Safe Community
Maintain
a community environment where people feel safe, fairly treated by the law, and
secure from crime.
Opiate Overdose Coalition for the Bay Area
This measure tracks the number of training sessions
conducted. The Behavioral Health Services Department (BHSD) has sponsored
the Santa Clara County Opioid Overdose Prevention Project (SCCOOPP) since 2015.
The Coalition is comprised of physicians, nurses, community leaders, county
partners, community members, parents, providers, treatment programs and
prevention practitioners. The Coalition has developed and executed outreach and
trainings on the health effects of improper prescription or recreational use of
opioids to universities, community colleges which resulted in campus wide
mandatory education on the improper use of opioids, high school districts,
community-based organizations, treatment programs, community and family
members, county agencies, law enforcement agencies throughout the County and
residential and outpatient substance abuse providers.
Increase Positive Outcomes for Homeless Pets
The Consumer and Environmental Protection Agency is
committed to improving the live-release rate for pets that enter our shelter.
Through continuous improvement to facilities and veterinary care, we are able
to host more healthy animals as they await adoption. In addition, strong foster
care programs and constant collaboration with other community partners improves
the quality of life for the animals resulting in higher live release rates.
Protecting Human Health: Number of Catch Basins Inspected and Number of Larvicide Treatments Applied
Vector Control District intends to protect the health of
people by addressing unhealthy practices in the environments where people live,
eat, and play by tracking the amount of contact with potential vectors and
vector-borne diseases. The number of adult mosquito traps set is an indicator
of the potential risk to the general public and the number of complaints from
the public represents the level of reactive cases the Department responded to.
Protecting Human Health: Number of Parcels Inspected and Receiving Non-chemical Weed Abatement to Reduce Fires
The County protects the health and safety of people by
addressing structure fire hazards existing on properties in the environments
where people live, eat, and play. Inspections are done to ensure that
there is safe defensible space to minimize the risk of fire spreading to a
structure. If the property does not meet the established Minimum Fire Safety
Standards, staff educates property owners and encourages voluntary compliance
by clearing space around the structure. The number of inspections performed is
an indicator of the potential risk to the general public.
Reduce Homeless Pet Population
In an effort to reduce the population of homeless pets
entering local animal shelters, the County aims to increase the accessibility
of affordable spay/neuter services for both owned and homeless pets in the County.
The County tracks the number of spay/neuter surgeries performed at private
veterinary clinics through the County’s low-cost spay/neuter program.
9-1-1 Emergency Call Answering
County 9-1-1 Communications strives to exceed the State’s mandated response time by
answering more than 95%
of 9-1-1 calls in 15 seconds or less. Historically, mandated
response times have been exceeded, and County 9-1-1 Communications aims to increase the percentage of calls
answered within 15 seconds to serve
the public and first responders better.
Call answer times are measured using data from California’s 9-1-1 Emergency
Call Tracking System (ECaTS).
Impact of Reentry Efforts
The Office of Diversion and
Reentry Services works to ensure that clients leaving the Reentry Resource
Center understand what their next steps are and have all necessary information
and direction to follow through on referrals to additional resources and
services. To monitor their services, Reentry tracks the number of exit interviews
and resulting exit plans using surveys.
Protecting Human Health: Number of Food Facilities Inspected, and Critical Hazard Violations Issued
The Public Health Department protects the health of people
by ensuring safe food handling practices in the environments where people live,
eat, and play. Staff visit food facilities throughout the county to educate and
enforce the policies and practices of safe food handling. The Department tracks
the number of food facilities inspected, and the number of critical hazard
violations issued as an indicator to the potential risk avoided to the
consumer.
Decrease the Total Number of Children Served in Out-of-home Placement
The Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS)
mission is to keep the children safe, families strong, and ensure that any
child or youth who is at risk or has suffered abuse or neglect is safe, cared
for, and grows up in a stable, loving family. The goal of the Department is to
decrease the total number of children served in out-of-home placement by 20%
each calendar year.
Increase Relative/NREFM Placements
The Department of Family and Children Services’ (DFCS)
mission is to keep the children safe, families strong and ensure that any child
or youth who is at risk or has suffered abuse or neglect is safe, cared for and
grows up in a stable, loving family. It is the belief of the DFCS that if
out-of-home placement for children and youth is necessary, placement with
relatives or a non-related extended family member (NREFM) is the preferred
resource and one that will maintain the child’s familial connection. The
preferred placement option is one where children can be less impacted by
trauma, where they can grow up in stable and loving family and where they are
on a path to reaching their unique potential.
Diversion of Clients From Jail to Services Provided in the Community
The Behavioral Health Services Department measures the successful diversion of qualified clients from the jail system into Behavioral Health Criminal Justices Services programs that meet the needs of each qualified client. The goal is to increase the percentage of clients diverted from jail into appropriate levels of community-based services.
Victims per Person Crime Served
The Office of the District Attorney measures the number of
new victims served in each year, as compared with the number of crimes against
persons (homicide, assault, etc.) that the Office charges. The measure allows
the Office to measure its success at ensuring that victims are aware of its
services and take advantage of them.
Case
Diversions and Deferrals per Case Referred
The Office of the District Attorney tracks the number of criminal cases that were declined, diverted, or deferred from traditional prosecution, criminal court, and potential custody implications, as compared with the number of cases referred by law enforcement agencies for potential prosecution by the District Attorney’s Office.
Pretrial Case Indicators
The Office of Pretrial Services determines case success by three indicators:
- Safety (New law violations): Rate of cases that closed without Court revocation due to new crimes.
- Compliance: Rate of cases that closed without Court revocation due to violations of release conditions.
- Appearance: Rate of cases of that closed without Court revocation due to failures to appear in court.