1. From CitiStat to GunStat A Data-Driven Strategy to Address Gun Crime
Tammy Brown, Senior Policy Advisor, BJA
John Skinner, Site Liaison and Subject Matter Expert, BJA
September 6, 2018

2. What is CitiStat?
CitiStat is a leadership strategy to mobilize city agencies to produce specific results.
Based on a series of monthly meetings with the mayor’s leadership team and collaborative agencies.
Meetings use data to analyze past performance, set new performance objectives, and examine overall performance strategies.
Meetings are bi-weekly or every 4 weeks depending on the agency and the executive’s preference

3. CitiStat’s Start in Baltimore
Modeled after a similar program in New York City, the Baltimore City Police Department initiated weekly ComStat meetings to improve crime-fighting efficiency.
CitiStat represents the extended application of the same basic principles to the management of all municipal functions.
First meeting held on June 29, 2000.

4. CitiStat Evolves – GunStat
Stat meeting based on shared goal—targeted enforcement and prosecution of felony gun crimes. Shared purpose, not same boss.
Law Enforcement (local, state and federal), Prosecution (local and federal), and a variety of state agencies.
Tear down barriers and identify opportunities for collaboration.
Collaborative meetings require greater effort to coordinate the agenda. Relentless follow-up is essential to move agenda forward.

5. GunStat
The purpose of GunStat is to measure core strategies/benchmarks that lead to an overall reduction of violent gun related crime.
Specific emphasis is placed on targeted defendants and gun related cases.
Prioritized by law enforcement, prosecution and community supervision agencies in order to bring solid cases to trial and keep gun offenders off the street.

6. Follow-Up with Next Meeting Priorities Data & Information Gathering
Overview
Meeting
Follow-Up with Next Meeting Priorities
Data & Information Gathering
Memorandum
Overall, the process hinges around producing a page memo about agency operations that can serve as a menu of agenda items to be discussed at the meeting.

7. Partners Community Supervision Agencies Government Mayor’s Office
Department of Juvenile Services
Parole and Probation
Department of Pretrial Services
Other
Local Universities
City Health Department
City Solicitor’s Office
Government
Mayor’s Office
Governor’s Office
Law Enforcement
City Police Department
County Police
State Police
ATF
Prosecution
District Attorney’s Office
U.S. Attorney’s Office

8. GunStat: Setting the Stage
Screen
Screen
Presenter
Podium
Pre Trial Services
Juvenile Justice
Prosecutor Team Support
Local Prosecutor
Parole and Probation
State Team Support
US Attorney
Police Chief
Mayor’s Office
Gov’s Criminal Justice Advisor
City Solicitor
ATF, State Police, Local Gun Units
Crime Lab, CID
Research Team
GunStat Operations Team

9. Understanding the Process
Law Enforcement Data
Gun Arrests
Clearance Rates
Federal Taskforce Data
Open Warrants for Gun Crime
Post Conviction Data
Monitoring of Targeted Offenders
Probation / Parole Data
A collaborative system approach to violent crime reduction is a more effective strategy than agencies working independently
Prosecution Data
Pretrial Status
Bail Reviews
Federal Indictments
Court Dispositions

10. Benchmarks Trends in Gun Crime Analysis of Gun Arrests
Analysis of Guns Seized
Clearance Rates
Analysis of Open Warrants for Gun Related Crime
Pretrial Confinement Status
Analysis of Bail
Federal Indictments
Analysis of Convictions for Gun Crime
Analysis of Sentences
From Kristen Mahoney:
Improve compliance of those under supervision
Improve and prioritize warrant service
Enforce all of Maryland’s gun laws
Take felons off the honor system – security integration – ammo logs, felon in possession”

11. GunStat Database

12. GunStat Database

13. Data Benchmarks

14. Gun Crime

15. Homicide / Shooting Clearance Rates

16. Gun Arrests / Gun Seizures

17. Bail Reviews: Commissioner

18. Bail Reviews: Judge Review

19. Results: More Pretrial Confinement
The chance of being found guilty is 13% to 35% higher when then accused remains confined while awaiting trial.
Helps disrupt patterns of violence.

21. Court Dispositions Small % acquitted or nol prossed
Case analysis for each nol pros

22. Federal Indictments

23. Post Conviction Data Analysis

24. Post Conviction Monitoring
Unprecedented data sharing
Actionable data.
Mandatory releasees
Under 25
Out for less than six months
With 2 or more federally significant convictions

25. Targeted enforcement. Prioritization of violent offenders.
Dramatic reduction in arrests corresponds to drop in violent crime.
Dramatic reduction in arrestees being released without charges from SAO.

26. Recommendations: Starting the Process
Identify a Coordinator to Manage the Process
Initiate a Collaborative Monthly Meeting
Start by Examining Current Gun Arrests
Identify Core Data for Analysis
Establish Realistic Goals: Find Early Wins

27. Examples of Easy Wins
Co-location of Parole and Probation Agent and Department of Juvenile Services worker in the BPD Watch
Home checks to verify addresses registered in GORA; sheriffs
Police and PP joint home visits
Case reviews of cases NP by the prosecution
File color coded to identify and track gun cases for determination of federal or state prosecution with documentation
Tracking of calls for service on any gun related matter
Tracking of Gun Lab data and turnaround times
Postponements and cause

28. Webinar Speakers:
Tammy Brown, BJA,
John Skinner, BJA,
National Resource and Technical Assistance Center for Improving Law Enforcement Investigations (NRTAC) Project Websites: centerforimprovinginvestigations.org crimegunintelcenters.org