2023 REORGANIZATION

ROCHESTER POLICE DEPARTMENT

October 10, 2023
 Elevated levels of violent crime; specifically,
fatal and non-fatal shootings

Reduced availability of resources stemming

from higher rates of separation and fewer
candidates taking exams

CURRENT
CHALLENGES
An imbalanced workload in the Patrol
Division across Sections and Platoons

Growing burden on active personnel

(mandated overtime, elevated stress, job
satisfaction, etc.) due to staffing shortages and
recruitment issues

Increasing overtime expenditures particularly

connected to personnel shortages and case
investigations
 REORGANIZATION OVERVIEW

 The goal is to strategically align resources with the Department’s three core priorities:
1) Violence prevention
2) Priority calls for service response
3) Community engagement

 This model focuses on having a direct impact on violent crime by dedicating resources to
violence prevention, aligning investigative functions, and balancing the priority calls for
service workload

 The reorganization allows the Department to pivot to address the concerns of violence while
creating a framework for future growth and sustainability
ORGANIZATIONAL
CHART: TOP LEVEL
Office of the Chief

Business Professional
Intelligence Standards
Office Section

Long-Term
Disability
Unit

Special
Operations Administration
Operations
Bureau Bureau
Bureau

Community Research & Administrative

Patrol Special Events Investigations Tactical Personnel Budget
Specialized Teams Affairs PAB Liaison Evaluation Services
Division Unit Division Section Office Office
Division Section Division

Special Criminal Violence Neighborhood Professional

Staff Duty Patrol Major Crimes Tactical
Bomb Investigations Investigations Prevention Services Development
Office Sections Section Unit
Section Section Section Section Section

Surveillance & Strategic Special Community

Hostage Homicide Technical Services
Lake Elec. Support Initiatives Operations Relations
Negotiations Unit Section
Unit Unit Team Unit

Mobile Field Special Victims Narcotics Mounted Recruitment

Genesee
Force Unit Unit Unit Unit

Downtown
Technicians K-9
Goodman SCUBA Unit
Unit Unit
(Detail)

Traffic
Licensing
Clinton SWAT Enforcement
Unit
Unit

Existing Moving New

 N E W O P E R AT I O N S B U R E A U

 4-Section Patrol model redistributes Central and 4 th Platoon

personnel into the three primary platoons
Operations
Bureau

 Lake & Clinton Sections remain at 10 car beats Patrol Specialized Special Events
Division Teams Unit

 Goodman Section goes from 7 car beats to 9 Staff Duty

Office
Patrol
Sections
Bomb

• Gains current beat 229 which becomes beat 275 Lake

Hostage
Negotiations
• Gains current beat 263 which becomes beat 285
Mobile Field
Genesee
Force

 Genesee Section goes from 7 car beats to 8

Goodman SCUBA

• Beat 263 moves to Goodman Section

• Gains current beat 209 which becomes beat 263 Clinton SWAT

• Gains current beat 219 which becomes beat 273

4 - Q U A D R A N T PAT R O L D E S I G N

New Genesee Section

New Goodman Section

 PAT R O L S TA F F I N G M O D E L

Patrol Officer Level Recommended Current

Authorized 357 366
Assigned (all wheels) 321 (10% vacancy) 289 (21% vacancy)
Daily Assigned (2/3 wheels) 215 192
On-Duty Level (based on 64.4% show rate) 139 124

Officers by 1st 2nd 3rd Total Sergeants by 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Section/Platoon Section/Platoon
Lake 30 30 30 90 (75) Lake 3 3 3 9
Genesee 30 27 30 87 (60) Genesee 3 3 3 9
Goodman 30 24 30 84 (60) Goodman 3 3 3 9
Clinton 33 30 33 96 (81) Clinton 4 3 4 11
Total 126 111 120 357 (276) Total 13 12 13 38
 N E W S P E C I A L O P E R AT I O N S B U R E A U

 Led by a Deputy Chief

• Tactical Section reports directly to the Deputy Chief

 Two new Divisions are created: Investigations and Community Affairs

 Community Affairs Division

• Violence Prevention Section
• Neighborhood Service Section

 Investigations Division
• Major Crimes Section
• Special Investigations Section
• Criminal Investigations Section
ORGANIZATIONAL Special Operations
CHART: SPECIAL Bureau

OPERATIONS BUREAU
Investigations Community Affairs Tactical
Division Division Unit

Special Criminal Violence Neighborhood

Major Crimes
Investigations Investigations Prevention Services
Section
Section Section Section Section

Surveillance & Community

Homicide Strategic Initiatives Special Operations
Elec. Support Relations
Unit Unit Team
Unit Unit

Special Victims Narcotics Mounted Recruitment

Unit Unit Unit Unit

Downtown
Technicians K-9
Unit
Unit Unit
(Detail)

Traffic
Licensing
Enforcement
Unit
Unit
 N E W I N V E S T I G AT I O N S D I V I S I O N

 Centralize all investigative functions

Special Operations

 Former Patrol Section Investigations will become the

Bureau

Criminal Investigations Section

Investigations Community Affairs Tactical
Division Division Unit

Special Criminal Violence Neighborhood

Major Crimes
Investigations Investigations Prevention Services
Section
Section Section Section Section

 Criminal Investigations Section will be aligned with Major Homicide

Surveillance &
Strategic Initiatives Special Operations
Community
Elec. Support Relations

Crimes and Special Investigations Sections

Unit Unit Team
Unit Unit

Special Victims Narcotics Mounted Recruitment

Unit Unit Unit Unit

 Each Section will be led by a Captain and will retain Technicians

Unit
K-9
Unit
Downtown
Unit
(Detail)

investigative specialization Licensing

Traffic
Enforcement
Unit
Unit

 Dedicated investigative resources within the Criminal

Investigations Section will focus on non-fatal shooting
cases
 N E W C O M M U N I T Y R E L AT I O N S D I V I S I O N

 Create a Violence Prevention Section that dedicates

personnel for planning and implementation of strategic
violence reduction initiatives Special Operations
Bureau

• Located at 30 N Clinton Av Investigations Community Affairs Tactical

Division Division Unit

• Will manage and coordinate all violence prevention activities

Special Criminal Violence Neighborhood

(grants, joint operations, community partnerships) Major Crimes

Section
Investigations
Section
Investigations
Section
Prevention
Section
Services
Section

• Personnel: 2 Lieutenants, 4 Officers, 4 Officers on a rotating Homicide

Unit
Surveillance &
Elec. Support
Unit
Strategic Initiatives
Unit
Special Operations
Team
Community
Relations
Unit

professional development assignment

Special Victims Narcotics Mounted Recruitment
Unit Unit Unit Unit

 Establish a full-time Special Operations Team comprised Technicians

Unit
K-9
Unit
Downtown
Unit
(Detail)

of SWAT qualified members Licensing

Traffic
Enforcement
Unit
Unit

• Located at 1099 Jay St

• Personnel: 1 Team Commander, 1 Assistant Team Commander, 1
Team Leader, 9 Team Members
 N E W C O M M U N I T Y R E L AT I O N S D I V I S I O N

 K-9, Mounted, and Traffic Enforcement Units will move Special Operations
Bureau

into the Violence Prevention Section but remain at

Investigations Community Affairs Tactical

current physical locations Division Division Unit

Special Criminal Violence Neighborhood

Major Crimes
Investigations Investigations Prevention Services
Section
Section Section Section Section

 Current Downtown Detail responsibility will move to Homicide

Surveillance &
Elec. Support
Strategic Initiatives Special Operations
Community
Relations
Unit Unit Team

the Neighborhood Services Section and personnel will

Unit Unit

work 5th Platoon hours out of 30 N Clinton Av

Special Victims Narcotics Mounted Recruitment
Unit Unit Unit Unit

Downtown
Technicians K-9
Unit
Unit Unit
(Detail)

 Recruitment Unit will align with the Neighborhood Licensing

Traffic
Enforcement

Services Section to expand capacity

Unit
Unit
ORGANIZATIONAL
CHART: ADMINISTRATIVE
BUREAU

Administration
Bureau

Administrative Research &

Personnel Budget
Services Evaluation PAB Liaison
Office Office
Division Section

Professional
Development
Section

Technical Services
Section
 2023 REORGANIZATION
ROCHESTER POLICE DEPARTMENT