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
2. | 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. |
Funding | Positions | ||||||
UGF Funds | DGF Funds | Other Funds | Federal Funds | Total Funds | Full Time | Part Time | Non Perm | ||
$28,485.8 | $1,534.5 | $898.4 | $0.0 | $30,918.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
3. | 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. |
Funding | Positions | ||||||
UGF Funds | DGF Funds | Other Funds | Federal Funds | Total Funds | Full Time | Part Time | Non Perm | ||
$32,269.3 | $2,000.0 | $544.7 | $13,778.4 | $48,592.4 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
4. | 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 | ||||||
UGF Funds | DGF Funds | Other Funds | Federal Funds | Total Funds | Full Time | Part Time | Non Perm | ||
$26,806.7 | $5,040.0 | $7,367.5 | $4,707.8 | $43,922.0 | 230 | 0 | 9 |
5. | 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. |
Funding | Positions | ||||||
UGF Funds | DGF Funds | Other Funds | Federal Funds | Total Funds | Full Time | Part Time | Non Perm | ||
$32,543.9 | $175.0 | $562.9 | $0.0 | $33,281.8 | 144 | 18 | 0 |
6. | 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. |
Funding | Positions | ||||||
UGF Funds | DGF Funds | Other Funds | Federal Funds | Total Funds | Full Time | Part Time | Non Perm | ||
$1,554.8 | $0.0 | $2,022.7 | $0.0 | $3,577.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Performance Detail
1: Law Enforcement Patrol & Investigations |
Target #1: 35% of property crimes reported result in the identification of a suspect or offender.
Percentage of Property Crimes Investigated and Closed with 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:
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Target #2: 100% homicide solve rate
Percentage of Homicides Closed with Suspect Identified
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2: Rural Law Enforcement |
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
Percentage of Victim Service Participants Indicating Positive Program Impact
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4: Statewide Public Safety Programs |
Target #1: Reduce unintentional fire fatalities (non-homicide) to less than 13 annual fatalities
Number of Fatal Fires with DF&LS Authority vs Number of Fatal Fires with No DF&LS Authority
Smoke alarms failed to work, or were not installed or undermined in 44% of the residences where fire fatalities occurred. Alcohol or drug use-related fire fatalities decreased by 67% (from 9 in 2019 to 3 in 2020). 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:
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Target #2: State and national criminal justice information is released to authorized entities within 10 working days of receipt of the request
Average Number of Days to Disseminate Criminal History Information by Criminal Records and Identification
In FY2021, the ABIS system will be upgraded and this coupled with the staffing stability is anticipated to further reduce processing times. However, the entire fingerprinting process relies on several outdated programming components and processes which will continue to have a negative impact until each can be replaced or updated. 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. Federal grant funding has been awarded to in FY2020 to begin work to replace the criminal history repository, a crucial first step to restructuring the fingerprinting process and eventually replacing outdated components. Related links:
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Target #3: 30% of all buildings scheduled for priority fire and life safety building inspections to be found in compliance at time of inspection
Percentage of Buildings in Compliance with Legal Standards According to Inspections
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 4,626 follow up communication actions in support of the 211 fire inspections in FY2021. Related links:
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Target #4: 90% of non-DNA requests for laboratory services with a turnaround time less than 30 days
Percentage of State Crime Laboratory non-DNA Service Requests Accomplished in 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. Related links:
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Target #5: Less than 5% of unworked requests for laboratory service are over 120 days old
Percentage of State Crime Laboratory Service Requests Over 120 Days Old
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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
Number of Alaska Boating Accident Fatalities
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. 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:
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Target #2: Wildlife violations detected less than 5% of total resource user contacts
Percentage of Wildlife Violations Detected per User Contacts by Alaska Wildlife Troopers
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:
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6: Highway Safety |
Target #1: 10% reduction from the previous three-year average of deaths as a result of motor vehicle crashes (MVC)
Number of Fatalities from Motor Vehicle Crashes
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:
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Target #2: 10% reduction from the previous three-year average of driving under the influence (DUI) fatalities
Motor Vehicle Crashes with Fatalities involving Impaired Drivers
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:
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Current as of December 14, 2021