Key Performance Indicators
Department of Public Safety
Mission
The mission of the Department of Public Safety is to ensure public safety and enforce fish and wildlife laws.
Key Performance Indicators
| FY2023 Management Plan as of 05/30/2023 (in thousands) | |||||||||
| Department of Public Safety Totals | Funding | Positions | |||||||
| UGF Funds | DGF Funds | Other Funds | Federal Funds | Total Funds | Full Time | Part Time | Non Perm | ||
| $216,095.7 | $8,711.1 | $13,308.7 | $38,774.7 | $276,890.2 | 951 | 12 | 25 | ||
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Rural Law Enforcement
The Alaska State Troopers is the primary law enforcement agency in rural Alaska and provides search and rescue services. The Department of Public Safety contracts with non-profit organizations to provide department-trained Village Public Safety Officers in smaller villages. |
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DGF Funds |
Other Funds |
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| $32,108.1 | $1,536.0 | $922.8 | $0.0 | $34,566.9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | ||
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Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Programs
Alaska State Troopers work across Alaska to prevent and investigate DV/SA crimes, including crimes against children. The Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault works to prevent domestic violence and sexual assault, and funds assistance for victims and their families. |
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DGF Funds |
Other Funds |
Federal Funds |
Total Funds |
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| $38,110.9 | $2,004.6 | $564.8 | $16,739.9 | $57,420.2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
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Statewide Public Safety Programs
Provides state, local, and federal criminal justice agencies with specialized support including information systems, training, certification standards, prisoner transport and court security, criminal records, scientific crime lab, fire safety, and building inspections. |
Funding | Positions | ||||||
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DGF Funds |
Other Funds |
Federal Funds |
Total Funds |
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| $38,979.3 | $4,895.5 | $7,587.9 | $12,341.3 | $63,804.0 | 284 | 0 | 8 | ||
- Target: Reduce unintentional fire fatalities (non-homicide) to less than 13 annual fatalities
- Target: State and national criminal justice information is released to authorized entities within 10 working days of receipt of the request
- Target: 30% of all buildings scheduled for priority fire and life safety building inspections to be found in compliance at time of inspection
- Target: 90% of non-DNA requests for laboratory services with a turnaround time less than 30 days
- Target: 90% of non-DNA requests for laboratory services with a turnaround time less than 30 days
- Target: Less than 5% of unworked requests for laboratory service are over 120 days old
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Resource Protection
Alaska Wildlife Troopers perform air, land, and marine patrols, public educational contacts, and investigations to enforce sport and commercial fishing, trapping, hunting, subsistence, guiding, and boating safety laws. |
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| $38,335.5 | $175.0 | $868.9 | $0.0 | $39,379.4 | 163 | 12 | 0 | ||
- Target: Reduce recreational boating accident deaths to fewer than 14 annual fatalities
*Proposed change is a title change only to target and graph - Target: Wildlife violations detected less than 5% of total resource user contacts
- Target: Wildlife violations detected less than 5% of total resource user contacts
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Highway Safety
The Alaska State Troopers and partnering police agencies provide highway patrol and targeted traffic enforcement including highway safety corridors, holiday traffic, construction zone, and collision investigations along the state highway system. |
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| $2,194.5 | $0.0 | $2,019.6 | $0.0 | $4,214.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
- Target: 10% reduction from the previous three-year average of deaths as a result of motor vehicle crashes (MVC)
- Target: 10% reduction from the previous three-year average of driving under the influence (DUI) fatalities
Performance Detail
| Priority 1: Law Enforcement Patrol & Investigations |
Target #2: 35% of property crimes reported result in the identification of a suspect or offender..
AST reports the number of property crimes within their primary jurisdiction. Property crimes include offenses such as burglary, theft, and criminal mischief. These data include attempted and unfounded burglaries, since they often require the same amount of investigative time to reach an appropriate conclusion. This metric was initially developed in FY2009 and modified in FY2014 to include theft and criminal mischief offenses to better reflect the results of ASTs efforts. Calendar year information is reported to allow for greater accuracy in the data collected due to incident closure time frames. Related links: |
Target #3: 100% homicide solve rate.
Related links: Target Last Modified: 11/09/2022 |
| Priority 2: Rural Law Enforcement |
| Priority 3: Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Programs |
Target #1: As a result of contact with a victim service program, 80% of participants know more ways to plan for their safety.
Related links: Target Last Modified: 11/10/2022 |
| Priority 4: Statewide Public Safety Programs |
Target #1: Reduce unintentional fire fatalities (non-homicide) to less than 13 annual fatalities.
Smoke alarms were not installed, failed to work or were undermined in 80% of the residences where fire fatalities occurred. Alcohol or drug use-related fire fatalities decreased by 14% (from 7 in 2020 to 6 in 2021). Fire and Life Safety data are reported on a calendar year basis. Visit http://dps.alaska.gov/fire/AlaskaFireStatistics for annual reports and more information. Related links: Target Last Modified: 11/18/2022 |
Target #2: State and national criminal justice information is released to authorized entities within 10 working days of receipt of the request.
The DPS fingerprinting process is comprised of some key components based on significantly outdated technology platforms that have been a challenge for limited programming staff to resolve and continue to support. The Criminal Justice Information Services modernization project to replace these systems is anticipated to resolve many of the technical challenges while also reducing the burden on limited information technology staff in the department and the state. Related links: Target Last Modified: 11/17/2022 |
Target #3: 30% of all buildings scheduled for priority fire and life safety building inspections to be found in compliance at time of inspection.
Prioritization of commercial building inspections continues to be based upon those occupancies that are at greatest risk of fire-related injuries, fatalities, property loss, and community impact. The division is striving to increase owner/occupant hazard awareness and self-inspections so a greater number of buildings will be found in compliance with legal standards at the time of inspection. When an inspection generates an Order to Correct Deficiencies, each deficiency must be rectified as mandated by the Alaska Supreme Court in Adams vs. the State of Alaska. There were 6,355 follow up communication actions in support of the 664 fire inspections in FY2022. Related links: Target Last Modified: 11/18/2022 |
Target #4: 90% of non-DNA requests for laboratory services with a turnaround time less than 30 days.
Justification for this change: DNA will take a minimum of 60 days to work and so the data will always be skewed toward not achieving Target 1 as written. Currently the lab is staffed and legislatively mandated to process all sexual assault kits within 1 year of receipt. Changing this target aligns this performance measure with AS44.41.065. The Crime Lab has made significant progress in this metric during FY2022. Significant and sustained case submission increases and reopening of court leading to a large uptick in court testimony have contributed to the SCDL`s inability to meet this metric this year. Related links: Target Last Modified: 11/17/2022 |
Target #5: 90% of non-DNA requests for laboratory services with a turnaround time less than 30 days.
Justification for this change: DNA will take a minimum of 60 days to work and so the data will always be skewed toward not achieving Target 1 as written. Currently the lab is staffed and legislatively mandated to process all sexual assault kits within 1 year of receipt. Changing this target aligns this performance measure with AS44.41.065. The Crime Lab has made significant progress in this metric during FY2022. Significant and sustained case submission increases and reopening of court leading to a large uptick in court testimony have contributed to the SCDL`s inability to meet this metric this year. Related links: Target Last Modified: 11/18/2022 |
Target #6: Less than 5% of unworked requests for laboratory service are over 120 days old.
Significant and sustained case submission increases and reopening of cases by courts lead to a large uptick in court testimony, contributing to the Crime Lab"s inability to meet this metric this year. Related links: Target Last Modified: 11/02/2022 |
| Priority 5: Resource Protection |
| Target #1: Reduce recreational boating accident deaths to fewer than 14 annual fatalities *Proposed change is a title change only to target and graph.
Alaska Wildlife Troopers (AWT) are working to increase boating safety education and checking for compliance with law and regulation, including personal flotation device possession and use -- especially education among adults, as adult deaths continue to make up the majority of fatalities. The majority of this effort is made up of face to face field contacts and providing personal flotation devices when members of the public are encountered that do not have access to this equipment. AWT conducted several targeted boating safety patrols during the past year in conjunction with advertised national campaigns and on historically busy weekends. Troopers investigate recreational boating accidents, injuries, and fatalities in state waters. Related links: Target Last Modified: 11/02/2022 |
Target #2: Wildlife violations detected less than 5% of total resource user contacts.
These numbers do not include citations written by wildlife troopers for non-natural resource law violations, such as those generated for traffic enforcement or other general law enforcement duties. AWT is attempting to focus efforts where concerns for populations of wild stocks of fish and game are high, but the opportunity to contact the general public engaged in hunting and fishing activity are often reduced. In addition, AWT vacant positions has shifted in the past year from occurring in rural areas to urban areas. Troopers assigned to rural areas typically have fewer contacts than those assigned to urban areas due to the volume of resource users encountered. Targeting 95% compliance is a reasonable goal. Less than 95% compliance indicates a need to reevaluate enforcement presence and education efforts. Related links: Target Last Modified: 12/02/2021 |
Target #3: Wildlife violations detected less than 5% of total resource user contacts.
These numbers do not include citations written by wildlife troopers for non-natural resource law violations, such as those generated for traffic enforcement or other general law enforcement duties. AWT is attempting to focus efforts where concerns for populations of wild stocks of fish and game are high, but the opportunity to contact the general public engaged in hunting and fishing activity are often reduced. In addition, AWT vacant positions has shifted in the past year from occurring in rural areas to urban areas. Troopers assigned to rural areas typically have fewer contacts than those assigned to urban areas due to the volume of resource users encountered. Targeting 95% compliance is a reasonable goal. Less than 95% compliance indicates a need to reevaluate enforcement presence and education efforts. Related links: Target Last Modified: 11/02/2022 |
| Priority 6: Highway Safety |
Target #1: 10% reduction from the previous three-year average of deaths as a result of motor vehicle crashes (MVC).
This table shows motor vehicle crashes within the Alaska State Troopers" patrol area. These data are reported on a calendar-year basis. Calendar year information is reported to allow for greater accuracy in the data collected due to incident closure time frames. Related links: Target Last Modified: 11/02/2022 |
Target #2: 10% reduction from the previous three-year average of driving under the influence (DUI) fatalities.
This table shows motor vehicle crashes within the Alaska State Troopers patrol area. Statewide data from the Alaska Highway Safety Office (DOT/PF) were reported in prior years. These data are reported on a calendar-year basis. Calendar year information is reported to allow for greater accuracy in the data collected due to incident closure time frames. *In 2016 it was discovered that the grid used in previous budget submissions (see below) contained only the number for crashes that included an impaired driver when that person was charged with DUI. The grid was subsequently updated to include incidents where drivers were impaired but not charged. An example would be where a single vehicle crash occurred and the driver was found to be impaired. We believe that the grid above more accurately shows the connection between impairment and fatal crashes. Related links: |
Last refreshed: 05/30/2023 05:00 pm