Abreu asks why CIS investigates only 200-250 crashes and whether it needs resources

So CIS investigates about 200 to 250 crashes per year, despite there being many more crashes in our city that result in death and serious injury.

Why is this number so low, and does CIS require more resources?

So the criteria, again, for CIS is this critical injuries, seriously likely to die or fatal.

Those are the cases that CIS will handle.

So what's the second half of the question?

Despite there being many more crashes in our city that result in death and serious injury, why is this number so low?

Chair, I think, again, what I would point to is the space, perhaps, between a serious injury and what's designated as a critical injury.

I don't want to in any way take away from how life-affecting a crash can be and how serious injuries can be in those instances.

But the procedures that we have in place are for when that injury, that is a serious injury, crosses over to being a critical injury based on determinations that are made by EMS or at a hospital.

And those critical injuries are those instances where those fatalities are likely to be fatal, where we're going to have CIS take over an investigation.

Do you believe that all hit-and-run cases should be placed under CIS investigation?

As I said earlier, Chair, and you might get sick of me saying it, but we are aware of the fact that we don't live in an instance where we have unlimited resources all the time.

And that's not necessarily just PD resources that we're talking about here.

A CIS investigation is a really intensive, extensive investigation that has widespread impact.

We use that process.

We use those resources in the most serious cases.

That's the process that we have available.

And that's not to take away from the investigation that goes on when CIS is not involved.

Those cases are going to a detective squad.

They are thoroughly investigated.

And as I said earlier, I'm asking all these questions because I want to make sure that PD has the resources.

resources.

Do you need more officers for CIS?

I mean, we want to make sure that the hit and runs are spiking.

And we want to increase the identification rates.

We want to increase the arrest rates.

What do you need from us?

What should we advocate for?

So, Sharon, I want to say three things here.

I think, first of all, I'd just reiterate, obviously, we would take everything that we can get in a perfect world.

Second, with respect to decisions about how to allocate resources, how to do assignments in the departments, that's something that we're constantly looking at, reevaluating and making new determinations on to shift resources where they're needed most.

And then third, with respect to upcoming budget, I mean, we'll be looking forward and the commissioner will be looking forward to being in touch with council about that process as we move into that process.

And as we move into that process, I'm going to be looking for more enforcement on moving violations, CIS if you need more resources to beef up.

You know, the pursuit of these hit and run drivers, you know, consider me a partner.