NEWS RELEASE
City of Takoma Park Police Department
• 7500 Maple Avenue • Takoma Park, Md 20912
For more information contact:
Public Information Officer (PIO)
Catherine Plevy, 301/891.7142 or 240/338.2901
September 9, 2009 (3:55 p.m.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Chief Ronald A. Ricucci of the Takoma Park Police Department announces the City’s first public Computer Statistics (CompStat) meeting to be held on Wednesday, September 30, 2009, beginning at 7:30 p.m. on the 2nd floor of the City Building, 7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park, Maryland, in the Azalea Room.
CompStat is a system to strategically manage law enforcement operations. The purpose of CompStat is to develop effective strategies to combat crime or other issues within a neighborhood, based on data analysis and accountability. It focuses on outcomes and is not used to measure productivity. The goal of CompStat is problem solving and, as a result, creating a safe community.
The police department began the CompStat program in March 2009. A CompStat session has been held at the monthly police department staff meetings. September 30 will be the first monthly meeting held in the evenings for City residents. At these meetings, police staff will present what is happing in the City and how the department is reacting.
We look forward to citizen feedback and participation in this new endeavor.