenges facing Planeview in the early 2000s, it's important to understand its demographics, culture and history. The city of Wichita has a population of approximately 345,000 and covers 152 square miles. The Planeview area covers approximately one square mile and is home to approximately 4,270 citizens. (See attachment 1) Planeview was born during the peak of World War II when the government helped provide homes for families who had flocked to Wichita to work in the aircraft industry. It was an "instant city" built just outside Wichita that contained 4,3 82 housing units. At one point, Planeview had a population close to 20,000 and was Kansas' seventh-largest city. It had its own school system, its own business district, grocery stores and post office, even its own fire department and police force. As World War II came to a close airplane building stopped, and the airplane companies were left scrambling for work to keep their assembly lines running as the country shifted into post-war life. Aviation employment in Wichita dropped drastically, for instance, it fell by about 15,000 in one month in 1945. Planeview, which was built to be torn down after the war, wasn't. Houses were sold to private owners, and the area eventually was annexed into the city of Wichita. Almost 60 years later, about half the government-built houses in Planeview still remain. While Wichita as a whole grew and prospered, Planeview continued on its downward spiral. By the late 1990s, Wichita residents had become accustomed to living in one of the safest communities of its size in the country. The Police Department, having won the gang wars in the early and mid 1990s, and successfully implementing community policing in 1994, had widespread public support. Citizens were accustomed to the Police Department working in partnership with neighborhoods, and responding swiftly and efficiently to crime. So as violent crime continued to escalate in the early 2000s in the Planeview area, police and citizens alike became increasingly alarmed. Things came to a head when a gang member fired shots at two City Parks Department employees who were removing graffiti. Friday, May 25, 2001,23:30, 2961 S. Sayles. Music thumps loudly from the dilapidated duplex. Earlier in the evening those in the residence had quickly and proficiently sought cover when the 1984 Buick drove by and its faceless passenger opened fire on the clapboard structure. Several shots hit the duplex, splitting already weakened boards and shattering windowpanes. No one bothers to call the police; after all, in this game of gang warfare, those in the house believe that the next move is theirs. They are caught by surprise when three dark-haired young men kick in the door and open fire. The sound of gunfire echoes throughout the neighborhood; sadly it's a sound that's all too familiar. A 20-year-old man lay dead on the floor - his body riddled with bullets. Friday, November 10, 2001, 22:50, Yale and Dunham Streets. It's a crisp fall night and furnaces rattle noisily inside the little duplexes that line Dunham Avenue. Outside, muffled voices are heard shouting and arguing, but that's not unusual on Dunham Avenue. With rival gang members living in such close proximity to each other, the slightest perceived disrespect can escalate into a life-threatening situation. On this night, as quickly as the shouting stops, the gunfire begins. In a matter of seconds the street is littered with dozens of shell casings. Bullets leave gaping holes in cars and in every duplex on the south side of the street. A sleeping Vietnamese family wakes to find a bullet hole in their headboard that wasn't there when they laid down, but they are reluctant to make a police report in fear of retribution. Car tires squeal in the darkness carrying a 30-year-old man to a local hospital. Miraculously he receives the only injury-a minor gunshot wound. As the sun rises the next morning, Police count more than 40 AK-47 shell casings, 15 casings from a 22 pistol, at least half a dozen 9 mm rounds and five shotgun rounds. Dunham Avenue looks like a war zone. Monday, December 31, 2001,11:40, 3100 S. Davidson. It's a beautiful sunshiny morning on the last day of 2001. Children play in their yards and ride their bicycles up and down the sidewalks, happy to be on Christmas break. Suddenly a shot rings out. A car speeds away, and a 26-year-old man lay dead in the middle of the street. For a neighborhood already weary of violent crime, residents wonder how much more they can stand as they watch police process the scene. Another drug deal gone bad. Another life lost. (See attachment 2) Tuesday, January 8, 2002,13:16, 2800 S. Jewett. Two City of Wichita employees brave the cold, determined to accomplish their goal in Pianeview Park. A picnic shelter has been "tagged" in what seems to be a relentless battle for gang territory. As the employee paints over the graffiti, he notices a young male watching him, and he appears to be angry. The young man and a little girl leave the park and get into a van. As they drive away, the man stops the van, sticks a gun out the window, and opens fire. The City employee is not injured, but will never again view his job in the same manner. This unprovoked attack upon a City worker proves to be the last straw. With extensive local media coverage of each violent incident, public outcry was loud and clear. Police, community members, media representatives and City leaders all expressed concern over the growing violence in Pianeview. This little area of Wichita definitely had more than its share of problems including homicides and aggravated assaults; drug and gang crime; and quality of life issues such as vandalisms, graffiti, junk cars and trash. The urgency to address the violent crime was obvious, but quality of life issues were also of critical concern; the Department felt compelled to address both the violent crime and the quality of life issues in order to fulfill the Department's Mission Statement to "provide professional and ethical public safety services in partnership with citizens to identify, prevent and solve the problems of crime, fear of crime, social disorder and neighborhood decay, thereby improving the quality of life in our community." # ANALYSIS: The Department utilized a number of different analytical tools including: Demographic data: According to 2000 census data, in Pianeview: - 73 percent of the dwellings are rentals - A language other than English is the primary language in 55 percent of the households - The median income is only $\$ 25,647$ per year - Fifty-seven percent of those living in Planeview do not have a high school education; 29 percent have a high school education or GED, and only four percent have a college education - The median age of Planeview residents is 24 years - 40 percent of residents are foreign born Racial composition compared to the city: | Planeview | | Wichita | | --- | --- | --- | | White | 45 percent | 72 percent | | Hispanic | 25 percent | 10 percent | | Asian | 22 percent | Four percent | | Black | Eight percent | 11 percent | | Native American | Three percent | One percent | Neighborhood surveys: The Department had its own agenda, which included eradicating violent crime, drug trafficking and gang violence. What the Department didn't have, was information on what people living in Planeview wanted. In order to gather the information, the Department surveyed 500 area residents in face-to-face interviews. The results were surprising. In spite of the history of violent crime, 46 percent of those surveyed said they felt safe, 30 percent said they usually felt safe and 11 percent said they felt very safe. They were more concerned with quality of life issues such as trash, abandoned vehicles and animals running at large, than they were with violent crime; and they overwhelmingly sited unsupervised juveniles and juvenile crime as a major concern. Crime Analysis: In conjunction with compiling the survey results, the Department looked at crime rates in Planeview giving consideration to what crimes were being committed with the most frequency and during what time of day they were occurring. Calls for Service: Calls for service in the area have steadily declined over the past five years; however, they were still disproportionately high compared to the rest of the city. Following traffic stops, disturbances are the next highest call Officers are called to in Planeview. (See attachment 3) Observation: The Planeview area is one of the most economically deprived areas of the city. In walking through the area, it was not difficult to spot abandoned vehicles, trash, unkept yards, dilapidated houses, and the many other quality of life issues that were plaguing the area. Since shortly after the development of the Planeview area during World War II, crime and quality of life issues have been a concern. The Department saw a moderate decline in crime, (See attachment 4) and in improvement in quality of life, when it implemented Community Policing in the mid 1990s; however, in 2000 and particularly in 2001, there was a sharp incline in several of the index crimes including homicide, aggravated assaults, domestic violence and vandalisms. Rather than wait for the situation to deteriorate, the Department took immediate action. Individuals who actually live in the neighborhood perpetrate most crimes in Planeview. The area residents are also responsible for most of the quality of life issues, with landlords shouldering some responsibility in failing to keep up their properties. The situation in Planeview was a harmful one because in additional to the loss of life, on which no value can be placed, extensive property damage was occurring due to the gang related drive-by shootings, vandalism and graffiti. Additionally, quality of life for all residents of the area was diminished. Allowing these elements to go unchecked would be detrimental to the community and contrary to the Department's Mission. Planeview has historically been one of the highest patrolled areas of the city due to the number of calls for service, but that type of traditional approach obviously wasn't working. There was a Community Police Officer assigned to this area that played an active role in addressing many of the issues in Planeview; however, the issues facing Planeview were more than any one person or even one agency could undertake. Making a significant impact in Planeview would take a coalition of energetic and committed agencies. During the analysis phase of the project, several barriers and conditions were identified that contributed to the decay that was occurring in Planeview. Most of the suspects and victims of crime in Planeview live below the national poverty level. Many of the residents speak a language other than English, as 40 percent of them are foreign born, and many of them have a distrust of police. The analysis also showed that quality of life issues were important to the residents, as well as providing opportunities for their children. The analysis was interesting in that what Police perceived as the primary problem (a spike in violent crime) was very different than what the community perceived as the primary problem (quality of life issues; see attachment 5). The Department felt it was important to understand what the community valued, and to work on those issues in order to develop buy-in and build partnerships that would be beneficial in addressing other crime. A public meeting was held on Jan. 16, 2002, at the Colvin Mini City Hall in Pianeview. The meeting was advertised in the local newspaper and on area television and radio stations. Because the area has a large population of Vietnamese and Spanish-speaking residents, interpreters attended the meeting. More than 60 citizens, representatives of the Police Department-including the Chief of Police-the City's Public Information Officer, the Neighborhood Assistant and other City officials, as well as media representatives attended the meeting. Information was exchanged about the recent violent crimes that had occurred in an effort to reduce anxiety and fear in the community, enable citizens to become co-producers of public safety, and develop partnerships for addressing crime and quality of life issues. (See attachment 6) # RESPONSE: A wide range of strategies was considered, and most of them implemented. The responses basically fell into two categories with some overlap: crime related strategies and quality of life strategies. ## Crime related strategies: 1. The Gang Unit immediately targeted identified gang members who lived and committed crimes in the area. The Unit worked with Patrol Officers and arrested several of the notorious gang members on narcotics charges and graffiti vandalisms. These arrests had an immediate impact on violent crime in the area and gave the neighborhood confidence in the Wichita Police Department's ability to impact the situation. 2. In conjunction with the aforementioned, the Department moved additional resources to the area including Special Community Action Teams to address violent crime and violent offenders. SCAT Officers serve as the enforcement arm of Community Policing and focus their efforts on violent crime in neighborhoods. Instead of being driven by 911 calls, they respond to neighborhood complaints. 3. To make the Department more visible and approachable, a bike patrol was implemented that ran from April 1 through September 30. # Quality of life strategies: 1. The Department scheduled several abandoned vehicle tows. Prior to the tow, flyers printed in both Spanish and English were distributed throughout the neighborhood. On three separate dates between March and October, a total of 359 vehicles were towed from the Planeview area. This activity allowed the Department to address complaints the neighborhood had, as well as remove eyesores from the community. 2. The Department partnered with an area businessman who supplied paint and manpower to address graffiti. Two graffiti paint-outs were conducted during the project. On both occasions graffiti was identified in the neighborhood and Officers, along with maintenance men from an area apartment complex came together and painted out the graffiti. The graffiti paint-outs were conducted in conjunction with the everyday reporting of graffiti to the Office of Central Inspections. 3. The Department partnered with area neighborhood associations and conducted neighborhood cleanups in the Planeview area. In June, the Planeview Neighborhood Association along with the Wichita Police Department conducted a neighborhood clean up. Three packer truckloads of debris and 245 tires were removed. In July, a second clean up was conducted resulting in two skid loads of debris and 29 tires being removed from the area. In September, a third clean up was conducted and volunteer trash trucks were used to haul the debris away. 4. In order to strengthen relationships between Planeview youth, neighborhood residents, neighborhood schools and the Police Department, a Cinco DeMayo celebration and community parade was organized. Officer Jerrell, the School Resource Officer at Jardine Middle School, and festival organizers mapped out the parade route. Officer Jerrell paid for a parade permit and notified the Metropolitan Transit Authority, the US Postal Service and Sedgwick County 911 communications of the street closures that would be occurring, and the time frame. On May 3, 2002, 15 Police Department members arrived at the school to shut down the streets, and the parade started at 7:30 a.m. with more than 200 children participating. The streets were lined with Jardine students, children from Colvin and Cloud Elementary schools, teachers, parents, citizens, City officials and the news media. Following the parade, several Hispanic Police Officers assisted in judging decorations at the school. They were able to interact with many of the students and serve as role models, and also interact with the Spanishspeaking parents. The students then attempted to build the World's Largest Enchilada for the Guiness Book of World Records. This entailed building an enchilada that was 12 feet in diameter and contained more than 400 pounds of hamburger and 300 pounds of cheese. The huge enchilada was cut up and sold to onlookers for $\$ 1$ per slice to help offset the cost. The leftover enchilada was wrapped up and delivered to the Lord's Diner and the Union Rescue Mission to feed the homeless. All participating were pleased that the Planeview enchilada will appear in the Guinness Book of World Records 2003 edition. (See attachment 7) One of the local television stations covered the day's events which not only served to give the neighborhood a sense of pride, but also let the rest of the city know the great things occurring in this once troubled neighborhood. 5. One of the primary concerns identified by Planeview residents was a lack of activities for neighborhood youth. It was anticipated that the problem would intensify once school was out. The Police Department met with key players in the area, and as a group decided to develop the Planeview Activity Camp for Kids (PACK) in order to provide 80 area youth with a positive activity to keep them busy in the summer. It was decided the program would run from noon to 6 p.m. each day with lunch and an afternoon snack provided. Another City program - Summer of Discovery—ran from 8 a.m. to noon daily, so this schedule would allow any youth in that program to also participate in PACK. Colvin Elementary School agreed to open their gym every evening from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., so theoretically, area youth could be involved in an activity 13 hours a day. Schools in this neighborhood are in session until mid June, so the months of May and June were devoted to preparing for the camp. Organizers: - developed the camp curriculum-the program was designed to incorporate learning and character building into fun activities such as cooking classes, computer classes, movies, soccer clinic. All efforts were structured as an alternative to gang membership and discipline problems were not tolerated. - recruited police officers to serve as soccer coaches. - identified and enrolled high risk youth. - contacted an English as a Second Language teacher to help supervise the project; this individual was selected due to his outstanding relationship with the area Hispanic community. The City of Wichita Parks and Recreation Department was able to secure funding to pay this individual $\$ 10$ per hour to assist with the camp. - contacted the Davis-Moore Auto Group about financing camp T-shirts. A school employee designed the PACK logo, and logos from sponsors were secured to go on the back of the shirt. Davis-Moore Auto donated $\$ 1,000$ to pay for the shirts. - approached Richard Predmore, owner of Allen-Lee Screen printing, about making the shirts. Officer Jerrell explained the program to him, and explained the problems in Planeview and the lack of activities for the children who live there. Mr. Predmore supported the program and offered to order heavyweight Tshirts and put the logo on the front and back in two colors for only $\$ 4.50$ per shirt. The total price for the shirts came to $\$ 602$. The shirts were a lime green with black lettering. Officer Jerrell was concerned about using more traditional colors because of gang representation. Two of the more predominate gangs in the Planeview area are the Surenos (who wear blue) and the Vato Loco Boys (who wear black). Officer Jerrell felt that the non-traditional lime green color was perfect because it does not represent any gangs and it allowed a high visibility for camp staff to keep a visual on the youth. - considered the Kansas summers, which are sweltering. With an outdoor activity in July, dehydration was a major concern. Officer Jerrell contacted the Coleman Company, which donated four three-gallon water coolers and the Quik Trip Corporation donated 1000 cups. - $21^{\text {st }}$ Century schools secured and paid for snacks for PACK participants. - Neighborhood Assistant Vicki Mork contacted WSU to get college interns to assist with the camp On July 2, 2002, the soccer clinic, which was scheduled for every Tuesday and Thursday, began. Each day, the youth seemed to like the clinic more and more. They were taken with the idea of Police Officers teaching them soccer, and often the children would present the Officers with small tokens of their appreciation and lots of hugs. Several of the children clung to the Officers, and the Officers made sure that those children got to be active participants in soccer and got some extra attention. It was obvious how popular the soccer clinic was because on several occasions other children from the neighborhood could be seen sitting on the center median of the street watching. While it was very tempting to invite those children to participate, all of the PACK parents were required to sign an enrollment form with a release from liability for the City of Wichita, Wichita public schools, and the other organizations that helped sponsor the camp. On the last day of the soccer clinic many of the children expressed their disappointment that it was ending. The last day of PACK 2002 was August $9^{\text {th }}$ and everyone wanted it to be a day that the children would remember, so arrangements were made for all the participants to go to Joyland-a local amusement park. (See attachment 8 ) In order to effectively measure success, the Department decided to use the following evaluation criteria: - A reduction in violent crime - A reduction in juvenile crime during the summer months - Improvement in the quality of life for residents in Planeview-to be measured in part by a follow-up survey The Department felt confident that the strategies it developed in partnership with the community would reduce violent crime and juvenile crime, and improve the quality of life for Planeview residents. In order to insure success, the Department utilized a myriad of resources including: - Police Department: Traffic Officers, Special Community Action Teams, Community Police Officers, School Resource Officers, Patrol Officers, Gang Unit - City of Wichita: Office of Central Inspections, Parks and Recreation, Health Department, City Manager's Office, Wichita Fire Department - Community Resources: Wichita Public Schools, Communities in Schools, $21^{\text {st }}$ Century Schools, Healthy Options for Planeview, Wichita Area Girl Scouts, Wichita State University - Private businesses: Davis-Moore Auto Group, Quik Trip, Allen-Lee Screen Printing, the Coleman Company, the Wichita Eagle, KSN Channel 3, KWCH Channel 12, Joyland, ArtsCorps. Prior to implementing the response plan, the Community Policing Beat Coordinator discussed the plan of action with community leaders and Planeview residents. He also included community leaders on how to best implement the response plan. The Beat Coordinator attended neighborhood association meetings and informed citizens of upcoming graffiti paint-outs, clean-ups, bicycle patrols and code enforcement being done by the Office of Central Inspections. He also provided information on how to report crimes, drug houses, code violations and new graffiti. The most identifiable difficulty encountered during the response implementation phase was neighborhood cleanups. Traditionally, the citizens of Planeview would dump their debris along the side of the road in front of their residence and expect the volunteers to pick up the debris. During the first two neighborhood clean-ups in June and July, this same problem occurred along with other neighborhoods coming into the Planeview neighborhood and dumping their debris. A small number of volunteers, along with the Community Policing Beat Coordinator, were tasked with cleaning up the debris along the road and often the local residents would simply sit and watch the volunteers clean up their discarded items. Stakeholders quickly realized that this type of behavior did not instill a sense of ownership in the neighborhood, so a meeting was held with the Planeview United Neighborhood Association about the process of conducting clean-ups. A committee was formed to address the next clean up, and in September, a third clean up was conducted. During this clean up, the Beat Coordinator worked more closely with the committee and several new rules were implemented. Flyers were distributed days before the clean-up explaining to residents how to dump theñ debris. A local businessman donated an area to be used as a dumping site. At this site were several packer trucks and skids. The citizens were tasked with bringing their debris to the site and then volunteers assisted with the unloading of the debris into the packer truck. Citizens were informed that dumping debris next to the road would not be picked up and the resident could be cited for illegal dumping. A large number of volunteers were used to man the entrances and exits of Planeview and were given portable radios. These volunteers monitored the entrances for citizens from other neighborhoods bringing their debris to dump in Planeview. The volunteers also drove in the neighborhood to observe violators of the no dumping policy. If violations were observed, the volunteers would radio a uniformed Officer and the Officer would address the violation. The third clean up, with the new rules and more structure, was well received and was a great success. # ASSESSMENT: The results for this project were outstanding! Juvenile crime, which typically increases in the summer, dropped by 32 percent from June through September. During this time frame auto burglaries were reduced by 12 percent and residential burglaries were reduced by three percent. Larcenies were reduced by eight percent, and vandalisms, including graffiti, were reduced by nine percent. These combined numbers culminated into a 32 percent decrease in crimes related to juveniles. In terms of violent crime, there has not been a homicide in Planeview since the one that occurred on Dec. 31, 2001. From December 2001 to December 2002, aggravated assaults dropped by 57 percent and simple assaults decreased by 78 percent. To evaluate the effectiveness of this problem solving effort, the Community Police Officer assigned to Planeview continues to monitor the calls for service and crime statistics in Planeview and formulate strategies to address any trends detected. Another Citizen survey was also conducted. The first survey was administered to approximately 500 neighborhood residents in January 2002. A follow-up survey was conducted 11 months later in November 2002. The Department was very pleased with the results of the follow-up survey. Some of the more notable changes occurred in: - A decrease of 13.2 percent to the "no involvement in resolving neighborhood concerns" question. While more than half of the neighborhood residents are still not actively involved in problem solving, it did drop from 65 percent to 51.8 percent, which indicates the project impacted neighborhood involvement. - When asked about feeling safe in their neighborhood, positive responses increased by 11 percent raising the percentage of the respondents who feel safe from 57 percent to 68 percent. - In January, only 22 percent of the respondents were aware that they had a Community Police Officer assigned to their neighborhood. By November, that percentage increased to 72 percent. The Department viewed this as a huge accomplishment. - When asked if they had ever talked with their Community Police Officer, only 22 percent answered yes in the first survey, but 49 percent responded with a yes to the second survey - an increase of 27 percent. - When asked if they found their Community Police Officer to be responsive, 68 percent responded "yes" in the first survey and 94 percent responded "yes" in the second survey - an increase of 26 percent. Even if the crime rates hadn't been significantly reduced, this project would still have been considered a success due to the partnerships that were formed and the community buy-in. The responsibility for evaluating the project was shared among several entities in order to ensure that the results were not biased. Members of the Community Policing East Bureau under the direction of their Captain conducted and compiled the citizen survey. The Department's Planning and Research section collected and compiled statistical data, and the organizers of the PACK project and the Cinco De Mayo celebration met as a group and evaluated the success of those two ventures. During the response phase, no identifiable problems were observed. The Department felt that the goals it set out to accomplish were met: reducing violent crime and improving quality of life. One of the things noticed in the final evaluation was an increase in highway and residential robberies in Planeview. Since this trend developed after the implementation of this project, Community Policing, working with the Department's Robbery Section and Gang Unit to address the Asian Gang members who are committing these robberies, has opened another project. Three of the primary suspects have already been arrested and charged. (See attachments 9 and 10) The Department measured the results of this program by using the same techniques it used to analyze the problem: citizen surveys, crime statistics, call load and observation. The analysis of area crime statistics that showed a 32 percent decrease in juvenile crime and overall reduction in gang crime and violent crime and the citizen survey responses. The Department feels that the plan was extremely effective in addressing crime and quality of life issues. Most of all, the Department is very proud of establishing the PACK program. During the response phase, landowners and landlords were engaged in dialogue about cleaning up their property and abiding by City codes. This was done with the hopes that the landlords would take pride in the neighborhood again and not let their properties become run down again. This part of the response was not as effective as the Department wanted. The beat coordinator is still tasked with code violations on residences owned by landlords. The Department was never really concerned about displacement occurring because Planeview residents were committing most of the crimes. The violent crime the Department was addressing and the quality of life issues it was addressing are not typically crimes that are displaced. This is particularly true of the juvenile crimes that decreased by 32 percent during the summer months. If the Department utilized a traditional approach and used enforcement only, then it's likely there could have been displacement. By giving the youth an alternative activity and getting them to claim ownership of their neighborhood, the chance of creating displacement was eliminated. The Department plans to continue the PACK project each summer and expand it so that more children can participate. It will also be important for the Department to continue to enhance the partnerships and relationships it developed during this project with the Planeview residents. Because the majority of the dwellings in the area are rentals, Officers continue to do foot patrol, bike patrol, and maintain a high visibility in order to meet citizens new to the area. Officers also regularly attend neighborhood association and neighborhood watch meetings in Planeview. # Agency and Officer Information The city of Wichita is divided into four geographic quadrants, North, South, East and West. Each quadrant has a Patrol Substation centrally located, which houses uniformed personnel. This enables rapid response to emergency calls for services and provides easier citizen access to services. In addition, each Patrol Bureau is responsible for delivering law enforcement services through the community policing philosophy. Planeview Project primarily impacted personnel from the Patrol East Bureau; however, members of the Gang Unit, SCAT Officers from other Bureaus, Community Police Officers from other Bureaus and the personnel from the Office of the Chief of Police were all involved in the project. All told, more than 200 of the Department's 645 Commissioned personnel were involved in some aspect of the project. All Wichita Police Department commissioned personnel, and many noncommissioned, have received training in community policing and problem oriented policing. All Beat Coordinators receive an addition week of advanced Community Policing training, and in July of 2002, Community Police Officers received a week of advanced problem solving training. In addition to the training offered by the Wichita Police Department, Patrol East Bureau Commander Capt. Gary Tabor has attended the Planning for Community Policing in San Antonio, Texas; the National Community Policing Consortium in San Diego, and he has also taught the class "Police in the Community" at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas, utilizing the textbook Problem Oriented Policing by Herman Goldstein. Planeview Project Agency \& Officer Information Wichita Police Department The Officers and supervisors who were involved in the Planeview Project received either the Department's Bronze Wreath of Merit or Distinguished Service Award, based on the level of their involvement. Additionally, this Project, as with many POPs, is viewed as a career-enhancing project for those involved. When conducting the analysis and implementing the response, the Department tried to use resources that were within, or close to, the Planeview neighborhood and were also stakeholders in that community. The Department has a structured method of opening and tracking the progress of the many Problem Oriented Policing Projects it undertakes each year, and the standard procedure and paperwork trail was adhered to in the Planeview Project, per Department standards. The Project leaders stringently adhered to and stayed within the guidelines of the SARA model while conducting this Project. Supervisory staff, including the Community Policing Sergeant and Lieutenant for the Patrol East Bureau, was very active in providing direction and guidance to the Officers and other stakeholders during this project. No problems were encountered with the POP model or the problem solving model during the course of this project; however, Supervisors related that it was a challenge at times to keep the Beat Coordinator and other Officers to stay within the SARA model. At certain points during the project Officers were tempted to jump ahead to the response phase. Supervisors reported this Project showed Officers how truly effective the SARA model is. The primary resources committed to the Planeview Project by the Police Department included personnel, man-hours and expertise. Post 9/11 has been a challenging time for Wichita; a city that still relies heavily on the aircraft industry for a healthy economy. With cuts in the City budget to every Department, the police had to look to the community to help make this project a success. In spite of tough economic times, many area organizations and businesses stepped up to the plate to fund this project and make it a success. Funding has already been secured for the continuation of the project in 2003. # Project Contact Person Name: Tom Stolz Position/Rank: Deputy Chief Address: 455 N. Main, $5^{\text {th }} \mathrm{Fl}$. City/State: Wichita, KS 67202 Phone: (316)268-4209 Fax: (316)337-9030 Email: tstolz@wichita.gov ![img-1.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-49/img-1.jpeg) # Planeview ## City of Wichita Police Department **Date:** 10-10-2011 **Location:** 506 **Location:** 506 **Address:** 41, 2140 Wichita, Wichita, WY 03701, U.S.A. **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov **Contact Information:** - Phone: (602) 412-5000 - Email: info@wichita-publichealth.gov # Homicide upsets Planeview • Residents of the southeast Wichita neighborhood say they are concerned for their safety. BY TIM POTTER The Wichita Eagle In the bright sunshine Monday, someone apparently gunned down a man in the middle of a Wichita street, ill n neighborhood already weary of violence. Police 11. Keul*indwehrsaid Ilie 26-year-old Wichita man probably died from a gunshot wound to the head. Police are awaiting results of an autopsy. If was Ilie 17th homicide of the year. Police did not release the man's name Monday. Neighbors heard a gunshot about ll: 10 a.m., Uindwehr said. Some witnesses also saw an altercation near two vehicles ill Ilie 3100 block of South Davidson Street, he said. Rescuers found the man dead in the middle of Davidson Street, in the Planeview neighborhood of southeast Wichita. Monday night, police were questioning a man and asking the public's help in locating a 10-year-old woman, Lana Jackson- Iandwehr said that she is not a suspect but that police are concerned for her welfare. Police ask anyone who sees her or a car she may be driving to immediately call 911. The car is a maroon, 1989 Oldsmobile Regency four-door sedan with the license plate RVO-941. On Monday, as police blocked off South Davidson and knocked on doors, neighbors stood on street comers and looked toward the man's body. It upset them. "I don't understand it," said Rodney Durham. "To take a life like that, it's just sad. It breaks my heart to see someone laying illere." Police had to leave I he man's body in the street for a while to preserve evidence, Landwehr said. He said they processed the scene as quickly as possible. Me said he understood that neighbors would find it disturbing to see I he body. What made this crime scene different, he said, is that the killing was so public. Neighbors said they were already tired of violent crime in Planeview. Please see HOMICIDE, Page 8B ![img-2.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-49/img-2.jpeg) Mike Hulttacher/The Wichita Eagle Above: Wichita police Officer S. Safris questions people near the scene of a homicide in south Wichita Monday. Inset: Lana Jackson, 19. PoliCn ask that anyone who sees Jackson or the 1989 maroon Oldsmobile she may be driving to call 911. ![img-3.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-49/img-3.jpeg) From Page 1B A shoot-out in November left one man wounded. A barrage of gunfire in May killed 20-year-old Chanh Chanthivong. A drive-by shooting in 1998 killed 8-year-old Tony Gajvan. Monday afternoon, a visibly shaken Antonia Soto could see the body lying in the street. She pointed to where Tony Galvan died nearby. "That was bad enough," she said. She has lived in planeview for six years and worries about the safety of her 2-year-old daughter. She wants more police patrols in her neighborhood. Police 1. Barry Von Fange said he understands how upsetting the violence can be. But, he said, Planeview is "probably one of the most patrolled areas in the city." The neighborhood generates more disturbance calls and more reports of assaults than many areas of the city, he said. "So we tend to be there more." Although Planeview is home to some longtime residents who take care of their property and harm no one, it also has its share of transients and troublemakers, he said. ![img-4.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-49/img-4.jpeg) ![img-5.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-49/img-5.jpeg) Attachment 3 ![img-6.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-49/img-6.jpeg) Attachment 4 ![img-7.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-49/img-7.jpeg) # Concerns identified by residents ![img-8.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-49/img-8.jpeg) ■No concerns $\square$ Persons Crimes $\square$ Property Crimes $\square$ Drugs $\square$ Traffic Quality of Life Inside circle January 2002 Outside circle November 2002 # Violent crime in Planeview area prompts neighborhood meeting BY JOE ROORIGUEZ The Wichita Ea'g $\mathbf{I} \mathbf{4} \quad \mathrm{~W}$ All Planeview residents are invited to a meeting Wednesday to talk about crime prevention and safety in the neighborhood. Police, neighborhood leaders and city officials organized the meeting in response to the recent spate of violent crimes in the southeast Wichita neighborhood. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. in rooms 116 and 117 of Colvin Elementary School, 2820 S. Roosevelt St. "We feel like ... one of the best responses to crime in the neighbor- ## WICHITA hood is a unified neighborhood," said Vicki Mork, the city's neighborhood assistant for the area that includes Planeview. "The more we can connect citizens to government and let them know they are part of the process, part of the solution, the better the results for everyone." Because the area has such a large population of Vietnamese- and Spanish-speaking residents, interpreters will attend the meeting. Police are expected to discuss some safety issues and let people know the kinds of things they can do to report criminal activity, Mork said. Planeview has recently experienced several violent crimes, including: - On Dec. 31, 26-year-old Bennie Zeigler was shot and killed during an altercation in the 3100 block of South Davidson Street. - On Jan. 8, an 18-year-old man fired a shotgun at two city workers who were trying to remove gang graffiti from Planeview Park, according to police. - In November, police say, a gang shootout near Yale and Dunham avenues injured a 30-year-old man. The shooting left dozens of bullet holes and shell casings in homes, cars and lawns and on streets. # Class de Mayo ![img-9.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-49/img-9.jpeg) ![img-10.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-49/img-10.jpeg) Jorge Rodriguez, 9, leaps to high-five Wichita police Officer Jamie Crouch during a soccer clinic at the Planeview Activity Camp for Kids. Wichita police officers lead the soccer clinics at the camp. # SUMMER KIDS' PROGRAM HELPS PLANEVIEW FIGHT CRIME - Police, city and school officials have joined with the neighborhood to start the free program, which is credited with reducing vandalism. ## BY JOE MADRIGUEZ The Wichita Eagle The most eager kids, about a dozen or so, spent out of JardineEdison Junior Academy to the soccer fields. Minutes later, the rest of the elementary and middle school students trickle out of the building to join the game. Kids laugh as they run into each other while chasing the soccer ball. One boy high-fives a friend. Another boy, maybe 5 or 6 , slyly slides over a cone used to mark the goal, in an attempt to give his teammates a wider target. The youths having the fun are part of a sixweek summer program called the Planeview Activity Camp for Kids, or PACK. Each weekday from 12:30 to 6 p.m., about 75 children from the Planeview neighborhood come to Jardine-Edison for lunch and a variety of activities. The kids, in kindergarten through eighth grade, play chess and take cooking classes. They take math lessons and go on field trips. They go to dance classes and play sports such as soccer. And thanks to a federal grant and some planning by city and school officials, if $s$ all free. ![img-11.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-49/img-11.jpeg) Francisco Torres, 10, left, and Robert DeLoera, 5, chosen down a ball during a soccer clinic at JardineEdison Junior Academy. The clinic is part of a youth program called the Planeview Activity Camp for Kids. About 75 youths attend the camp on weekdays. ![img-12.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-49/img-12.jpeg) ## Bepaide Mifides ![img-13.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-49/img-13.jpeg) ![img-14.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-49/img-14.jpeg) ![img-15.jpeg](https://popdatasets.blob.core.windows.net/popdatasetmdimgs/03-49/img-15.jpeg) Attachment 10